News in November 2016
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Earlier this month, we reported that Netflix was mulling over the possibility of an offline viewing feature. The company had stated that it was thinking of...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is sticking with its aggressive fuel-economy standards, though for how long no one knows. President-elect Trump's...
The holiday shopping season officially kicked off this past weekend with Black Friday, and consumers are scrambling to pick up the goods they want. One pop...
Been meaning to corral and remove the fallen leaves from your yard? Before you pick up your rake, consider the fact that yard work can cause upper or lower...
An attack campaign dubbed Gooligan has infected more than 1 million Google accounts, with 13,000 new devices being breached each day, according to Check Po...
Millennials who don’t have their hearts set on home ownership quite yet may be looking to rent for just a little while longer, and many may be settling int...
Three consumer advocates have sued the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for failing to act on a petition asking it to require automat...
The OPEC oil cartel members, meeting in Vienna, have agreed to production limits in an effort to push the price of oil higher.The markets reacted immed...
Popular TV host Dr. Oz is no stranger to controversy. His health claims and advice have often been challenged, especially when it advocates one particular...
Consumers take drugs and supplements to promote health, but some common pills that might be in your medicine cabinet could cause serious liver damage if ta...
Despite a steadily improving economy and a “Trump rally” that has sent Wall Street soaring, America's employers appear to be dialing back their hiring plan...
More jobs in the goods-producing sector disappeared in November, but thanks to a big jump in the number of new positions in the services sector, it was a s...
After a strong increase a week earlier, mortgage applications were on the decline last week.The Mortgage Bankers Association reports applications fell...
Home prices in September continued their rise across the country over the last 12 months.According to the S&P; CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Hom...
“We adamantly oppose this pipeline going through our farm,” says a letter signed by Francis and...
U.S. health officials have become increasingly worried about the Zika virus over the past year. The disease, which can cause serious birth defects if contr...
AT&T; is offering three video streaming services, making use of new and existing content tie-ins. On November 30 is will begin marketing DIRECTV NOW.Th...
Carmakers should be a bit more circumspect in their claims for self-driving cars, a California consumer group thinks. Consumer Watchdog wants the Californi...
Late last year, consumers won a victory when regulators said that RadioShack would be honoring gift card redemptions almost two years after it declared ban...
It's not just teenagers who spend their days texting. Sending short text messages over a mobile device has become the preferred way to communicate, even at...
As you deck the halls this holiday season, be sure to keep the safety of your pets in mind. While certain plants help to add a festive touch to your home’s...
Now that Black Friday and Cyber Monday are behind us, it's a safe bet most consumers have at least started their holiday shopping.But are they followin...
Parenthood is a journey plagued by self-doubt, but Minute Maid wants to let parents know that they’re “Doin’ Good” (#doingood). In a new social media campa...
Crewmembers at the Santa Clara Abel Santamaría International Airport in Cuba welcome JetBlue flight 387 on Wednesday, August 31, 2016, the first commercial...
Automakers have begun their holiday sales ads, urging consumers to treat themselves to a new car. For those in the market for a new ride, ConsumerGuide Aut...
High-flying human resources and insurance start-up Zenefits has been hit with $7 million worth of penalties by California insurance regulators who accused...
After posting a modest decline a month earlier, consumer confidence is up strongly in November.According to The Conference Board, its Consumer Confiden...
The government's second look at how the economy was doing in the third quarter is encouraging.According to the Commerce Department, real gross domestic...
Human Touch of California is recalling about 1,100 Perfect Chairs, model PC-610.The chair’s joystick reclining mechanism can malfunction and allow the...
National Steak and Poultry of Owasso, Okla., is recalling approximately 17,439 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken products.The products may be undercooked,...
Nick’s of Calvert of Prince Frederick, Md., is recalling approximately 305 pounds of ready to eat meatball product.The product contains eggs and milk,...
If you're in the habit of being late with credit card payments, now's the time to resolve to do better in 2017. Starting in January, federal rules allow cr...
The older you get, the more your risk of getting cancer goes up. But it you are counting on Medicare alone to pay for your treatment, a new study suggests...
The most famous address in Washington, D.C. is undoubtedly 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. The White House, the iconic symbol of the presidency and part of th...
If you’re someone who has struggled with asthma for most of your life, then you might remember what it was like having it as a child. Whether it was perfor...
The finalization of a divorce or separation often marks the beginning of a stressful and confusing time for affected children. The emotional impact of divo...
Many people connect the company Xerox with office supplies, printers, and other products of that nature. However, the company does provide other services;...
What does your sweat say about your health? Wearing a new skin patch during exercise may help you find out. Scientists say they have developed a quarter-si...
To hear all the commercials and spam telephone calls, you would think lenders couldn't wait to make loans to just about anyone, regardless of their credit....
