Shauna Wright
Skechers Ordered to Pay $40 Million Fine for Misleading Claims About Its Shoes
You may have seen the ads for Skechers’ Shape-ups shoes featuring spokesmodels like Kim Kardashian and Brooke Burke.
But the FTC says the claims made within those ads and others like them were false, and it’s now ordered the shoe manufacturer to cough up a $40 million fine.
Long Island Politician Faces Election Day Challenge — From Her Husband
Michelle Schimel, a Democrat, has had a seat in the 16th Assembly in Long Island for four terms, so she’s accustomed to facing challengers. But this time around, she’ll have one she knows pretty well: her estranged husband, Mark, who’s running against her.
Could Bank Tellers Someday Become Extinct?
Many of us do our banking via ATM or other electronic means, but how would you feel if actual in-person tellers didn’t exist? A few banks are testing out new systems with the possible goal of making that idea a reality.
Constantly Checking Your Work Email Could Be Harmful to Your Health
Are you addicted to checking your work email? Well, knock it off. A new study says it’s bad for your health.
Is Your Credit Score Good Enough for the Best Rates? — Dollars and Sense
Here’s the good news: Americans have better credit scores now than we have in the past few years. But there’s bad news, too: credit standards are now so high that it may not matter much.
American Airlines Sued After Canceling Unlimited Airline Passes — Dollars and Sense
Back in the 1980s, American Airlines decided to boost its corporate coffers by offering unlimited lifetime airpasses for $350,000. Only 66 people purchased them, but now that American has yanked the passes from some of those travelers, they’re suing.
Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson Resigns Amid Resume Scandal [VIDEO]
Padding one’s resume is not terribly uncommon, but former Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson learned the hard way that it’s never a good idea — after just four months on the job, he’s stepped down from his position after it came to light that he didn’t have the degree he claimed to have.
Why Do We Work 40 Hours a Week?
If you’re putting in a 60-hour workweek, you may think the people who do their regular 40 hours and go home are slackers — but the truth is, they’re probably more productive than you are.
20 Years After Brutal LA Riots, Rodney King Admits ‘America’s Been Good to Me’ [VIDEO]
It’s hard to believe it’s been more than 20 years since the brutal beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers was videotaped and horrified a nation. Now, on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the riots incited by his case, King looks back on the ordeal and his life since then in a new memoir, ‘The Riot Within: My Journey From Rebellion to Redemption.’
Pregnant Mexican Woman Ready to Shock the World By Giving Birth to Nine Babies
Back in 2009, Nadya Suleman — known better as “Octomom” — infamously gave birth to eight babies she had as the result of fertility treatments.
Her exploits since then have kept the tabloids busy, but it seems a woman in Mexico is now set to win a rather twisted game of one-upsmanship: next month, she’s due to give birth to nine babies.