California City Votes to Seize Underwater Mortgages
Sep 12, 2013 Richmond plans to use eminent domain powers to seize bad mortgages and resell them at property value to new mortgage holders, helping its residents get out from under massive debt. Whether it will work is a big question mark.
Poor Losing Homes Over Small Tax Liens to Private ‘Investors’
Sep 8, 2013 Low-income D.C. residents -- many of them retirees -- have been losing their homes under a program in which tax rights are sold to private investors who add mind-boggling fees and then foreclose when they aren't paid. And it's all legal.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Cited in String of Accidents
Jun 11, 2012 The Commerce Department said Monday that Secretary John Bryson had suffered a seizure in connection with three Los Angeles-area car crashes he was involved in over the weekend. Bryson was cited for felony hit-and-run, and authorities said the investigation is continuing.
NYPD Reportedly Beat Occupier, Ignored Her Apparent Seizure
Mar 21, 2012 Occupiers are accusing New York police officers of beating and neglecting a woman who had a seizure after being handcuffed during the breakup of the movement’s six-month anniversary party in Zuccotti Park on Saturday night.
News Flash: Kids Don’t Need Energy Drinks
May 31, 2011 Energy drinks might have more serious side effects for children and teenagers than just getting them good and hyper, according to a group of doctors who released a cautionary report in the journal Pediatrics, warning that the amped-up beverages might trigger seizures and other highly undesirable reactions in rare cases. As it happens, they should also lay off the Gatorade.