Wells Fargo faces dozens of lawsuits from angry customers over its fake accounts scandal, but it is reportedly seeking to push those disputes into arbitrat...
Early indications suggest 2016's holiday sales will outpace initial projections by a wide margin. Sales got off to a red hot pace over the extended Black F...
Your dog likely remembers where the treats are kept and how to perform the tricks typically required to earn them, but Fido’s recall ability may be more ro...
Hale and Hearty Soups of Brooklyn, N.Y., is recalling approximately 455 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken chili soup product that may be adulterated with List...
General Motors is recalling four model year 2016 Buick Cascadas manufactured December 2, 2015, to February 24, 2016.The vehicles may have had the origi...
Greencore, USA is recalling Fresh to Go Mediterranean Chicken Hummus sandwiches (UPC 5254858888) manufactured solely for 7-Eleven.Sabra Dipping Company...
LSG Sky Chefs Supply Chain Solutions is recalling for the Mediterranean Style Chicken with Hummus sandwiches produced for 7-Eleven stores.The hummus sp...
Nissan North America is recalling 12,112 model year 2016 Titan Diesel XDs manufactured August 7, 2015, to September 1, 2016.The vehicles may not have h...
LSG Sky Chefs Supply Chain Solutions is recalling the 7-Eleven Chicken and Hummus sandwiches the company produces for 7-Eleven stores in the Pittsburgh, Pa...
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling 359 model year 2017 Jeep Wranglers manufactured November 1, 2016, to November 3, 2016.The vehicles may have a fuel t...
LSG Sky Chefs Supply Chain Solutions is recalling recall 103 units of Mediterranean Style Chicken with Hummus sandwiches.The hummus spread used in the...
Documents unveiled by the InsideClimateNews site last year revealed that ExxonMobil executives and scientists were aware of the risks that oil and gas dril...
A U.S. Appeals Court decision has overturned a ban on high-powered magnet sets sold under names including Buckyballs, Zen Magnets, Neoballs, and Neocube. C...
The presidential campaign has brought fear and anxiety to immigrant communities, leaving them vulnerable to scam artists claiming to offer assistance servi...
Ice is no joke in Canada. Hoping to provide Canadian consumers with a little more traction, researchers at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute have developed...
It appears that predictions consumers would pass on Black Friday were somewhat exaggerated. Consumers are not only crowding stores looking for bargains, th...
Black Friday has finally arrived. Shoppers across the country are walking the aisles or scouring the net for the best deals that they can find, but tension...
A Kauai beachKauai, known as Hawaii’s oldest and most pristine island, has for nearly fifty years been an unlikely host to one of the world’s biggest...
Your smartphone has an airplane mode, and if federal regulators have their way, it may soon have a driving mode. "As millions of Americans take to the...
Consumers are buying more of everything online, so it shouldn't be a surprise that they are doing more holiday shopping with their mobile devices and PCs....
Concussions are one of the more common, but nevertheless most serious, injuries that consumers can face. This kind of mild traumatic brain injury can occur...
It’s no secret that fathers play an important role in their children’s lives, but a new study finds that a father’s attitude is everything when it comes to...
Studies have found that the sugar substitute aspartame -- sold under the brand names NutraSweet and Equal -- isn't as helpful in losing weight as one might...
There have been many promising breakthroughs in the field of Alzheimer's disease research, giving hope to millions at risk of the devastating disease.T...
Solar panels on Ta'u -- Photo via YouTubeLast week, we reported that shareholders had greenlighted a merger between Tesla and SolarCity, a move that...
According to AAA, more than 43 million Americans will hit the road this Thanksgiving holiday. When they stop to fuel up, they'll find relatively cheap pric...
Is New York becoming the new Florida? A British study warns that because of shifting weather patterns, the Northeast could be struck by more frequent and m...
The year was 2008. The financial markets had just crashed. The consumer zeal to find a limited Black Friday bargain was at its peak.At a Walmart store...
Single-family sales slipped last month after rebounding in September from their August decline.The Commerce Department reports sales were down 1.9% to...
The price of houses across the U.S. continued to gain in value during the third quarter.The Federal Housing Finance Age...
Mortgage applications surged last week following a sharp decline the week before.According to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), applications rose...
Omni Custom Meats of Bowling Green, Ky., is recalling approximately 191,695 pounds of marinated roasted chicken quarters.The product contains soy, an a...
The recall by Sabra Dipping of select hummus products has prompted Taylor Farms to recall products containing Sabra's recalled products.There are conce...
BRP U.S. of Sturtevant, Wis., is recalling about 2,380 side-by-side off-road vehicles.The steering rack and pinion assembly can have an improper amount...
Chipotle has taken its fair share of lumps over the past year or so. After its catastrophic connection to an E. coli outbreak late l...
The deadly school bus accident that killed five elementary school children and injured many more in Tennessee has reawakened concerns about school bus safe...
