News in October 2018

With a huge debt payment just hours away, Sears Holdings -- the company that operates Sears and Kmart stores -- filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection...

The Center for Auto Safety is asking Hyundai and Kia to launch a major recall of late model cars and SUVs to address what it says is a fire hazard.The...

While finding an effective nighttime routine can be difficult for many adults, a new study conducted by researchers at Penn State found that having a regul...

Several weeks after Seattle officials made it clear that they don’t want dockless electric scooters in the city anytime soon, Lime is taking its lobbying c...

Sony advertises that “the ultimate home entertainment center starts with PlayStation (PS4),” but some of its users report that a text-message “exploit” is...

Apple is donating its Apple Watches to 1,000 participants of a new study called BEGIN, which stands for Binge Eating Genetics Initiative.The study, whi...

As pets have become more like children in many households, the amount of money pet owners spend on their pets has skyrocketed. Last year, pet owners sp...

The end of a long-running class action lawsuit involving the lack of seating for Walmart cashiers could be near now that Walmart has agreed to pay $65 mill...

A new study conducted by researchers at the University of California, Davis explored consumers’ knowledge of online photographs: are they real or are they...

If you're putting your home on the market, you may need to adjust your strategy for a quick sale near your asking price.A new report from real estate b...

BMW of North America is recalling 3,501 model year 2018 BMW 330e iPerformance, i3 Rex, i3 Sport Rex, X5 xDrive40e, i3 BEV, i3 Sport BEV and MINI Cooper Cou...

Kemps of St. Paul, Minn., is recalling individual pints and pint four-packs of Sweet Me Creamery Brookie Dough ice cream.The product may contain peanut...

Canyon USA of Carlsbad, Calif., is recalling about 820 mountain bikes.The chainstays can crack, which can lead to failure of the chainstay, rear wheel...

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing is recalling 168,187 model year 2018-2019 Toyota Tundras and Sequoias, and model year 2019 Toyota Avalons and Aval...

A London woman is “distraught and heartbroken” after car thieves broke into her Ford Mustang parked in her own driveway and drove off with it. And no, she...

A California judge is reportedly considering slashing the $289 million award to the cancer victim who repeatedly used Monsanto’s weed-killer product Roundu...

Many adults have incorporated dietary supplements into their daily routines as a means of incorporating more vitamins, minerals, or herbs into their diets....

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released the results from its latest Global Passenger Survey (GPS), and all arrows point to maximizi...

With more and more young people turning to e-cigarettes, as they are believed to be a healthier and safer alternative, California has been cracking down wi...

PayPal has announced that it’s teaming up with Walmart to allow customers to withdraw cash from their PayPal account at any Walmart store across the countr...

Apple has filed a patent called “Detection of spoofed call information,” which would enable iPhones to analyze whether an incoming call is legitimate, Appl...

The sudden rise in Treasury bond yields that has roiled the stock market is also proving costly to homebuyers who haven't locked in an interest rate.Th...

Malone’s Fine Sausage of Milwaukee, Wis., is recalling approximately 26,323 pounds of ready-to-eat pork head cheese.The products may be contaminated wi...

Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods of Richmond, Va., is recalling approximately 18,296 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry deli-sliced products.The products m...

Toyota is recalling approximately 700 model year 2019 C-HRs in the U.S.One or more rear axle bearing bolts on some vehicles may not have been tightened...

President Trump leveled another criticism at the Federal Reserve as the stock market plunged in Wednesday's trading.Trump, who has gone against normal...

Retired workers and other Social Security recipients will see a 2.8 percent increase in their benefits next year due to inflation. That will bring the mont...

E-cigarettes have certainly been dominating the news cycle recently. Though a popular alternative -- particularly among youth -- to traditional cigarettes,...

Ahead of the start of cold and flu season, experts are cautioning that decongestants should not be given to children under 6.In a new review published...

A report by a management consulting firm predicts Wells Fargo will suffer the loss of thousands of banking customers in the next year who will take with th...

On Tuesday, AT&T's WarnerMedia announced its intent to launch a new streaming service by late 2019.The streaming field is crowded with Netflix, Amazon...

Obesity continues to plague both adults and children throughout the United States. Just last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) rep...

The U.S. Postal Service announced on Wednesday that it plans to raise prices on postage stamps in an effort to pull in “needed revenue.”The price of a...

