By: Phillip Dampier, Stop The Cap. Scammers are once again spoofing Verizon Wireless’ 1-800-922-0204 customer service number shown on a customer’s Caller ID in calls offering “refunds” ranging from $30-60 in return for personal information needed to “process a refund check or service credit.” Verizon Wireless customers (including myself) have started receiving recent unsolicited calls from Verizon […]

By: Fred A Bernstein ‘Supertall’ buildings are sprouting like beanstalks in central New York, costing its citizens precious sunshine and air, and turning the city’s skyline into a jumble On his terrace overlooking Central Park, a friend who is a wealthy tutoring entrepreneur is pointing. “The Nordstrom Tower – we think that’s going to be the […]

By:  Brian Truitt, USA TODAY Matthew McConaughey gave his Wolf of Wall Streetcharacter a melodic chest-thumping exercise, and now he’s composed a “pump-up” tune to sing to himself as a dapper koala bear. McConaughey plays the animated animal alongside other A-list voice talent such as Scarlett Johanssonand Reese Witherspoon in the family-friendly musical comedy SING, in theaters […]

This interview with Carmelyn P. Malalis, chairwoman and commissioner of the New York City Commission on Human Rights, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant. Q. Were you in leadership positions when you were younger? A. From a very early age, I was in leadership roles, whether it was choir president in grade school or […]

By Martin Rogers, USA TODAY Sports USA TODAY Sports’ Martin Rogers goes inside Seven Generation Games, a company started by Ronda Rousey’s mother, AnnMaria De Mars, that creates educational video games for under-served children. USA TODAY Sports LOS ANGELES — Ronda Rousey’s mom is best known these days as … Ronda Rousey’s mom, an inevitable result of being associated […]

By: Matt Krantz, USA TODAY The Internet was supposed to democratize and open up information, commerce and communication. But so far, the spoils are going to a relative few. Now that social media giant Facebook (FB) has reported its quarterly profit, investors can see how lucrative Internet business has become for the industry’s winners. Just five companies in […]

by Amy Plitt writing for Curbed. Despite the proliferation of new buildings and luxury condos throughout Manhattan, a new report by Crain’s reveals that the number of rental units on the island is astronomically higher than the number of units for sale. That’s not hyperbole: According to Crain’s, in Q1 of 2015, there were 850,000apartments in […]

By: Lisa Eadicicco @lisaeadicicco writing for Time. Siri on the Apple TV is helpful for more than just finding content quickly. To call the new Apple TV a step up from its predecessor would be an understatement. The look and feel of the whole interface is completely different, Siri’s there to sort through content and find specific […]

Studies have found that helping others can have as much benefit for you as it does them. Find out how simple acts of kindness can improve your mood—and your health By Lisa Bendall It’s well known that most New Year’s resolutions fail around the same time the snow is fading. According to a recent report […]