Everyone somewhere down the line will experience the struggles of back pain. Whether it be from some type of accident or from the natural wear and tear of life, this pain can become so severe that it appears almost crippling to the individual. Over the years, many treatments have been developed to rid the effects […]

This past August, American consumers were shocked to learn about a CEO named Martin Shkreli; in his short period of relative anonymity this year, Shkreli managed to raise the price of a life-saving drug from $13.50 per pill to $750 overnight. Shkreli, former hedge fund manager and current CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals AG, recently purchased […]

Winners in Illinois remain stranded in lottery limbo as the state still hasn’t passed a new fiscal budget after the last one lapsed in July. Without a budget on the books the state is unable to legally pay many of its obligations, including lottery winnings. The number of winners continues to climb and with it […]

A new report by Schroders, the global asset management firm, has found that longevity annuities should increase in prevalence thanks in part to recent rules and regulation changes, according to the industry news site insurancenewsnet.com. The Department of Treasury created qualifying annuity longevity contracts (QLAC) in July of 2014 to help bolster retirement income strategies […]

In a case that’s been ongoing for a couple years, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled in late September that the abnormally large bleachers at Crystal Lake South High School must come down, according to the Chicago Tribune. The battle was between the school district, who erected the 50-foot structures without the city’s permission, and local […]

Due to the recent flooding in South Carolina, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has placed a temporary ban on hunting within five different coastal plain drainage areas. Flooding statewide has caused many issues, including pushing many people out of their homes due to high floodwaters. “The Department has received contacts from numerous concerned sportsmen. […]

Oftentimes, car accidents hurt collateral victims. Data shows that in 2013, auto accidents killed more than 3,000 people, and hurt another 424,000. Sometimes, those injuries are minor, insignificant. Other times, they can be rather grave, but luckily, modern medical science can do amazing things. A 16-month-old boy was riding in a car with his mother […]

The improbable odds of hitting the jackpot just got harder in the state of New Mexico. In a move that’s elicited mixed reactions, lottery officials in the state have announced earlier this week that the odds of winning the Powerball jackpot have gone up by over one in a million, according to the Albuquerque news […]