The U.S. Senate passed legislation last week that allows the Federal Reserve to cap debit card fees. Specifically, the legislation means the Fed can regulate how much banks and credit card companies charge...

Last week, the BBC reported China now has more than one million millionaires. With a total population of 1.3 billion, that means roughly 1 out of every 1,300 Chinese citizens is at least a millionaire. According...

Once again Louisiana is the laughing stock of civil rights education. Damon Fowler, a graduating senior at Bastrop High School, contacted Superintendent of Morehouse Parish Schools Tom Thrower and gave...

AUSTIN, Texas (U-WIRE) — Entrance into the "real world" is daunting for anyone, especially for those without job prospects. With employment particularly difficult to come by, Teach For America presents...

Peace be with you. And also with you. Life up your iHearts. We lift them up to the iLord, Steve Jobs. These days, it seems like owning an Apple product represents a status symbol. If any of your products...

Yet again, camera phones have made history. No, I'm not talking about Blake Lively, though I did enjoy her photos more. This time the culprit was Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y. I assume you've all heard the...

ORLANDO, Fl. (U-WIRE) — The word on the street is that print media is meeting a slow, painful death. With major newspapers such as The New York Times and The Washington Post laying off...

Over the past few weeks, the North Carolina legislators have worked their versions of the N.C. 2011-2012 budget. This legislature moves for the phasing out of the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Scholarship...

It's been a little more than two weeks now since Harold Camping's failed prophecy for the rapture.   His followers, many now disillusioned by the event, have turned on him. The movement gained claim...

There is too much hostility among humans; too much struggling for dominion when no one is really qualified to lead. Our hostility develops from our collective desire to gauge our self-worth in terms of...

Sony, poor Sony.   It's been a rough past few months for the technological giant, and the company just can't seem to catch a break.   For those who haven't been following along (or are in need...

Last week, the BBC reported the Global Commission on Drug Policy had issued a report stating the global war on drugs had "failed." The Commissions' report called for the legalization of certain drugs and...