Spending 15 months in the mountains of Afghanistan is not an easy thing. Brian Sturgill fought. He saw people die. He missed the birth of his daughter. More: continued here
More Marylanders are using food stamps than ever, a result of the deepening decline in the economy, state officials said. More: continued here
Packages that survived the FedEx cargo plane crash this week in Lubbock could get to their destinations next week, a company official said. More: continued here
Facing more than $10,000 in medical expenses for their two young disabled children, a Georgia couple quipped they might need to sell everything they owned to stay solvent. The couple accepted a winning $20,000 eBay bid for all their belongings minus their house, but it came with a catch. The winning bidders, Donnia and Keith…
The main post office in Red Deer was evacuated Thursday after a suspicious package turned out to be a small fire bomb. RCMP described the bomb as a “simple incendiary device.” More: continued here
NH warns of potential food stamp scamFoster’s Daily Democrat, NH –6 minutes agoCONCORD, NH (AP) — New Hampshire officials are warning about a potential scam involving residents who receive food stamps or other state aid. … More: continued here
The town’s board of aldermen is going to consider annexing a 1.7-acre tract owned by FedEx Ground Package System Inc. that is within the Triad Business Park. More: continued here
Texas couple who won $20,000 eBay bid for struggling Georgia family’s belongings wants family to have the money, but keep their stuff. More: continued here
(By James Callan, Bloomberg News) Restaurant company Denny’s Corp. and dog-food maker Pedigree are buying what General Motors Corp. can’t afford this year: a Super Bowl ad. For the first time in a decade, no U.S. automaker will advertise during the most-watched U.S. sports event when NBC televises the National Football League’s title game Sunday….
Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS), Royal Caribbean (NYSE: RCL), AmBev (NYSE: ABV), Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) and Zions Bancorporation…