Apps can help you become more eco-friendly
Need help doing your part when it comes to protecting the environment? There’s a smartphone app for that. A few of them actually and at the …
Tax strategies under the new tax law
With the recently signed tax act behind us, here are some strategies that may help you reduce your taxes under these new rules.
Wells Fargo to pay $1B to settle charges
NEW YORK – Wells Fargo will pay $1 billion to federal regulators to settle charges tied to its mortgage and auto lending business, the lates…
Cellphones, biometrics fuel jump in bank account ownership worldwide
NEW YORK – About seven out of every 10 adults worldwide now have some form of bank account, the World Bank said Thursday, largely because of…
Mariano's to open May 1 in former Sears on Route 14 in Crystal Lake
Mariano’s will open May 1 in Crystal Lake.The grocery store’s doors will open at 6 a.m. at 105 Route…
Starbucks incident highlights perils of shopping while black
PHILADELPHIA – It was a surreal scene that is part of daily life for many black Americans and minorities, an everyday moment gone wrong, end…
Prepare early to win the battle to keep insects out of your home
It is irritating and nerve-racking to hear the subtle buzz or whine of an insect flying around somewhere in the home, or to catch that dark …
Starbucks to close stores for an afternoon for bias training
NEW YORK – Starbucks, trying to tamp down a racially charged uproar over the arrest of two black men at one of its stores in Philadelphia, p…
Sleeping on road trips
Summer is on the horizon, which means more time spent in the car traveling, which often means sleeping on road trips.
Netflix proving to be a tough act for copycats to follow
SAN FRANCISCO – Netflix’s video-streaming service has been thriving for so long that other companies are striving to duplicate its success i…