Government antitrust regulators have given a green light to the merger between CVS Health and Aetna. More accurately, they flashed a yellow “caution” light...

Despite the stock market's recent hand-wringing over inflation, there was little evidence of it in the U.S. economy last month.The government's Consume...

Volkswagen Group of America is recalling 1,916 model year 2017-2018 Audi R8 Spyders and R8 Coupes.Transmission fluid may leak from the gearbox ventilat...

Ladyfingers Caterers is recalling its Signature Shaved Country Ham Rolls.The products may contain Johnston County Hams, which were recalled in early Oc...

For the second time in four years, Toyota is recalling 800,000 Priuses in the United States, from model years 2010 through 2014, over concerns that they ma...

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report on Tuesday highlighting the vulnerabilities in the Department of Defense’s (DOD) major c...

The announced objective of the Trump administration's trade policy is protection of American jobs. But it isn't quite working out that way at Ford.The...

Uber. Is it a ride-sharing service, a scooter company, or a self-driving truck company?Yes, yes, and yes.In its wildest “Uber for everything” imagi...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has responded to Tesla’s claims that its Model 3 is the “best” new car on the market.Althoug...

The severity of malaria has not been lost on researchers, who have long been working to establish a vaccine for the mosquito-spread disease. According to t...

Waymo, Google’s self-driving car division, recently hit a major milestone when it officially logged 10 million miles on public roads. The achievement comes...

Sears Holdings faces a significant debt payment next week, and the struggling retailer is reportedly preparing a bankruptcy filing.The Wall Street Jour...

When LendingTree set out to discover who has the best credit scores in America, it found that the older you are the more likely you are to look better to t...

Though many adults struggle to get the recommended amount of sleep each night -- and then pay the price for it in the morning -- there is no shortage of re...

Working Cow Homemade Ice Cream of St. Petersburg, Fla., is recalling its No Sugar Added Vanilla and No Sugar Added Chocolate ice cream.The product may...

Callie's Charleston Biscuits is recalling Country Ham Biscuits and Cocktail Ham Biscuits.The products may contain Johnston County Hams, which were reca...

The oil and gas lobby long ago abandoned its campaign of climate denial and is now promoting the idea that Americans are on their way to solving the global...

Google is shutting down Google+ for consumers following reports that a bug in the system could have leaked some personal information users posted to their...

Anyone who’s gone through a search for a primary care physician (PCP) and all the associated insurance hooks knows what a can of worms it can be.Millen...

Silicon Valley Congressman Ro Khanna (D-Fremont) recently outlined a set of 10 principles that he hopes will one day evolve from its current draft phase to...

In a research note to clients, Macquarie Research analyst Maynard Um kicked off coverage of Tesla with an outperform rating. He said the electric automaker...

As both asthma and obesity are on the rise in the United States, researchers completed a study that tested if the former is directly linked to the latter -...

New research suggests that a significant percentage of dishes advertised on restaurant menus as being “gluten-free” still contain gluten. A study prese...

Since last week, interest rates on U.S. government bonds have been quickly rising. The yield on the Treasury's 10-year bond hit 3.25 percent Tuesday for th...

The news keeps getting better for job seekers. Days after the government reported unemployment is at a half-century low, a private forecast predicts the ec...

Breast cancer affects hundreds of thousands of women in the United States each year, and much research has been done on risk factors that influence breast...

American Honda Motor Co. is recalling 505 model year 2018 Honda CRF250L motorcycles.The wiring harness may have been inappropriately installed, potenti...

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling 674 model year 2018-2019 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglios.The engine cooling hose may have inadequate webbing materi...

Spirit Airlines joins JetBlue, Delta, American, Southwest in the list of airlines that have placed new limits on animals traveling with passengers in the l...

Facebook users are being warned that a scam is circulating in which users receive a personal message that appears to be from a friend warning them that the...

Hand sanitizer may be superior to hand washing when it comes to reducing sick days among young children in day care, a new study suggests.Over the cour...

Diabetes affects hundreds of millions of Americans in the United States, and experts say that number is only expected to trend upwards in the coming years....

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has formally banned the use of seven food additives in response to a petition brought on by several environment...

Honda's popular small SUV, the CR-V, is prone to engine trouble because gasoline sometimes leaks into the oil supply, according to an investigation by Cons...

Engineers at Apple have told Congress they have found no evidence of tampering with their servers purchased from Super Micro that would allow China to inte...

