Author: World News

  • AAA Says to Expect Lowest Summer Gas Prices in Years

    The United States should be seeing its lowest summer gas prices since 2009, according to a report from the AAA auto club released June 1. “This could be the year of the summer road trip with lower gas prices motivating millions of people to travel,” Avery Ash, AAA spokesman, said in a news release. “Many…

  • What Happens When Baseball-Sized Hail Drops On Your Home?

    Many months ago, residents of Blair, Nebraska were sent sprinting for cover when a sudden hail storm dropped baseball-sized hail on their heads. Now, many of them are still working to repair their damaged windows, siding, cars, and roofs. That wouldn’t be remarkable except for one small fact — the hail storm occurred on June 3, 2014. A…

  • Ohio Homeowners Camp Out to Compete for Home Remodeling Funds

    Would you camp out to save money on your home improvement costs? That’s what several residents of Whitehall — a suburb of Columbus, OH — did at the end of May in order to be first in line at their city’s municipal building on Monday morning. Homeowners like Renee Wallace vied for space on the sidewalk so…

  • Endocrinologists Criticize FDA’s Advisory Against Testosterone Replacement Therapy

    On May 15th, two members of a panel of doctors cast doubt on a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory recommendation issued in March against testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) for hypogonadism. Medpage Today reports that two prominent endocrinologists are critical of the FDA’s decision, considering it premature. Dr. Sandeep Dhindsa, MD, of the Texas Tech…

  • Google’s New Ads Make Retail Therapy Easier Than Ever

    Retail therapy helps Americans deal with their stress and anxiety, and now Google is making it even easier for people to treat themselves, in every sense of the word. According to a 2013 survey by the Huffington Post, nearly one in three stressed Americans — which is about 91% of the general population — shops…

  • Sterling Heights to Consider New Landscaping Amendment

    The City Council of Sterling Heights, Michigan is considering an amendment that would require certain landscaping ordinances for its residents this summer. CandG Newspapers reports that on May 14th, the Sterling Heights Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend to the City Council certain regulations regarding single-family residential homes. The amendment stipulates that these homes will…

  • Quebec Health Minister Backtracks on Bill’s Controversial IVF Age Limit

    Only a day after announcing a significant compromise regarding his controversial health care reform bill, it seems Quebec’s Health Minister is already backtracking. Gaétan Barrette is distancing himself from a major component of the new health care reform bill: a cutoff age of 42 for women seeking in vitro fertilization (IVF). After much debate and…

  • Venezuela Introduces Fingerprint Registration System to Help Manage Medicine Shortages

    Previously one of the wealthiest countries in Latin America, modern Venezuela has been ravaged by a severe recession in the wake of its profitable oil boom. One of the most notable consequences of this economic struggle has been seen in the nation’s healthcare industry, which has been rocked by medication shortages and hospital closures. Now,…

  • Texas Master Planned Community Developers Buy the Farm — Literally — to Compete for Business

    As more families seek luxury homes with plenty of amenities inside and outside, master planned community developers are becoming more competitive in terms of what they can offer their residents. Nowhere is that more evident than in Houston, TX, where some of the top developers in the nation are competing for business with more and…

  • MTA Metro-North Railroad Faces More Than 30 Lawsuits After 2013 Accident

    Two years after a disastrous train derailment in Bridgeport, Connecticut injured more than 70 passengers, several victims have filed lawsuits against the railroad. The Hartford Courant reports that more than 32 lawsuits have been filed against the MTA Metro-North Railroad since the accident. State laws mandate that personal injury lawsuits must be filed within two years of…