In the current economic environment, one impact of the credit crunch is that it’s getting harder than ever to obtain loans of all kinds, including student loans. Unfortunately, millions of Americans rely on loans to pay for a college education. That’s why roughly $730 billion in federal and private student loans are outstanding, and only […]
Anita Baker fans can circle the date on their calendar: The much-loved Detroit songstress has targeted Nov. 9 to issue her next album.
Elise Neal has been around for a long time. Longer than most remember for that matter. In addition to appearing in such films as “Hustle and Flow,” “Scream 2″ and “Malcolm X,” Elise may also be considered the forerunner to the modern day video vixen. She is immensely talented, more so than most know. So, […]
Sister, Sister sitcom star Tamera Mowry is planning her May 2011 nupitals. And she’s not keeping it a secret. “I’m so excited,” she tells E! News of her engagement to Fox News correspondent Adam Housley. “It is going to be a big wedding, probably 400 people with seven bridesmaids and groomsmen.” Twin sister Tia Mowry […]
NEW ORLEANS – BP officials say the role of a relief well long considered the only sure-fire way to kill the Gulf oil leak is now unclear. BP PLC Senior Vice President Kent Wells said Monday that engineers may pump cement directly into the busted well via a surface ship. The company had already said […]
Burned by an edited video, former USDA employee Shirley Sherrod says she will sue the blogger who posted footage that showed her making racial remarks that were misinterpreted and cost her a federal job. Sherrod, who was the Agriculture Department’s head of rural development in Georgia, said in San Diego Thursday that she would “definitely” file a […]
VIA: CNNMONEY.COM The housing bust has made owning a home a lot more affordable — but in some places, prices are extraordinary; you can buy a nice condo for less than the cost of a new family car. Some cities have dozens of attractive condominium listings selling for $50,000 or $25,000. There are some selling […]
Buyer’s beware. Criminals are now targeting lesser known products from shoes to toilet paper. Yes, toilet paper. Counterfeiters now resort to using the Internet which is much harder to patrol and enforce. The New York Times Read More
Digital technology makes copying and pasting easy, of course. But that is the least of it. The Internet may also be redefining how students — who came of age with music file-sharing, Wikipedia and Web-linking — understand the concept of authorship and the singularity of any text or image. “Now we have a whole generation […]
VIA: WRAL.COM It’s not quite like home, but Mecklenburg County court officers have made jury duty less of a chore for thousands called in from their daily routines. The juror assembly room in the downtown Charlotte courthouse has free wireless Internet, a business center to catch up on work, a day care center and even […]
