Osprey is recalling about 82,000 Poco child carriers in the United States and about 5,732 in Canada. A child seated in the carrier can slip through the leg openings, posing a fall hazard to children. Osprey has received four reports of children falling through the carrier leg openings, resulting in... Read more →
Saturday is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Medications in the home are a leading cause of accidental poisoning. If you’ve stopped taking a prescription or it’s expired, it’s time to dispose of it. In addition, if you leave unused prescription drugs in your bathroom cabinet, teens or others may steal... Read more →
One 100 days into his administration, President Donald Trump’s biggest accomplishment is having escalated the corrupt insider dealing he campaigned against. Trump, with the help of congressional Republicans, has used an obscure law called the Congressional Review Act to reward the GOP’s corporate backers with more than a dozen deregulatory... Read more →
My sister has Parkinson’s disease, so my family knows how devastating it can be. Parkinson’s disease is a movement disorder that is chronic and progressive. It affects people throughout the world. Nearly 1 million Americans are living with Parkinson’s. About 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease each year, and... Read more →
Ocwen Financial Corp., one of the country’s largest nonbank mortgage loan servicers, is being sued for failing borrowers at every stage of the mortgage servicing process. Ocwen’s years of widespread errors, shortcuts, and runarounds cost some borrowers money and others their homes, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday. Ocwen... Read more →
The Baby Boomer bloggers in our blogging group seem to be taking stock of their lives and looking around to see what kind of people we have become. They’re writing about grieving too long, starting a new venture to help overcome grief, becoming the older people we used to know,... Read more →
Razor is recalling about 158,000 RipStik motorized caster boards. The rear wheel can stop rotating and lock up while in use, posing a fall hazard. Razor has received more than 700 reports of the rear wheel malfunction, resulting in four injuries, including one loose tooth and three scrapes and bruises.... Read more →
I hope your Earth Day is going well. Thousands of people throughout the world are participating in Earth Day activities. Millions are expected to take part in the March for Science. After you've finished with your Earth Day activities, you might want to have some fun. Some companies are offering... Read more →
Established in 1970, Saturday, April 22, is the 47th anniversary of Earth Day. This year, the theme is Environmental and Climate Literacy. With the focus on education, Teach-Ins are being offered around the world, as well as a March for Science on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and in... Read more →
This year is the 47th Anniversary of Earth Day. I remember when Earth Day was created. More was being learned about harmful environmental practices after years of unabated development and pollution. As young people, we had hope that things would turn around and humans could learn to live in more... Read more →