Since I enjoy wine tasting, my daughter, who lives in Madrid, arranged for us to go on a road trip to Somontano, a region near the French border, during a recent visit. Somontano means “under the mountains,” and when the weather was clear we could see the Pyrenees mountains in... Read more →
Despite health hazards and years of warnings, millions of Americans who eat canned foods are still being exposed to the toxic chemical bisphenol A or BPA. In an analysis of more than 250 canned foods, nearly 40 percent of cans contain BPA, which causes birth defects and has been linked... Read more →
Bumble Bee Foods has agreed to plead guilty for its role in a conspiracy to fix the prices of canned and pouch tuna fish sold in the United States. Bumble Bee and its co-conspirators agreed to fix the prices of tuna fish they sold from 2011 through 2013, U.S. Department... Read more →
Nine in 10 of the highest-risk student loan borrowers aren’t enrolled in federal affordable repayment plans, an analysis by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shows. The analysis looks at hundreds of thousands of the highest-risk borrowers who are exiting default and may be eligible for federal programs that allow them... Read more →
USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue, who says chocolate milk made him as big as he is today, eats lunch with kids at Catoctin Elementary School in Leesburg, Virginia, as part of his announcement on reducing nutritional standards for school lunches Sometimes retirement gets a bad name, so Tom Sightings of Sightings... Read more →
HoMedics is recalling about 400,000 handheld massagers. The cord can break near the base of the massager and expose the wires, posing an electric shock and burn hazards. HoMedics has received 140 reports of exposed wires, sparks, smoking, and some shooting flames coming from the massagers. There have been 15... Read more →
Best wishes to you and your loved ones on Mother’s Day. For me, Mother’s Day is a great way to say thank you to moms who have made and are making such a significant contribution to the development and happiness of families. I’m fortunate this year to be able to... Read more →
School districts can now decide to discontinue the use of whole grains in their school lunch program and also increase salt and serve chocolate and other flavored milk. Just one week after he took the job, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, ironically and insentively, used a take-off of President... Read more →
Memorial Day sales are beginning earlier and earlier in May. However, 90 percent of Memorial Day deals still come out in the week leading up to Memorial Day — including 90 percent of the best deals, according to DealNews.com. While many sales offer deals on summer clothing, the best savings... Read more →
Americans have been celebrating Mother’s Day officially since 1914, when Congress designated the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day. It’s a great time to show our moms how much we appreciate them and how much we love them. Read more →