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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - For Americans struggling in this economy, an advance on a paycheck can be a lifeline. These advances - also known as payday loans - have become a fast-growing business online, with nearly $11 billion lent out last year.
The money often comes with crippling interest rates, as CBS News chief investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian found for this report in partnership with the Center for Public Integrity.
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A 36-year-old Dagsboro man turned himself in to Georgetown police Sept. 26 in connection with a knifing in Millsboro.
Anthony "Tony" Floyd was arguing with a man at a Millsboro apartment complex around 5 p.m. Sept. 25 when he left and returned with a knife, said Chief John Murphy of the Millsboro Police Department. Floyd is accused of assaulting the man and fleeing before police arrived, Murphy said. The victim was taken to an unspecified area hospital where he is being treated for his injuries, Murphy said.
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Getting laid off from a job has always been synonymous with the delivery of a pink slip, but thanks to Hallmark, the experience might also become associated with receiving another piece of paper in the mail.
With unemployment sitting at 9%, the ongoing layoffs across the country have persuaded the greeting card giant to begin rolling out a line of sympathy cards with words of encouragement for people who have lost their jobs in the tough economy.
Police say they have arrested an illegal immigrant for the sixth time for driving drunk -- an offense the man had been deported for previously, MyFoxBoston.com reports.
Eduardo Torres, 48, was arrested by police in Boxboro, Mass., on Saturday after his car was pulled over and he failed a field sobriety test, according to the website. The man allegedly gave police a name not found in any database.
Concerned about the academic achievement of students at Baltimore City Community College, Gov. Martin O'Malley has overhauled its board of trustees, replacing the majority of its members.
"The governor has been monitoring the overall situation at BCCC, particularly student achievement and the relationships between faculty, students and administration," said Raquel Guillory, a spokeswoman for the governor. "The governor has been disappointed with the lack of progress, and he believes now is the time to infuse the board with new leadership."
The community college has faced a series of challenges in the past year, including being placed on probation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Learning, which awards accreditation to higher-education institutions. In addition, state legislators held back funding and scrutinized its programs this past winter, and last November the faculty gave the president a vote of no confidence.
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - The family of a 5-year-old Walkersville, Md., boy says he was bitten in the leg by a shark off North Myrtle Beach, but authorities aren't sure what kind of animal bit the child.
Tom Gilbert told The Sun News of Myrtle Beach ( http://bit.ly/nw1dF0) that he was jumping in the waves with his grandson Saturday morning when the boy began yelling.
