Danny Gallagher
Study Reveals Which Airline Has the Best Customer Service
Customer service feels like a precious commodity in the airline business these days. However, some are trying better than others.
A recent report of the nation’s largest airlines’ customer performance records ranked airlines in the area of customer service. So, which airline took top honors?
Could Gas Prices Have Reached Their High Point?
Gas prices have been a sour footnote in the public’s budget for awhile. However, there may actually be some hope in sight.
California-Based Surf Air Offers ‘All You Can Fly’ Package for Passengers — But What’s the Cost?
One airline that flies to routes across the state of California has offered a new way of possibly saving some bucks for their more frequent fliers.
And it’s definitely pretty revolutionary.
Canada’s Money May Be on the Verge of Becoming Digital with the ‘MintChip’ — Dollars and Sense [VIDEO]
Canada has been making some interesting changes to its currency from ditching its penny to pushing pretty, plastic pesos. The latest may become one of the coolest forms of cash on the continent.
Scientific Study Finds Some Toxin-Free Nail Polish Has (Surprise!) Toxins
A study of different “toxin-free” nail products shows they may not be living up to their labels.
Huge Blunder Drops Price at Gas Station to One Dollar Per Gallon — Dollars and Sense
A lot of people are hurting these days because of the slow turn of the global economy. Few places are making them feel the pain of painfully slow growth more than the gas pump.
But that doesn’t mean relief can’t unexpectedly happen.
Charles Manson Loses Latest — And Possibly Final — Shot at Parole
One of the country’s most infamous killers has once again lost his chance to go free.
Did You Know You Paid $550 Million to Help Keep Foreclosed Homes Looking Pretty? [VIDEO] — Dollars and Sense
The housing market hasn’t had much good news lately. Now it’s gotten worse for people whether they own a home or not.
Turns out you may be footing the bill for maintaining foreclosed homes.
And the Rudest Country in the World Is…
A new list of the rudest nations has been compiled and thankfully, America isn’t number one.
Another Ship Takes the Titanic Route on Its 100th Anniversary and Hits a…Snag
The sinking of the RMS Titanic reached its 100th anniversary and one ship has dared to re-create its route.
But, like the maiden voyage of the ill-fated ship, things haven’t gone smoothly.
Do You Live in One of America’s Fastest Growing Cities?
The American and global economy might be in a slump that seems to have no end in sight, but there are some places in the good ol’ US of A that apparently didn’t get the memo.
Massive Recall for Ford Focus Could Have an Impact on 140,000 Cars
Ford Motor Co. may have been able to weather the total collapse of the economy and struggling American car market. Can it weather a massive recall on one of their signature cars?
5 Things You Didn’t Know About ’60 Minutes’ Correspondent Mike Wallace
Legendary ’60 Minutes’ journalist Mike Wallace died over the weekend at the age of 93. While he will best be remembered for his work on the longtime CBS newsmagazine, there are plenty of other fascinating facts about Wallace that you may not know:
12 Unforeseen Downsides to Winning $656 Million in the Lottery
Getting to take home a giant check worth millions in lottery winnings might sound like a dream come true, but it can also be a nightmare. Now someone out there has won at least a share of $656 million and we don’t know who will get the dough. Perhaps there’s a good reason for that.
10 Signs You Live in America’s Fattest City
It’s no secret that Americans love to eat. We invented the “super-sized” meal, the “Fourthmeal” and even the “food within a food on a stick.”
This love of freedom to eat has come with a great price. The latest Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index shows that the fattest city in America, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas, spends up to $400 million a year in unnecessary health care costs.
10 Signs You’ve Got March Madness
The country is rapidly approaching March Madness, an annual celebration of rabid sports fandom and hallowed college tradition. Every year, NCAA fans follow their alma mater or college they’d go to if grades and criminal records didn’t matter from hope and glory to everlasting victory or crushing defeat.
Paleontologist Who Worked on ‘Jurassic Park’ Wants to Hatch a Real Dinosaur
Extracting DNA from fossilized amber to create a living breathing dinosaur might sound like the work of science fiction, but one paleontologist wants to do it.
Sorry Drivers, Hands-Free Devices Aren’t Safer Options to Cell Phones
In response to the National Transportation Safety Board-proposed ban on cellphones while driving, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers tried to defend hands-free devices. They’re “designed to be used in a way that helps drivers keep their eyes on the road,” they said, but now it looks like this defense doesn’t hold water.
The Newest Dangers to Watch Out for This Season Are Christmas Decorations?
They may look like innocent reflections of the festive holiday season but if you’re not careful, you’ll be seeing a lot more red than green at Christmas.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC) issued an alarming study that found that accidents caused by holiday decorations went from 10,000 cases in 2007 to more than 13,000 in 2010.
9 Things You Didn’t Know About Candy Corn
Every year, it hides in some dark, dank corner of even the most raucous Halloween party, waiting for some unknowing fool to stick their hand in its clutches of doom. It entices its prey with colorful designs and the promise of sweet joy, only to fill its victims with a familiar sense of bland, flavorless dread
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