There may be some supermarket customers who enjoy self-service checkout, but the Albertsons chain is bucking the trend and removing self-service checkout l...
Pets aren’t immune to holiday-related stress. Even the most easy going pup may become stressed as a result of traveling or having new guests in the house....
When debt becomes overwhelming and consumers have nowhere else to turn, many look to debt relief companies to ease the burden. Unfortunately, not all compa...
Black Friday isn’t the only day consumers can snag a bargain. During the months of November and December, grocery stores lower the prices on items that are...
Facebook and the Wright Brothers have a lot in common: their initial flights didn't end too well."A sudden dart when out about 100 feet from the end of...
Hearing loss or degradation is common in the United States, especially among the aging population.Hearing aids have done a lot to restore this sensory...
Each November, just before Black Friday, there's a big spike in new credit card accounts. Equifax, one of the three credit reporting agencies, says it's ha...
Thanksgiving is the busiest travel time of the year. According to AAA, more than 48 million Americans are going to travel at least 50 miles from home.A...
The big day is almost here. Friday is the official kickoff to the 2016 holiday shopping season.But it's almost anti-climactic since retailers have been...
Sales of previously-owned homes rose in October for the second month in a row and are now at their highest level since February 2007.The National Assoc...
Wayne Farms of Oakwood, Ga., is recalling approximately 4,059 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken products.Due to undercooking, bacterial pathogens may surv...
Earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency put out a notice that appeared to strike fear in the agricultural pesticide industry, or the crop-pr...
If you take a good look at the living conditions of the average American turkey, chances are you'll want to grab your Thanksgiving bird and give it a good...
For years, pet owners have been claiming that Nestle Purina's Beneful dog food killed their dogs. But a federal judge last week granted summary judgment to...
Childhood obesity can cause asthma, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and other health problems that often follow kids into adulthood. It has been know...
Last week, we reported that hundreds of low-wage workers at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago were poised to go on strike this week. Nearly 2,000 emp...
Will you be shopping for children this holiday season? If so, it’s important to make sure that the gifts you purchase are both safe and appropriate for the...
Owners of iPhone 6 Plus devices have been complaining of "touch disease," a flickering bar the appears at the top of the screen for no apparent reason....
We associate some holidays with certain risks -- fireworks on the 4th of July, heavy traffic on Memorial Day, and so forth. And now Thanksgiving has its ve...
Is the company you work throwing a holiday party this year? If so, chances are it'll be better than last year's.Challenger, Gray & Christmas says its a...
A federal regulator has revoked its earlier position and will increase its oversight of Wells Fargo, adding to the fallout from the bank's fake accounts sc...
For couples looking to start a family, receiving the news that you or your loved one is pregnant is happy news. Unfortunately, there are some women for who...
Coming up at the end of the week is the official kickoff to the 2016 holiday shopping season. But chances are consumers have already done some of their sho...
Not all travel rewards credit cards are alike. In addition to the variety of perks they offer, they tend to also reward different kinds of travel.An ai...
A major software security firm is buying a leading identify theft prevention service. Symantec, which produces Norton anti-virus software, is acquiring Lif...
La Quercia of Norwalk, Iowa, is recalling approximately 932 pounds of cured, dried pork loin products.The products are insufficiently dehydrated, which...
Morty Pride Meats of Fayetteville, N.C., is recalling approximately 237,891 pounds of pork barbeque products.The products were produced with Worcesters...
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling 53,155 model year 2016 Dodge Darts manufactured April 13, 2015, to June 7, 2016.Due to voltage spikes caused by a pr...
Sabra Dipping Co. is recalling numerous hummus products made prior to November 8, 2016.There are concerns over Listeria monocytogenes, which was identi...
Just days before they were to go to trial, a group of class action lawsuits against Trump University have been settled, with the 7,000 class members dividi...
What’s it like to travel the beautiful Amalfi Coast? Exhilarating and thrilling are words that come to mind.Located along the southern coast of Italy,...
The two largest daily fantasy sports (DFS) enterprises, DraftKings and FanDuel, have agreed to merge. The transaction is expected to close next year, the c...
It might be a tumultuous Thanksgiving week for O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. Yesterday, labor leaders at the airport said that “hundreds” of low...
It goes without saying that a home is safer when it’s occupied. Homes that are humming with activity are much less likely to be broken into. Having bodies...
At the end of October, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the automaker would begin manufacturing solar roof tiles that it would be tying into its househol...
A report by Safer Chemicals Healthy Families, an advocacy group, rates major retailers on steps they have taken to eliminate toxic chemicals from the produ...
Mozilla has rolled out a new mobile browser for iOS, Firefox Focus, that blocks third-party trackers, increasing privacy and possibly speeding up page-load...
