http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged saving en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 19:30:06 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/gypsy-jailed-for-claiming-100k-in-benefits-while-she-had-180k-savings/ A mother-of-six who was jailed yesterday for claiming more than £96,000 in benefits while she had an 'eye-watering' £173,000 in the bank was following a traveller tradition, a court heard. Helen Ryan, 40, from Cardiff, pleaded guilty to the fraud at Cardiff Crown Court yesterday and was jailed for 24 weeks. ]]> Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:25:58 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/gypsy-jailed-for-claiming-100k-in-benefits-while-she-had-180k-savings/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/police-officer-told-his-life-saving-attempt-not-related-to-work/ A Connecticut police officer who tried in vain to save the life of a dying 10-year-old boy -- only to be notified by city officials that his heroic effort was not part of his job -- met Friday with city officials who promised to clarify the notice, FoxNews.com has learned. New Britain Police Officer Frank Barbagiovanni met with Mayor Tim O'Brien after local media reported on the notice the officer received from city attorneys in connection to a Nov. 11 incident in Barbagiovanni tr... ]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:50:43 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/police-officer-told-his-life-saving-attempt-not-related-to-work/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/100-million-savings-receipt-left-in-atm-video/ Maybe he's so rich, he thinks $100 million is chump change. Wall Street tabloid Dealbreaker reported that a hedge-fund manager left his receipt at an ATM in the New York resort village of East Hampton after paying $2.75 to withdraw $400 from an account with a $100 million balance. ]]> Fri, 01 Jul 2011 08:37:08 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/100-million-savings-receipt-left-in-atm-video/ http://www.wtfnews.org/science-technology/iphone-users-ticked-off-by-alarm-clock-malfunction/ iPhone fail part 2.. didn't the same thing happen this time last year? Christ all mighty.. "MANY iPhone owners were left scrambling for the door this morning after a glitch caused alarms to malfunction. The end of daylight saving at the weekend caused a malfunction with some alarms today and yesterday. Some iPhone clocks automatically turned back one hour early yesterday morning while others went forward. Disgruntled iPhone owners logged onto social networking web... ]]> Mon, 04 Apr 2011 02:24:04 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/science-technology/iphone-users-ticked-off-by-alarm-clock-malfunction/