Shauna Wright
![Gas Prices Drop as Consumer Demand Falls](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/09/gaspump.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Gas Prices Drop as Consumer Demand Falls
Thanks to a steep drop in crude-oil prices, gas costs have fallen below $3 a gallon in parts of Michigan, Missouri and Texas, and are expected to decline in many other states as well.
Call it an unexpected bright spot in the global economic crisis. Now that drivers have cut back on trips, shippers are moving fewer goods, and vacationers are staying closer to home, the demand for gasoline, diesel a
![Listeria Outbreak in Cantaloupe Responsible for Illnesses and Deaths](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/09/cantaloupes.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Listeria Outbreak in Cantaloupe Responsible for Illnesses and Deaths
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday the bacteria listeria, recently found in a batch of Colorado cantaloupes, is now being blamed for 72 illnesses and as many as 16 deaths.
![Seven Arrested in New York SAT-Cheating Scandal [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/09/SamEshaghoff.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Seven Arrested in New York SAT-Cheating Scandal [VIDEO]
Six unidentified current and former students from a Great Neck, New York high school were arrested Tuesday and now face misdemeanor charges on allegations they paid a college student to impersonate them, take the SAT college-entrance exam and deliver high scores.
![Wall Street Protests Enter Second Week [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/09/wallstreet.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Wall Street Protests Enter Second Week [VIDEO]
Protesters critical of corporate influence over politics and who want higher taxes on wealthy individuals continued to march on Wall Street this weekend, resulting in some 80 arrests for disorderly conduct.
Members of the movement, dubbed Occupy Wall Street, claim many of the arrests were unwarranted, and videos taken by spectators show what appears to be particularly rough handling of the protest
![What’s the Most Miserable City in America?](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/09/LasVegas.jpg?w=980&q=75)
What’s the Most Miserable City in America?
In a new study of the 100 largest cities in the US, economists from MetroMoniter used factors such as employment, business growth and changes in housing prices to rank the most miserable places to live.
Who won the dubious first place prize? Here’s hoping you put your money on Las Vegas because Sin City claimed the top spot.
![‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Policy Comes to an End for the Military [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/09/DADT.jpg?w=980&q=75)
‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Policy Comes to an End for the Military [VIDEO]
The policy known as “don’t ask, don’t tell,” which has been in place since the Clinton administration, became a thing of the past at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday when the United States became one of more than 40 countries worldwide allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the armed forces.
“They will no longer have to lie in order to help protect us,” said Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Ca
![President Obama Reveals $3 Trillion Plan to Cut the Deficit [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/09/obama.jpg?w=980&q=75)
President Obama Reveals $3 Trillion Plan to Cut the Deficit [VIDEO]
In a speech given from the White House Rose Garden on Monday, President Obama proposed a $3 trillion plan to cut the deficit, with half of that amount covered by increased taxes on the wealthy and another $800 million financed by letting the Bush-era tax cuts expire.
“If we are going to make spending cuts… then it is only right we ask everyone to pay their fair share … We can’t afford these specia
![Ted Kennedy’s Daughter, Kara Kennedy, Dies of a Heart Attack at Age 51](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/09/karakennedy.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Ted Kennedy’s Daughter, Kara Kennedy, Dies of a Heart Attack at Age 51
Filmmaker and television producer Kara Kennedy, the only daughter of the late Senator Ted Kennedy, died of a heart attack on Friday at the age of 51.
![Is ‘White House Gate-Crasher’ Michaele Salahi Missing?](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/09/Michaele-and-Tareq-Salahi.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Is ‘White House Gate-Crasher’ Michaele Salahi Missing?
Michaele and Tareq Salahi, best known as the “White House gate-crashers” and the sometime stars of ‘Real Housewives of DC,’ may or may not be in the midst of a true crime drama.
![US Poverty Level Rises to 15.1 Percent](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/09/emptypockets.jpg?w=980&q=75)
US Poverty Level Rises to 15.1 Percent
The Census Bureau reported Tuesday the US poverty rate has risen to 15.1 percent, the highest it’s been since 1993.