In Texas, people are being hit with criminal charges for failing to pay back predatory loans. Predatory loans are cash loans with exorbitant interest rates- largely seen as unfair and deceptive. As people are unable to pay back these loans, many have received notices informing them that they are required to pay a certain price (often many times more than they loaned), or serve prison time. The huge problem with this is that it is against federal law, the Texas constitution, and the…

After talking to one of my co-workers about this, it got me thinking a lot. If this kind of situation were to have taken place around 40 years ago, there would be no problem. It used to be the norm for people to let their kids be outside by themselves. Our world has turned into a very cautious environment. While reading this article, it seemed to me that the parents of these children had no intention of putting their children in any harm.

The article pointed out how that the family…

In Massachusetts, police arrested 29 men who shut down two major sections of highway in Boston "during the morning rush hour to protest the recent killings by U.S. police of unarmed black men." Not only was this during rush hour, they chained themselves to concrete blocks. One of the organizers commented, "'Our nonviolent direct action is meant to expose the reality that Boston is a city where white commuters and students use the city and leave, while black and brown…

The Marysville-Pilchuck High School, a Washington state high school, was evacuated today after receiving a bomb threat. The school was the scene of a shooting in 2014, which killed five teenagers, including the gun holder. After the school was evacuated, the police searched the entire campus using bomb-sniffing dogs, making sure there was no threat for the students and staff. Once the place was cleared, students and staff were allowed to go back to campus and get their cars.

This is…

"According to FBI informat's legal testimony, Christopher Cornell, 20, of Cincinnati researched the construction of pipe bombs, purchased a semi-automatic rifle and 600 rounds of ammunition and made plans to travel to Washington to carry out the plot." 

After reading this article my mind was blown. I had no idea that this had even taken place in our country in the first place. Anytime I would watch the news, I would always get upset because of how corrupt our world has become. I…

The country of North Korea has opened up for conversations with the United States. A proposal was made by North Korea to stop nuclear tests if the US would remove their troops from South Korea. The proposal was rejected by the United States, as they remain open for conversations with North Korea. The North Korean Deputy Ambassador informed that NK is ready to explain their intentions behind the proposal to the US, and suggested that many possibilities would emerge upon the practice of…

The country of North Korea has opened up for conversations with the United States. A proposal was made by North Korea to stop nuclear tests if the US would remove their troops from South Korea. The proposal was rejected by the United States, as they remain open for conversations with North Korea. The North Korean Deputy Ambassador informed that NK is ready to explain their intentions behind the proposal to the US, and suggested that many possibilities would emerge upon the practice of…

It looks like low gas could be around for a while.  While we love paying $1.80 for gas, the drop could hurt the Texas economy.

"Pain at the pump" has become "pleasure at the pump" for Americans as gas prices continue to plummet.  However, the pain was simply transferred to the oil & gas industry.  Energy analysts argue that Saudi efforts to reduce the cost per barrel has many targets with Russia perhaps being the largest.

This has created an economic crisis…