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A new study about student sexual harassment may be eye-opening for adults: Sexual harassment in schools is pervasive, and seems to affect girls more than boys. What’s more, half of students who experienced harassment say they did nothing in response. The study by the American Association of University Women comes as sexual harassment dominates national discussion. Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, for one, has denied allegations that he sexually harassed at least four women in the past....

One problem that many business owners aren’t aware of is tax identity theft. It can affect individuals and business entities alike. Tax identity theft for businesses is a lot like identity theft when it comes to people, but instead involves a business’ employer identification number, or other account information, being used for unauthorized purposes. It can end up ruining your credit, disrupting your business, and costing a lot of time and money to clear up the mess....

Times Square car bomber suspect Faisal Shahzad eyed other targets before his failed attack, investigators said. The Pakistani-born American, Faisal Shahzad, is accused of attempting to set off a car bomb and considered other targets in and around New York City area before the failed attack, CNN reports. He is scheduled to appear before a judge to face terrorism charges. As previously discussed, Faisal Shahzad, 30, admitted his role in the failed attempt to explode a car bomb in Manhattan’s theater district in the heart of Times Square....

With some professions, like medicine and law, it’s clear that you need a license to practice. For other things, like sales management, it’s pretty clear that you don’t. But what about OPM – Other People’s Money? Though you surely don’t need a license to manage your own money, you definitely need one to manage other people’s. There are numerous laws and agencies regulating advisers, traders, managers, and even influencers of other people’s money....

A military court ruled that officials may forcibly shave Fort Hood shooting suspect Major Nidal Hasan’s beard ahead of his court martial. Hasan is a military psychiatrist who is accused of opening fire at a Texas Army post’s processing center in 2009. Thirteen people died in the attack and another 32 were wounded. Hasan claims to be a devout Muslin and says that he keeps his beard for religious purposes, reports CNN....

Workers at a gun range in Washington state are suing their employer over allegedly harmful lead exposure. A lot of rounds are shot off at gun ranges. But you may have wondered what happens to all those spent bullets and shell casings which are often made of lead. Some workers at Wade’s Eastside Guns in Bellevue say they dug large holes at the gun range to bury the spent bullets and lead....

Soon, it will become much easier to be an angel investor or a venture capitalist. Last week, President Barack Obama signed the JOBS act into legislation. The JOBS Act, or Jumpstart Our Business Act, includes several changes which would greatly impact small businesses and startups. What is Crowdfunding? Crowd funding is essentially the process of raising money from a group of investors. The JOBS Act turns crowd funding into a source of venture capital, writes Forbes....

A high school student who was suspended after he asked Miss America to the prom has raised issues about fighting school suspensions. Patrick Farves’ Pennsylvania high school knew he was going to ask Miss America to prom during an assembly, but warned the 18-year-old not to do it. However, Farves went ahead and asked her during a school sponsored Q&A and was given a three-day in-school suspension, according to New York’s WNYW-TV....

Spurned on by an impasse between Democratic Governor Mark Dayton and Republican legislators, it appears as though the Minnesota government shutdown may turn into a Minnesota beer shutdown. As of July 1, when the government shut its doors, at least 300 bars, restaurants and liquor stores have been unable to renew their state alcohol buyer’s cards, leaving them with dwindling supplies. Now they may have to shut their doors. As a result of the government shutdown, the state’s Alcohol and Gambling department is running with minimal staff, reports CNN....

Ana Laura Rendon’s 2-year-old daughter was found barefoot and crying more than a mile away from home. She now faces a felony charge in the wandering child case. Now Ana Laura Rendon, 23, of Petaluma California faces a felony child endangerment charge, the Press Democrat reports. Prosecutors upgraded the original charge from a misdemeanor to a felony. The 23-year-old mom pleaded not guilty to a child endangerment charge through an interpreter....

