Shauna Wright
![Bank of America Will Not Charge Monthly Fee](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/11/BankofAmerica.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Bank of America Will Not Charge Monthly Fee
In September, Bank of America announced it would soon begin charging customers a $5 monthly fee for using their debit cards, saying it was recouping losses from new laws that limited how much it could charge merchants when debit cards were swiped during transactions.
But after a firestorm of negative publicity, BofA waved the white flag of surrender and scrapped the controversial plan.
![Georgia’s Shorter University Requires Staffers to Pledge They Aren’t Gay](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/10/shorteruniversity.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Georgia’s Shorter University Requires Staffers to Pledge They Aren’t Gay
The 200 staffers at Shorter University, a Christian college in Rome, Georgia, are now required to sign a “Personal Lifestyle Statement” that, among other things, forces those employees to say they aren’t gay. Anyone refusing to sign the statement is subject to termination.
![Economic Woes Lead to More Men Becoming ‘Mannies’](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/10/man-baby.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Economic Woes Lead to More Men Becoming ‘Mannies’
While child care-givers such as babysitters and nannies have traditionally been women, the recent dip in the economy lead some men into the profession as well.
Dubbed “mannies,” the guys are often unemployed teachers, daycare workers or fathers.
![Record-Breaking and Rare October Snowstorm Batters Northeast US](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/10/snowstorm.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Record-Breaking and Rare October Snowstorm Batters Northeast US
The record-breaking snowstorm that swept over the Northeast this weekend has left 2.2 million homes without power, closed public schools, and resulted in eight deaths, mainly from car accidents on icy roads.
![US Census Finds Neighborhoods Are Growing More Diverse](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/10/benetton.jpg?w=980&q=75)
US Census Finds Neighborhoods Are Growing More Diverse
According to the 2010 US Census, all-white neighborhoods are vanishing, a statistic driven by the nation’s rising number of Hispanics and Asians, many of whom are immigrants. The result is that many areas are more diverse than at any time in American history.
![New Heart-Monitoring Device for Smartphones Could Save Your Life](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/10/EKG.jpg?w=980&q=75)
New Heart-Monitoring Device for Smartphones Could Save Your Life
Swiss researchers say new technology that interacts with smartphones could revolutionize the treatment of heart patients.
The device in question consists of four electrode sensors attached to the skin and linked to a radio module and computer chip that clips onto a patient’s belt. Data from the device is sent to a smartphone and can be viewed in real-time for up to 150 hours on a single charge. An
![Condoleezza Rice Says Painting Bush as a Racist After Hurricane Katrina Was ‘Unfair’](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/10/Rice-Bush.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Condoleezza Rice Says Painting Bush as a Racist After Hurricane Katrina Was ‘Unfair’
In an excerpt from her upcoming memoir ‘No Higher Honor,’ former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice recounts the days after Hurricane Katrina, which decimated much of New Orleans and whose mishandling was later seen as a debacle for the Bush Administration.
![Woman Breaks Hip in Hospital Lobby, Told to Call 911](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/10/ambulance.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Woman Breaks Hip in Hospital Lobby, Told to Call 911
If you’re going to fall and hurt yourself, you might think a hospital lobby is a pretty lucky place to do it. After all, the building does house doctors and nurses who can tend to you right away.
That’s what 82-year-old Doreen Wallace thought. But she was wrong.
![FDA Says Flu Injector Devices Not Approved as Vaccines](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/10/flushot.jpg?w=980&q=75)
FDA Says Flu Injector Devices Not Approved as Vaccines
Flu vaccines have always been dreaded by those who hate shots, but this year a company called PharmaJet introduced a device that uses “a high-pressure steam of liquid to pierce the skin and deliver the vaccine.” The needle-phobics rejoiced.
But now the FDA is saying, Not so fast.
![FCC and Wireless Providers Reach Agreement to Stop ‘Bill Shock’](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/10/cellbill1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
FCC and Wireless Providers Reach Agreement to Stop ‘Bill Shock’
After an almost two-year investigation, the Federal Communications Commission said Monday it had reached an agreement with most of the nation’s cell carriers that should protect consumers from “bill shock” — unexpected increases in a monthly wireless bill.