Bipolar disorder affects 2.6 percent of the United States population, and many professionals in the mental health field struggle with finding the proper tr...

Home buyers haven't had a lot of good news lately, with both home prices and mortgage rates going higher.But there is additional evidence that the tigh...

A state-sponsored hacking group in North Korea is coordinating a massive espionage campaign against banks and other institutions worldwide, according to a...

Less than a week after Tesla CEO Elon Musk reached a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over his statements on Twitter, a federal...

Anyone want to own a bookstore chain? Barnes & Noble (B&N;) might be willing to make you a sweet deal on its 633 retail stores. The ailing bookseller said...

Uber has announced an initiative to promote voter turnout for the midterm election on November 6.The ride-sharing company is launching its Drive The Vo...

Amid declining sales, in part stemming from the success of online mattress retailers, Mattress Firm has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The com...

Early last month, Gravel Ridge Farms recalled cage-free large eggs due to a potential Salmonella contamination.The Centers for Disease Control and Prev...

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has released its latest guidance for automated vehicles.This year marks the third year that the DOT has rel...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a study in JAMA earlier this week detailing the sales of JUUL electronic cigarettes from 201...

Gasoline prices are at the highest level for the beginning of October since 2014. They’re also higher than during most of the summer driving season.The...

The economy added 134,000 new jobs in September as the unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent, the lowest level since 1969.The number of new jobs was be...

JBS Tolleson of Tolleson, Ariz., is recalling more than 6.9 million pounds of various raw, non-intact beef products that may be contaminated with Salmonell...

Toyota is recalling approximately 807,000 model year 2010-2014 Toyota Prius and model year 2012-2014 Prius v vehicles in the U.S.The recalled vehicles...

Johnston County Hams of Smithfield, N.C., is recalling approximately 89,096 pounds of ready-to-eat hams.The products may be contaminated with Listeria...

Both Apple and Amazon vigorously deny that their servers were hacked by the surreptitious placement of a tiny chip on the motherboard, a claim leveled in a...

The Senate has given final approval to a bill funding the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and sent it to the White House, where President Trump is ex...

Lobbying organizations for the telecommunications industry and cable TV have joined forces to sue California over its newly enacted net neutrality law....

Hidden in a new bill that will ban airlines from dragging passengers off overbooked airplanes is a potential threat to private drones.  The Senate toda...

Despite a strong labor market, a sizable share of Americans -- 5.1 percent (or 7.9 million people) -- held down multiple jobs in August, according to a rep...

Though going to the gas station is often associated with a signature smell, a new study from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found...

Verizon’s voluntary severance package offering, made last month, was extended to roughly 44,000 employees, the company confirmed to The Wall Street Journal...

American Express (Amex) is saying goodbye to its “Premier Rewards Gold Card” and hello to the latest darling in the metal card design, the “American Expres...

Stress affects the body in countless ways, and as researchers continue to explore the various ways both bodies and minds are affected by stress, it’s more...

The cost of employer-provided family health coverage rose 5 percent in 2018 to an average of $19,616, while single coverage premiums rose 3 percent to $6,8...

Mercedes-Benz USA is recalling 387 model year 2018 Mercedes-Benz C300, C300 4MATIC, C63 AMG and C63S AMG vehicles.Incorrect bonding of the rear window...

Monsieur Émile Smokehouse is recalling Monsieur Émile Smokehouse brand and unbranded Smoked Salmon.The products may be contaminated with Listeria monoc...

Toys R Us, the defunct toy store chain, may live again.The lenders that took control of the company in bankruptcy earlier this year and set out to liqu...

The old adage promoting “everything in moderation” may be particularly popular at Wine-O’Clock and Happy Hour, but researchers are warning that the message...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently trying to overhaul the way that chemicals are regulated and is reportedly relying on the expertise o...

Electronic cigarettes (or e-cigarettes) have become increasingly popular in recent years -- particularly in the younger demographic. Consumers have switche...

Less than a year after pet deaths went unmentioned in Delta’s service animal crackdown, the airline is introducing new technology to improve the monitoring...

General Motors is teaming up with Honda to develop and build a wide-use autonomous vehicle and deploy it worldwide, the companies announced on Wednesday....

One in every three adults in the United States, or about 37 percent, consume fast food on any given day, according to a new report from the US Centers for...