The National Football League has agreed to end a mandatory ticket price floor policy that had driven up ticket prices for fans. The agreement is the result...
“Asleep at the wheel” is an old expression to suggest that someone isn't paying attention. But all too often it literally happens on the nation's highways,...
Health officials have always been worried about teen smoking. Getting hooked on nicotine early in life makes it harder to quit later on and can lead to hea...
McDonald's executives have outlined sweeping changes planned for the fast food franchise, designed to reduce staffing needs while streamlining and moderniz...
With Black Friday just a week away, retailers are beginning to add to the build-up. After rolling out a number of pre-Black Friday deals, Amazon is introdu...
Here in the U.S., an estimated 40% of food goes uneaten. Now, a new startup called Spoiler Alert is making strides toward mitigating the problem of food wa...
With Black Friday just a week away, you might think it's too late to look for a seasonal job. However, Challenger, Gray & Christmas (CG&C;) says you'd be w...
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling 30,183 model year 2016 Dodge Durangos and Jeep Grand Cherokees manufactured February 10, 2016, to April 28, 2016 and equ...
Skidders Footwear of New York is recalling about 5,500 pairs of children’s shoes.The rivets on the shoes have sharp edges, posing a laceration hazard....
Marine Agrifuture of Kahuku, Hawaii, is recalling its Kahuku Ogo, “Robusta Ogo” and "Kahuku Sea Asparagus.The products may be contaminated with Salmone...
General Motors is recalling 1,844 model year 2017 Cadillac XT5s manufactured April 16, 2016, to May 9, 2016, and 2017 GMC Acadias manufactured April 19, 20...
In 2014, the United States' Government Accountability Office released a report that seemed to confirm what some food...
Earlier this month, nearly 100 people gathered in Texas’ state capital to demand that a billionaire oil pipeline operator resign from his post on the Texas...
Everyone knows by now that email is not a secure transmission medium and that everyone from the NSA to Google's ad researchers are constantly scanning emai...
There are over 1,400 functioning satellites currently orbiting the Earth, but that number could grow exponentially if Elon Musk has his way. The entreprene...
Homeopathy is sort of like religion. Lots of people believe in it even though there is no scientific evidence to support it. That's not necessarily bad in...
It's not Jan. 20, 2017 yet and Barack Obama is still president of the United States, but Republican senators want the Federal Communications Commission to...
JPMorgan Chase has caught the ire of regulators for allegedly hiring and giving internships to candidates based on requests from foreign governments, offic...
Pets aren’t finding themselves at the veterinarian’s office as much these days. There’s been a drop in vet visits over the past few years, which the Americ...
In an effort to keep parents from unknowingly purchasing a toy that could harm their child, the child safety group World Against Toys Causing Harm (WATCH)...
In your father's or grandfather's generation, consumers prided themselves on being able to perform simple – and not so simple – maintenance on their cars....
It's not just the holiday season that's coming up quickly. It's also college application season, so prospective students need to be aware of the deadlines...
The nation's retailers appear to be renewing their feud with credit card companies over the fees they charge for processing credit and debit purchases....
When you apply for a job, you should probably expect to undergo a background check. It's almost standard practice these days.Or is it?A new survey...
It's almost as if you could hear the hammering and earth-moving without let-up last month.Figures released by the Commerce Department show construction...
Gasoline prices shot higher last month, bringing with them the overall Consumer Price Index (CPI).The Department of La...
Builder confidence in the market for newly-built, single-family homes remained at its second highest level of the year in November. The National Associa...
Child seat manufacturers have finally gotten the hang of it.Out of 53 new models evaluated by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, (IIHS) 48 ear...
4C Foods Corp. is recalling 4C Grated Cheese, Homestyle Grated Cheese and Cento Grated Cheese brands due to possible Salmonella contamination.No illnes...
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) says it may appeal a Georgia court decision upholding a $40 m...
ALDI may be best known among U.S. grocery shoppers for its discount pricing. It doesn't bag your groceries and doesn't even provide bags.You pay a 25 c...
Thanksgiving is a day of gratitude, but it can also be a day of overindulgence. The health effects of a heavy meal can be exacerbated by remaining sedentar...
Late last month, a massive denial-of-service (DoS) attack shut down access to many popular sites like Netflix, Amazon, and Twitter. The way that hackers ma...
Gratitude is a powerful feeling that has the ability to shift your entire perspective. Research has found that gratitude can increase well-being and bring...
It’s not uncommon to see shoppers at a grocery store or mall on their phones, either trying to stay connected or complete some other errand. But can this k...
Increasingly, consumers are able to find attractive deals on holiday gift items without fighting the crowds on Black FridayThen again, the way things a...
Build it and they will come. Make it easy to leave and they will. That seems to be the takeaway behind the news that email "unsubscribes" have jumped 75% a...
