REEDVILLE, Va. – Smith Point Lighthouse is not for the faint of heart (or stomach). Getting there, about three miles from shore, requires a boat ride that can take up to an hour on an unsettled day. The entrance consists of two weathered steps that sway with every gust of wind. A railing with missing…
Change Healthcare has confirmed a February ransomware attack on its systems that caused widespread disruption to the US healthcare system for weeks and resulted in the theft of medical data affecting a “significant percentage of people in America”. . In a statement Thursday, Change Healthcare said it has begun the process of notifying affected individuals…
A woman is suing American Airlines over claims it failed to protect her from an ‘uncontrollably intoxicated’ passenger who allegedly sexually assaulted her. Gretchen Stelter, 42, was sitting in business class aboard a flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Chicago on Oct. 29 when she engaged in small talk with the man next to her. But…
Mortgage rates may be on the decline, but buyers aren’t convinced it’s the right time to buy. (iStock ) There is good and bad news on mortgage rates this week. The good news is that rates have continued their slow downward trend, averaging 6.87% on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages, Freddie Mac reported. While this is promising,…
Fear of loss and other big investment trends go hand in hand. Unfortunately, these “ingredients” do not mix well in the long run. Since the Internet took off roughly 30 years ago, there hasn’t been a major technology, innovation, or other trend that has come close to competing with it… until now. The advent of…
What teens and parents need to know about the dangers of vaping What teens and parents need to know about the dangers of vaping 03:53 The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized peppermint-flavored e-cigarettes for adult smokers, the first time the agency has opened the door to vaping companies to sell tobacco-free products. The…
Amazon Prime Day 2024 will be here soon, which means Prime members will have a ton of sales and deals to peruse over a short period next month. Prime Day deals usually don’t discriminate: everything from clothing to shoes to household essentials can be discounted, and that includes consumer electronics, too. Prime members will have…
Fisker is just days away from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and the battle for its assets has already heated up, with a lawyer claiming the startup has been liquidating assets “outside of the court’s oversight.” At issue is the relationship between Fisker and its largest secured lender, Heights Capital Management, a subsidiary of financial services company…
America’s status as the world’s greatest power will end for the same reason as its predecessors – weighed down by a mountain of debt that politicians see fit to ignore, historians have warned. And the United States’ century at the helm may be coming to an end sooner than expected with countries in Asia increasingly…
French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to call snap elections later this month has awakened investors to his country’s chronic financial woes, raising alarm that a new, free-spending French government will only make things worse. Markets were rattled by Macron’s election gamble, which followed an unexpectedly strong showing by the far-right National Rally in the June…