Federal and state officials have been investigating luxury items, five-figure monetary gifts and $120,000 in loans that Star Scientific chief executive Jonnie R. Williams Sr. provided to McDonnell and his family. McDonnell has said he has not provided …

Jesse Jackson Jr., leaves U.S. District Court February 20, 2013 in Washington, DC. Jackson and his wife, Sandi Jackson, both pleaded guilty to federal charges after being accused of spending more than $750,000 in campaign funds to purchase luxury items …

In the US a couple of years ago, a few chains invested in electronic tags for their various luxury linens, in order to monitor the whereabouts of bed sheets and bathrobes. If it's tagged and you take it, you risk a naming and shaming when the alarm …

And, as with many luxury goods, expense is closely linked to enjoyment. Studies have shown that people prefer inexpensive wines in blind taste tests, but that they actually get more pleasure from drinking wine they are told is expensive. If lobster …

India Inc has urged PM Manmohan Singh to take tough measures like hiking import duties on non-essential consumer goods and luxury products while introducing innovative ways to curb gold imports to tackle the widening current account deficit that is …

The cards allow beneficiaries to buy supermarket necessities, but don't allow them to buy luxury goods like cigarettes and alcohol. Paula Bennett's office says reports the cards can't be used to buy feminine hygiene products are completely wrong and …

The woman who says she was told she could not buy tampons on a Work and Income food card because they were considered "luxury items" says she was told she would have to instead apply for a separate grant which she would have to later repay if she …

It also made him realize he should switch items around based on the time of day—featuring orange juice more prominently in the morning and Diet Coke in the afternoon. Mr. Bradley adds that he now has one day off a week, a luxury he's never allowed …

I've identified five items vital to City's success in 2013. 1 — The … They can go get the ball, and Washington has to do his part in getting it to them, but an ability to make big plays down the field is so important and many teams don't have that …