Since airlines began tacking on fees for checked bags, airline passengers have tried to carry as much of their luggage as possible into the cabin of the ai...
Setting foot in the world of politics is always tricky for businesses. Lobbying legislators quietly is one thing, but making public pronouncements about po...
Even though consumers are using their smartphones instead of PCs more and more, nearly everyone has a computer or two around the house, taking up space. An...
Wholesale prices, or what the Labor Department calls the Producer Price Index (PPI) for final demand, held steady in October for the second time in three m...
Applications for mortgages have now fallen for a fourth consecutive week.Data released by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) show applications were...
Airlines canceled a miniscule 0.3% of their scheduled domestic flights in September.According to the Department of Transportation (DOT), that's the low...
House of Flavors of Ludington, Mich., is recalling its Ashby’s Sterling Peanut Butter Landslide Ice Cream.The product may be contaminated with Listeria...
The mainstream media conveniently ignores that President-elect Donald Trump cares about birds. “The [Obama] administration fast-tracked wind projects that...
For months, we couldn't wait for the presidential campaign to be over. Now it's over and the country seems to be coming apart at the seams. Angry Democrats...
Recently, the FDA warned against the use of homeopathic teething tablets and gels. These products, the agency said, can pose a health risk to children. Con...
Most consumers accept that certain physical changes occur when we get older. To many, one of those conditions is worsening eyesight, but there are currentl...
There used to be an awful lot of fish in the sea. There aren't so many anymore but, if it's any comfort, there are about 130 trillion web pages, according...
Back in May, we reported how consumers were becoming increasingly frustrated with airport security delays. Lines in some of the nation’s prominent hubs see...
Having the ability to read your spouse’s mood can be a good thing. When partners can sense that something is weighing on the mind of their loved one, they...
Another chapter in the Volkswagen dirty diesel scandal may be drawing to a close. Reports today say that VW has reached an agreement with federal and Calif...
The Retail Litigation Center and the National Retail Federation say stores that accept American Express cards must abide by the American Express' rules....
For the second year in a row, the 2017 Honda Civic has driven away with Kelley Blue Book's (KBB) Overall Best Buy Award. The 2016 Civic took the honors las...
Fake news websites have been getting a lot of attention following the no-holds-barred presidential campaign, but they have a long history of being used to...
Qatar Airways is being fined $185,000 for operating flights in restricted regions. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the airline was carrying...
With Black Friday just days away, shoppers may get a sense of deja vu as they scan the ad slicks for bargains. They may see some of the same deals they saw...
Consumers have seen gasoline prices drop sharply in the last week, falling more in some states than in others. But in point of fact, prices are just gettin...
Retailers enjoyed a good October following an even better September. The Commerce Department reports retail sales last month were up 0.8%, or $465.9 bil...
Weight Watchers is recalling approximately 100,000 cases of Weight Watchers Smart Ones Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Sundae frozen desserts.The products...
Cedar Crest Specialties is recalling the following Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Monster Cookie and Pirate's Bounty ice cream flavors: Prod...
Hammerhead Off-Road of Flower Mound, Texas, is recalling about 9,900 fun-karts.The fuel tank can crack and cause the fuel to leak out, posing a fire ha...
Schnuck Markets of O’Fallon, Mo., is recalling approximately 62 pounds of ready-to-eat grilled chicken products.The products may be undercooked resulti...
A class action lawsuit charges that FCA (Chrysler) and diesel engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. deceived consumers and regulators by concealing the high lev...
It can be one of life's more unpleasant circumstances. You get ready to purchase a car, a big screen TV, or other major purchase requiring credit, and the...
People who have had accounts on a number of adult websites over the last 20 years could be in for a bit of an embarrassment.LeakedSource.com reports th...
Protein is an important staple of any diet. It helps maintain your body by building and repairing muscle, and it is an essential element for healthy bones,...
Parents come armed with the instinct to keep their little one safe at all costs. It is this instinct which leads many new parents to make sure they’re as u...
Some cars are too noisy, which can be a nuisance. But some cars are too quiet and they can be dangerous to pedestrians and bicyclists. That's why federal s...
Earlier this month, we reported how fake apps in Apple’s app store were becoming a bigger problem as the holiday shopping season gets underway. This type o...
Pets belonging to Millennials may be in for a real treat (or several) this holiday season. PwC’s 2016 Holiday Outlook predicts Millennials will be more gen...
Toyota will pay up to $3.4 billion to settle a class action lawsuit that alleged its pickup truck and SUV frames were prone to rust because they received i...
American Apparel is bankrupt again, less than a year after it emerged from an earlier bankruptcy...
When David Loschelder was a graduate student in Germany, he needed to rent a bicycle for a month and thus, had to negotiate with the bicycle's owner.He...
Samsung, badly burned by a rash of fires in its smartphones and appliances, is buying audio equipment manufacturer Harman International, a major supplier t...
