EUGENE, Ore. — Emily Infeld disappeared into a tent. She had placed second in the 10,000-meter race at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials, earning a spot on the U.S. Olympic team. Her adrenaline was still rushing, but she knew that wasn't what was needed at that particular moment.
She had been met by a young man in a blue shirt shortly after she crossed the finish line. He introduced himself and asked her to sign a piece of paper acknowledging that they had met. Read More...
Nickel and dime!
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is set to increase the cost of swiping or tapping into the Big Apple’s subways and buses by 15 cents, hiking the price of a ride from $2.75 to $2.90 by Labor Day, officials said Monday.
The hike is part of a proposed package of 3 to 5 percent increases in transit fares and railroad ticket prices, plus a 6 to 7 percent hike in bridge and tunnel tolls. Read More...
On the day of his high school graduation ceremony, Timothy Harrison went to work at Waffle House.
When he arrived at the restaurant in Center Point, Ala., at 7 a.m. for a shift as a server, Cedric Hampton, the store manager, was shocked to see him there, as he wasn’t on the staff schedule.
Harrison, a senior at Woodlawn High School, asked Hampton a few days before if he could take off May 27 for his graduation. Read More...