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John Fuchs was checking his 401(k) account online one afternoon when he saw something that seemed... Hidden pain: Consumers oft

John Fuchs was checking his 401(k) account online one afternoon when he saw something that seemed amiss. Listed along with his regular contributions was a $48 charge, in red.

Why would anyone be taking money out of his account?

After a flurry of phone calls and e-mails, Fuchs learned that the $48 deduction was no mistake. The money was paid to an outside firm that enrolls employees ...

Nearly two weeks of rain this spring has done wonders for grass — and has created potential probl... Residents urged to recycle

Nearly two weeks of rain this spring has done wonders for grass — and has created potential problems for the county.

During the flooding of 2003, Stark County Commissioner Richard Regula visited a deluged Greentown apartment complex where he saw mounds of grass clippings dumped in a ditch.

“It basically (built) a dam,” said Regula. That ditch is far from the only one he's seen fill...

Barney E. Wood was decorated for his military service in World War II. He also served during the ... BARNEY E. WOOD...

Barney E. Wood was decorated for his military service in World War II. He also served during the Korean War.

Mr. Wood, 80, died May 13 at an Irving nursing home of complications from Alzheimer's disease. Services were May 17 at First Baptist Church of Carrollton. Burial was at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery.

"He never compromised his convictions," said his wife, Barbara Wood o...

Q. What's the difference between a hurricane warning and a hurricane watch? A. A warning i... Answers to frequent questions...

Q. What's the difference between a hurricane warning and a hurricane watch?

A. A warning is worse than a watch. A hurricane watch means a hurricane may threaten the area within 36 hours. A hurricane warning means sustained winds of 74 mph or stronger will likely strike a specific coastal area within 24 hours.

Q. Is the higher the Category number the worse the storm?

A. Yep. T...

Rhonda Mandel lived through Hurricane Katrina's fury in a Marriott Hotel ballroom, a makeshift s... Worried hurricanes may spoi

Rhonda Mandel lived through Hurricane Katrina's fury in a Marriott Hotel ballroom, a makeshift shelter with a frightening view of the looters and floodwaters that poured through the streets of New Orleans after the storm.

A visitor from Fort Myers, Fla., she'd intended to fly home on Aug. 28, the day before the storm hit. But she was stranded when Delta Airlines canceled its flights for...

Defenders say savings, efficiency in social aid programs will take time AUSTIN - Texas' he... Privatized services stumbling...

Defenders say savings, efficiency in social aid programs will take time

AUSTIN - Texas' health and welfare agencies are undertaking the most sweeping and rapid privatization of social services in the country, but the experiments are plagued with problems.

Tens of thousands of aid recipients can't get through to privately run call centers. Thousands more poor families are complaini...

A Marco Island political action committee’s lawsuits against the city, aimed at stopping the ma... Sewer, asbestos suits may

A Marco Island political action committee’s lawsuits against the city, aimed at stopping the mandatory septic tank replacement program, will fail on legal merits but succeed in hitting city taxpayers in their pocketbooks, city officials say.

Marco Island City Manager Bill Moss and city Finance Director Bill Harrison wrote in recent e-mail that legal bills to defend the city against two ...

U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney also ordered him to pay $156 million in restitution, though he ... Calif. Man Gets 30 Years f

U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney also ordered him to pay $156 million in restitution, though he conceded that Lewis would not be able to.

Lewis pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering and one count of mail fraud last October. Prosecutors agreed to drop 12 of 14 counts in exchange for the pleas.

More than 50 former investors packed the courtroom during the sentencing hearin...

SANTA ANA, Calif. -- A man accused of operating one of the largest Ponzi schemes in U.S. history ... Calif. Man Gets 30 Years f

SANTA ANA, Calif. -- A man accused of operating one of the largest Ponzi schemes in U.S. history was sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday.

The federal judge imposed the maximum sentence on James Lewis Jr. for running a $311 million scheme that defrauded about 1,600 people over nearly two decades.

U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney also ordered him to pay $156 million in restitution...

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SANTA ANA, Calif. -- A man accused of operating one of the largest Ponzi schemes in U.S. history was sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday.

The federal judge imposed the maximum sentence on James Lewis Jr....