Thursday, July 17, 2008

Oil prices took a dramatic nose dive this week, dropping $10 over the last two days. That's the biggest drop in oil since January of 2007. The stock market rallied on that news yesterday. But if cheaper oil is here to stay when will that translate into lower prices at the gas pumps where unleaded is going for about $4.11 a gallon? Vahan Janjigian, Chief Investment Strategist at Forbes, helps explain the topsy turvey oil market.

When Lynda Cuttrell's son had a psychotic break, she was told to take him to the emergency room. But after waiting for four hours, they were simply turned away. She's not alone. Nationwide, children with mental illnesses are not getting treatment because hospital staff are undertrained and beds are hard to find. We explore the causes and effects with Lynda and with reporter Carey Goldberg, who who covered the story in the Boston Globe.

Senator McCain, if elected, would be the oldest president to take office (at age 72), and that may hurt his chances. A re