Getting through the home mortgage approval process is a lot trickier than it once was, and it turns out a large number of homebuyers who successfully make...
Housing affordability was down slightly in the third quarter as rising home prices offset a dip in mortgage interest rates.According to the National As...
Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Company of Madison, Wis, is expanding it's earlier recall of select ice cream products.The products were made with a chocola...
Auto safety crusader Clarence Ditlow has died. For decades, he headed the Washington-based Center for Auto Safety, a group that exposed some of the most da...
Cours Saleya Market, Nice, FranceOn my first visit to Amsterdam, I took the train to Haarlem to see the Frans Hals Museum. As I exited the station, I...
The Trump Administration is still in its infancy, but that's not stopping automakers from proposing that it go easy on...
You might be one of those people who gets a flu shot every year and carefully navigates through flu season, but that isn’t always a guarantee that you’ll s...
If you’re a recent parent, you may be wondering how and when to introduce your little one to food containing peanuts. For guidance, parents of infants can...
It takes seven years for a foreclosure, short sale, or bankruptcy to come off a consumer's credit report.Since the height of the foreclosure tsunami wa...
Consumers have become less fond of going out and buying goods from traditional brick-and-mortar retailers over the years. Even Black Friday doesn’t hold th...
Since the 1964 Surgeon General's report that linked cigarette smoking to cancer, we have known of tobacco's corrosive effects on health.But just how co...
At the end of October, as the bitter presidential race was entering its final days, we speculated that many on the losing side, whichever it turned out to...
Hackers were able to break into servers operated by Adobe Systems and get access to the personal information of nearly three million consumers in 2013....
Will your pet be traveling with you to your Thanksgiving Day destination? If so, you might already be thinking of ways to ensure their safety throughout th...
Agave Dream is recalling all vanilla, chocolate, cappuccino, chocolate chip and lavender ice creams packaged in pint-sized containers.The products may...
ISB Food Group is recalling L.A. Creamery Honeycomb ice cream and L.A. Creamery Salted Caramel ice cream.The items were produced in a co-packing facili...
The car speeds through a city street, not slowing down for a line of vehicles stopped ahead at an upcoming light. Instead it swerves into the one empty lan...
Few things unite Americans like rage against price-gouging pharmaceutical companies. But that growing sentiment had little effect on the drug industry’s co...
One week ago on the campaign trail, President Elect-Donald Trump repeated his campaign promise to repeal and replace Obamacare, adding: “No one ever read …...
President-Elect Donald J. Trump made a lot of promises during his campaign, one of the most notable being his pledge to "drain the swamp" in Washington, D....
Every new administration says it will get America moving again. The incoming Trump Administration may mean it literally -- transportation and "infrastructu...
The complex circuitry connecting the brain to important muscles in the body may hold the key to helping paralyzed patients get up and walk.Like, gettin...
Nintendo is a name that’s easily recognizable by gamers and non-gamers alike. Throughout its history, the company has produced some of the world’s premiere...
Buying a used car used to be pretty much an act of faith. But federal regulations adopted over the years have made more information available to consumers,...
You normally have to buy a new car if you want the latest technology -- you know, like lane departure warnings, self-parking, and onboard Wi-Fi. But in the...
After the results of the presidential election rolled in, you may have watched your social media feeds take on a drastically different tone. If you’re an e...
For an event whose name suggests a one-day connection, Black Friday seems to start earlier and last longer every year. Retailers are eager to move product...
For consumers planning to get up early and hit the stores on Black Friday, here's a way to plan your morning. A shopping website, BestBlackFriday.com has p...
In a remarkable change in sentiment, Wall Street has rallied to a record high in the two days since Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 presidential electio...
Housing data collected by the federal government shows African American and Hispanic borrowers still have a harder time qualifying for a conventional mortg...
Another month of declines in both completed foreclosures and the foreclosure inventory.Property information provider CoreLogic repo...
Flavor Trade of Kansas City, Mo., is expanding its original recall of beef jerky products that were produced without undergoing federal inspection and used...
Volvo Car USA is recalling 74,027 model year 2016-2017 XC90, S90, XC60, V60 Cross Country, V60, S60 Cross Country, S60, and S60 Inscription vehicles manufa...
Klement’s Sausage Company of Milwaukee, Wis., is recalling approximately 1,689 pounds of beef and pork products that may be contaminated with extraneous ma...
When the shock of Tuesday's stunning election results begins to wear off, consumers may start to wonder what a Trump administration might mean for their po...
In the depths of the presidential campaign, marketing analysts said that Trump the candidate was doing a lot of damage to Trump the brand and that Donald T...
A crude oil pipeline slated to pass under the Missouri River and sacred Native American tribal land was one of the few hot-button political issues that nei...
Election-related stress affected more than half of Americans, according to the American Psychological Association. If it’s true that our pets can pick up o...