Automakers may be selling fewer cars than in the recent past, but they're getting more for them. Kelley Blue Book (KBB) reports the average new car transac...

Across the entire internet, Netflix consumes 15 percent of the total downstream volume of traffic worldwide, according to October’s Global Internet Phenome...

Lack of sleep affects everyone -- young and old -- and the side effects of sleep deprivation can be felt far beyond just one night.Based on a new study...

The housing inventory shortage that has driven home prices to sky-high levels in some markets is showing signs of ending.In its September housing repor...

American Honda Motor Co. is recalling 967 model year 2017-2018 Acura NSX vehicles.The crossover pipe couplers between the left and right fuel tanks may...

3301861 Nova Scotia Limited is recalling Cabot brand oysters that may be contaminated with Salmonella.There have been no reported illnesses associated...

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) is recalling 22 model year 2018 Mercedes-Benz E63S AMG 4MATICs.The front passenger seat can be adjusted beyond its intended l...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Tuesday that it seized more than a thousand pages of documents from e-cigarette maker Juul during...

Facebook's data breach, disclosed last week, will likely be costly for the social media giant as European privacy regulators demand answers.On Friday,...

Not getting enough sleep is an all too common feeling, and while many tend to focus on feeling sluggish or needing an extra jolt of caffeine to make it thr...

People may disagree over whether corporations count as people, but there’s little debate that whatever they are, they tilt decidedly male.In California...

Will the last MoviePass subscriber leaving the theatre, please turn out the lights?The neverending saga of MoviePass may have reached the end. Or, at l...

Airlines have begun to raise travel costs again, but Southwest is running counter to that trend, at least for three days.Consumers who book by October...

On Tuesday, Amazon announced that it will be raising its minimum wage for U.S. workers to $15 per hour beginning November 1. The e-commerce giant said...

For the first time, college students now have the option to fill out the Free Application for Federal Financial Aid (or FAFSA) form on their smartphone or...

More than 62 percent of Americans believe domestic violence is a serious problem, but one-third are reluctant to discuss it.A new report from the Allst...

The race to make your current wifi network completely obsolete is now underway.Verizon announced that its 5G home Wi-Fi network was launching October 1...

In a new study published in Springer, researchers found that women who are in their last trimester of pregnancy during the darker months of the year -- and...

TerraTrike of Grand Rapids, Mich., is recalling about 600 adult tricycles (trikes).The right hand wheel hubmount can bend or break, causing the user to...

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) is recalling 4,702 model year 2018 GLC300 4MATIC Coupes, GLC300s, GLC300 4MATICs, GLC350e 4MATICs, GLC43 AMG 4MATIC Coupes, and G...

BMW of North America is recalling 33 model year 2018-2019 BMW X6 sDrive35i, X6 xDrive35i, X6 xDrive50i, and X6M vehicles.The wheel bolts on thee vehicl...

The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the state of California, charging that its newly enacted net neutrality law places “unlawful burdens” on...

If regulators are looking for a reason to approve the merger of Sprint and T-Mobile, Sprint is offering one. It says it can't guarantee its survival as an...

A recent study has determined that several artificial sweeteners -- all of which are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) -- are toxic to con...

On Monday, Chipotle Mexican Grill announced that it had launched a loyalty program in three pilot markets: Phoenix, Kansas City, and Columbus. The burrito...

With November now just one month away, BestBlackFriday.com has released its official 2018 Thanksgiving Day store closings list. While many retailers ch...

Fitbit, the wearable activity tracking pioneer, has launched Fitbit Care, a new health platform focused on wellness, prevention, and disease management....

The nation's largest banks were shaken to their core by the financial crisis of 2008, and some consumer services suffered because of it.But 10 years la...

Following a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over his statements on social media, Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has agreed to...

A new study out of Michigan State University found that checking emails can have as many negative effects on bosses and managers as it does on employees....

American Honda Motor Co. is recalling 232,140 model year 2018 Accords and model year 2019 Insights.In certain cases, the back-up camera center display...

Continental Tire the Americas is recalling 1,990 Conti Hybrid HS3 tires, size 11R22.5 LI 146/143, Load Range H with DOT codes A33TKWUY 0818 through A33TKWU...

General Motors is recalling 53,586 model year 2014-2016 Cadillac CTS vehicles, equipped with heated front seats. The flexible heating mats in the front sea...