Shauna Wright
Teacher’s Aide Fired for Refusing to Let Employers Access Her Facebook Account
A few schools have made the news lately for over-policing students’ social media accounts.
Now it seems to be happening to employees, too, because a Michigan teacher’s aide claims she was fired for refusing to give her bosses access to her Facebook page.
Were You One of the 1.5 Million Credit Card Numbers That May Have Been Stolen? — Dollars and Sense
If you have a Visa Card, MasterCard or Discover Card, you’d better keep a close eye on your bills.
Global Payments, a third-party processor of credit card payments, said Sunday that a data breach it experienced last week may have compromised about 1.5 million card numbers.
Reports: At Least Six Dead After Gunman Opens Fire at California’s Oikos University [VIDEO]
Oikos University, a small Christian nursing school in Oakland, Calif., became the tragic locale for the nation’s latest school shooting on Monday when a gunman opened fire at about 10:30 a.m.
No Graduation for You! High School Senior Expelled After Swearing in a Tweet [VIDEO]
We may live in an era that many feel is dangerously approaching the Big Brother world depicted in the book ’1984,’ but after a high school student was expelled for using profanity in a tweet, lots of people cried foul.
‘Dancing with the Stars’ Season 14 Week 2 Recap – Martina Slips, Katherine Shines
After last week’s revelation that none of this season’s performers on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ are mock-worthy, about all we can do now is cheer for our favorites (or, for the snarkier among us, at least hope someone has an off-week).
What the…? Restaurant Serves Hamburger Inspired By Chris Brown’s Beating of Rihanna
Topical references to pop culture can be a great way to advertise, but an Atlanta restaurant has learned that joking about the beating Rihanna took at the hands of Chris Brown isn’t really the best way to do it.
Weekend Box Office — ‘The Hunger Games’ Eats the Competition Whole
You could say ‘The Hunger Games’ did well in its debut, but that would be a vast understatement — with $155 million in revenues, the film adaptation of the best-selling novel left the other movies in the dust and moved easily to the top of the charts this weekend.
What Are the Best Jobs for Young People?
If you’re between 16 and 24 and looking for work with flexible hours, decent pay and job security, you may want to consider donning a white lab coat. In a new ranking, many of the top 15 best jobs for young people were in health care.
Kathy Bates to Play Charlie Sheen’s Old Character on ‘Two and a Half Men’
After Charlie Sheen left ‘Two and a Half Men’ with a giant media splash last year, his character was killed off and no one thought he’d ever be on the show again. Seems they were wrong — sort of.
‘Dancing with the Stars’ Season 14 Debut Recap — Who Did the Judges Love?
It’s time for season 14 of ‘Dancing with the Stars’!
Hosts Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke-Charvet are back in place to emcee the festivities, and if last year is any indication, he’ll be witty and charming and she’ll wear too much makeup and ask the dancers inane questions. Also returning are the judges: gentle-but-honest Carrie Ann Inaba, British truth-teller Len Goodman, and the fun but flamboyan
TLC Issues Casting Call for ‘Extreme Cheapskates’ — Dollars and Sense [VIDEO]
If you can pinch the brass right off a penny, TLC may be looking for you — it’s currently casting for its new reality show, ‘Extreme Cheapskates.’
CDC Unleashes Disturbing Anti-Smoking Ad Campaign – Is It Too Disturbing? [GRAPHIC PHOTOS]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has always been against smoking, often using ads and commercials to warn people about the dangers. However, some people think their latest anti-smoking ads may be going a bit too far.
The organization is rolling out a $54 million national media campaign in an effort to prompt smokers to quit and, what some are saying, scare people away from ciga