If you ask voters, putting an extra tax on sugar-sweetened soda seems like a good idea. It was on the ballot Tuesday in four cities, and voters in all four...
Social media giant Facebook isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, but the company has progressively been trying to find more ways to keep users engaged in its...
Donald Trump's victory at the polls has business interests wishing they had a crystal ball that would tell them which of Trump's campaign promises he actua...
Having a home filled with visitors can add to the joy of the season, but extra bodies can mean extra work for your house. While your guests are delighting...
Consumers' fascination with food has made The Food Network must-see TV for many an amateur chef.But while viewers may learn how to prepare a gourmet me...
Cars on American highways are safer than they have ever been. Even so, there are more than 35,000 traffic fatalities each year.Safety advocates say the...
As the smoke cleared from Tuesday's election, marijuana emerged the winner. Voters in California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada passed measures making t...
The popularity of e-cigarettes continues to rise for teens across the U.S. Middle and high school students are glorifying habits like vaping, and many stil...
Ahhh...the best laid plans and all that.Even though many major retailers said they planned on expanding their workforces this Christmas shopping season...
Another decline -- the third in a row -- for mortgage applications.The weekly mortgage applications survey conducted by the Mortgage Bankers Associatio...
Country Home Products of Vergennes, Vt., is recalling about 3,900 Pro leaf and lawn vacuums.The muffler can overheat and melt the air cleaner cover, po...
SHRI SHIVA Foods is recalling MTR Sambar Powder which may be contaminated with Salmonella.No illnesses have been reported.The product, packed in 20...
It looks like VW isn’t out of the woods yet when it comes to its connection with defeat devices. Forbes reports that regulators from the California Air Res...
A flight attendant has filed a lawsuit against Alaska Airlines claiming she was effectively terminated for reporting that the pilot and other crew members...
Sometimes saying you're sorry isn't quite enough, but at least it's a start. That seems to describe Samsung's attitude as the South Korean conglomerate fac...
High drug prices may not be a partisan issue. Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee have joined their Democratic colleagues in asking the Federal T...
We’re often told that you are what you eat, but one new startup believes that who you are should determine what you eat. A nutrition tech company called Ha...
With the holidays just around the corner, there may be a few parties or family gatherings in your future. If you’re a parent, you’ll likely be facing many...
As we have recently seen, everyday devices that connect to the internet – the so-called Internet of Things (IoT) -- are vulnerable to cyber-attack.Last...
It's said that there's no such thing as a free lunch, and for new Tesla owners, there will no longer be free supercharging. In this case, "supercharging" r...
Last month, Twitter seemed to be in a bit of frenzy to cut costs. It laid off 9% of its workforce and announced plans to axe its mobile video app, Vine....
Priced a new smartphone lately? It's definitely a different world since carriers have stopped subsidizing the cost of devices if you signed a two-year cont...
We've heard for years that Black Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year and that consumers eagerly look forward to participating. But really? Do pe...
Even though there was little change in the number of job openings during September, there were fewer people added to payrolls than in August.The Labor...
The market for 55+ housing continued to perk along in the third quarter.According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), its 55+ Housing...
OSI Industries of Fort Atkinson, Wis., is recalling approximately 21,403 pounds of chicken products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials....
General Motors is recalling 18 model year 2016 Chevrolet Malibus manufactured November 18, 2015, to June 7, 2016.The fabric of the side-impact airbag c...
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling 88 model year 2017 Jeep Cherokees manufactured October 13, 2016, to October 17, 2016.Improper welds on the driver's...
It's hard to find a processed food that does not contain emulsifiers, additives that are used to extend shelf life and improve texture. Now, a new study fi...
The time when the nation will decide who will become the next President of the United States is nearly upon us. Regardless of your political or ideological...
Keeping a clean house isn’t always easy where kids are involved, but it may be worth striving for if you’ve got a child with asthma. According to a new...
The holiday season is nearly underway, and consumers everywhere are gearing up for the annual shopping extravaganza. However, scammers are also eagerly ant...
Of the 125 million people worldwide who suffer from psoriasis, approximately one-third are children. But the lack of FDA-approved treatment options has mad...
The phone rings and the caller identifies himself as a police official. Your grandson has been caught texting while driving and needs $500 to get out of ja...
You may have thought FBI Director James Comey's surprise announcement over the weekend that the Hillary Clinton email probe is closed again was the big fac...
Four patients have died and nine others became ill from a dangerous new fungal infection that has been emerging globally over the last few months, the Cent...
For families and individuals living paycheck-to-paycheck, saving money for the future, or for an emergency fund, might seem out of the question. But by dev...
Gasoline prices are still low by historical norms, but have been slow to drop on seasonal factors. Prices are usually lower in the fall and winter because...
