It was only a matter of time before the influx of contaminated Chinese drywall led to a raft of scammers trying to get rich off of the misfortunes of others. That time has come, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Read more...

The terms "mental retardation" and "mentally disabled" would be removed from all existing federal laws, and replaced with "intellectual disability" and "individual with an intellectual disability," under Rosa's Law, a bill recently introduced by Senators Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland) and Michael B. Enzi (R-Wyoming). Read more...

While it won't help you afford health insurance, a provision in the health care reform bill will make sure you know how many calories you are about to put down your pie hole at most chain restaurants and vending machines. Read more...

President Obama's plans to make the U.S. a major player at the Copenhagen Climate Conference seem to have coincided conveniently with NOAA's latest projection that worldwide temperatures for 2009 will be well above the long-term average and slightly above average for the contiguous United States. Read more...