MySpace has a zero tolerance policy against registered sex offenders and recently enforced it by removing the user profile of convicted sex offender John Gardner. The social networking company worked with the FBI to delete the user profile of John Gardner, who is accused of raping and murdering San Diego teenager, Chelsea King, the Associated Press reports. Gardner, a 30-year-old registered sex offender has pleaded not guilty to murdering Chelsea King, as previously discussed....

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in a case that could decide whether the U.S. Constitution requires states to allow or recognize gay marriage. The Court’s announcement Friday comes after it declined to hear appeals of a ruling that legalized gay marriage in five states in October, reports USA Today. In this case, the petitioners are challenging a November ruling by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld same-sex marriage bans in four states: Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennessee....

Eight states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for recreational use. In almost all those states, the user must be an adult, over the age of 18. And while most of us are OK with adults having a joint like they would a cigarette or a beer, we might be taken aback by school nurses giving students weed. After all, aren’t schools drug free zones? Perhaps no longer in Colorado, one of the first states to legalize it....

Of course law enforcement agencies want every tool available to fight crime. But which tools and technologies should be available to law enforcement? The eternal tug-of-war between the safety interest in crime-fighting and the privacy interests of citizens is now attempting to balance the use of artificial intelligence and facial recognition software, with tech companies and civil rights groups asking the government for guidance. On Friday, Microsoft President Brad Smith called for “thoughtful government regulation and for the development of norms around acceptable uses” for facial recognition technology....

As Google Glass becomes more of a reality, some businesses have contemplated a ban on the wearable tech. One bar in San Francisco, The Willows, has posted a notice requiring patrons to “kindly remove” their Google Glass devices before entering, San Francisco’s KCBS Radio reports. The move seems to be prompted by a need to respect patrons’ privacy and comfort – which seems to be disrupted by the presence of the recording-ready Google Glass....

They may seem silly on the surface, but many hot coffee and tea lawsuits are no laughing matter. While it may be tempting to rhetorically wonder what temperature these customers were expecting from their drinks, they certainly weren’t expecting the serious burns the boiling beverages can cause. And most of those previous hot tea injuries didn’t result in a loss of life. Sadly, that was the case for Deanna Salas-Solano, whose dog Alexander succumbed to burn injuries from a hot tea she purchased from Starbucks....

As it stands, Tennesseans will not be allowed to take their guns in bars and restaurants that serve alcohol, thanks to a veto of a bill by Gov. Phil Bredesen. The Democratic governor says “guns and alcohol don’t mix” and now the state’s 270,000 handgun permit holders cannot go armed into establishments licensed to sell alcohol for on-premises consumption, the Associated Press reports. This is the second year in a row Governor Bredesen (who is a gun owner and hunter) has vetoed a “guns-in-bars” bill....

Right on the heels of news that U.S. unemployment has reached 10.2%, Obama has signed off on the bill that would grant an extension of time on unemployment benefits. CNN reported that Obama called the unemployment rate “sobering.” He released a statement that said that he hoped that the bill he signed “will help grow our economy, help create and save jobs, and help provide necessary relief to small businesses.”...

Virtual reality startup Upload, accused of ‘rampant’ sexual behavior in the workplace, has settled a lawsuit filed by former director of digital and social media Elizabeth Scott. Scott accused Upload, originally called UploadVR, of “a pattern of gender discrimination, sexual discrimination, harassment, hostile work environment, retaliation, and wrongful termination.” Although the terms of the settlement have not been released, a statement from the company asserted “[t]he matter has been concluded.”...

Waffle House CEO Joseph Rogers Jr. is accused by a former female employee of sexual harassment. The unidentified women filed a police complaint against the CEO and claimed that Rogers demanded that she perform sex acts on him in exchange for keeping her job, reports The Associated Press. The alleged victim says that the harassment went on for nearly a decade. Police did not confirm that the suspect is in fact the Waffle House CEO, but the attorney for the woman says that Rogers is the defendant and the home address for Rogers listed in the police report matches the address for the CEO....