Dec 19 Government workers dissatisfied with their jobs Furloughed federal workers demand an end to the government shutdown outside the U.S. Capitol on October 4, 2013. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) The level of satisfaction and commitment among federal workers has reached a new low. The… Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch U.S. consumers have many protections but no guarantees against credit card fraud U.S. consumers have many protections but no guarantees against credit card fraud… Continue watching
Dec 19 Bill Gates surprises a Reddit Secret Santa participant with a cow One Reddit user was lucky this year -- her Secret Santa was Bill Gates in Reddit's annual Christmas-time festivity. Photo by Flickr user Masaru Kamikura Reddit's annual Secret Santa exchange is back in full swing this year, attempting to… Continue reading
Dec 19 Will France ban childhood beauty pageants? In the public's imagination, France is renowned for many things: its cuisine, its culture, as well as a very open embrace of female beauty. EmbedVideo(8279, 514, 320); You can't seem to walk a city block in Paris without… Continue reading
Dec 19 Social media and water don't mix Cellphones may not only be distracting while in cars, a recent incident in Australia suggests. Photo by Flickr user Highways Agency A tourist walking along St. Kilda pier in Victoria, Australia learned Thursday that browsing social media on one's… Continue reading
Dec 19 When you're the target of credit card theft, arm yourself with these tips Creative Commons photo courtesy flickr user Philip Taylor PT The credit and debit cards of 40 million shoppers may have been compromised in a widespread security breach at Target stores. The retail giant said customers who swiped their cards… Continue reading
Dec 19 Residents of poor countries have greater sense of meaning in life than those in rich nations, research says According to new research, people living in poor countries have a greater sense of meaning in their lives than those living in wealthy countries. These new findings, published in the Association for Psychological Science's academic journal "Psychology Science,"… Continue reading
Dec 19 Record number of Americans expected to travel by planes, trains and automobiles this holiday season Photo Jin Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Whether by road, rail or air, a record number of Americans will travel this Christmas and New Year's Eve. AAA expects the number of Americans traveling during the holiday season to increase… Continue reading
Dec 19 Disappointing unemployment and housing data follow Fed's vote of confidence in economy Photo by Emile Wamsteker/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Disappointing unemployment and housing reports released Thursday initially depressed stocks after Wednesday's rally. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose to 379,000 last week -- almost a nine-month high, according to the… Continue reading
Dec 19 New Mexico's highest court declares same-sex marriage legal BREAKING: New Mexico's highest court declares same-sex marriage legal— The Associated Press (@AP) December 19, 2013 On Thursday, New Mexico's Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional to deny a marriage license to same-sex couples. In November, Illinois… Continue reading