Ford Motor Company is recalling 6,582 model year 2015-2017 Mustangs manufactured February 24, 2015, to August 30, 2016.A hose may separate from the eng...
OLMA-XXI of Brooklyn, N.Y., is recalling Premium Norwegian Sliced Smoked Salmon and Turbot, Butterfish, Smoked, Sliced Salmon.The product may be contam...
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing is recalling 7,056 model year 2016 Highlanders manufactured May 26, 2016, to September 16, 2016.The brake flui...
McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams is recalling selected 16-oz. (pint size) packages of ice cream that have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocyt...
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) is recalling 996 model year 2016-2017 S550 Coupe 4MATICs, S63 AMG Coupe 4MATICs, S65 AMG Coupes and S63 AMG Convertible 4Matics m...
There is no cure for children who have been chronically exposed to low levels of lead, and even a $27,000 drug treatment can't change that. Valeant Pharmac...
Lately, there’s been a lot of outrage aimed at the pharmaceutical industry over high drug prices. Consumers are coming around to the idea that they shouldn...
On our first European trip we bought a travel diary and my husband and I took turns chronicling our days. One night we had such an extraordinary dinner, we...
A lawsuit has been filed against Royal Caribbean for allegedly not making an effort to save or recover the body of Bernardo Texeira Garcia -- a passenger w...
What will you use to make your holiday purchases this year? Consumers concerned about compromised credit or debt card information may choose cash.A sur...
If you believe everything you read lately, the auto industry is about to shrink. Millennials won't buy cars, but will share them through car-sharing arrang...
Maintaining a healthy weight is important for humans and pets alike. For help maintaining a healthy lifestyle, many people turn to wearable activity tracke...
Anthony Succi's car may smell nice, but it has a big ugly hole in its dashboard. He claims in a federal class action lawsuit that the Glade air freshener h...
The diet of the average American child still contains much more salt than is recommended, a new study finds. As kids’ preference for high sodium foods grow...
Consumers who consider a new car lease instead of a purchase should always think about the initial cost of the vehicle and the residual value at the end of...
There were fewer new jobs in October than in September, with the overall pace of job creation continuing to decline.The Department of Labor (DOL) repor...
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) is recalling 2,215 model year 2016-2017 GLE 300d 4MATIC, GLE 350, GLE 350 4MATIC, and GLE 400 4MATIC vehicles manufactured Octobe...
Flavor Trade of Kansas City, Mo., is recalling approximately 113 pounds of beef jerky products that did not undergo federal inspection and used the USDA ma...
Ford Motor Company is recalling 329,265 model year 2010-2012 Ford Escapes manufactured February 26, 2009, to April 29, 2012, and 2010-2011 Mercury Mariners...
Running Trainer of Australia is recalling about 245 Bionic Runner bicycles sold in the U.S. and Canada.The pedals can detach from the bicycle, posing a...
An airbag showing rips caused by shrapnel.There are still about 70 million cars in the United States equipped with Takata airbags that could prove fa...
Experienced air travelers know which airports they like and which ones to stay away from. Unfortunately, for those of us who don’t fly as much, bad service...
About 3.4 million GD Midea dehumidifiers sold under just about every brand name you can think of are being recalled because they can overheat and catch fir...
Having an electric car is fine, but you need to plug it in once in awhile. A new federal program aims to make it a little bit easier to find a charging sta...
Millennials can’t get enough of the caffeine-filled elixir that makes mornings easier. In fact, younger consumers are drinking so much coffee that demand i...
For many consumers, having a dead internet or cable connection is a good way to ruin an evening. Thankfully, many services -- including Amazon Prime, Googl...
Virtual Reality might be useful for more than just games. Retailers are using it to increase their sales. With its new Tango-enabled Augmented Reality app,...
If you are driving through stretches of wooded areas this month, keep a sharp lookout for deer. A survey by State Farm Insurance shows this month tops the...
If you are traveling by air this Thanksgiving weekend, hopefully you have booked your flight by now.If not, you may not only have a hard time making co...
There are several ways debt collectors can step over the line when they try to collect money from consumers. A lawsuit claims Buffalo, N.Y. debt collectors...
As they did last year, retailers are getting an early start on Black Friday deals, rolling them out early to snag consumers' dollars before some other stor...
The economy's non-manufacturing, or services, sector grew in October for the 81st consecutive month, but at a slower pace tha...
As Americans were preparing to elect a new president, job cut announcements by U-.S.-based employers fell to the second lowest level of the year.Outpla...
AC Creamery of Anaheim, Calif., is recalling its 16-oz. packages of Manila Sky Purple Yumm Ice Cream that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes....
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) is recalling 6,858 model year 2017 E300 Sedans and E300 Sedan 4Matics manufactured December 10, 2015, to June 30, 2016.The ve...
Trek Bicycle Corp., of Waterloo, Wis., is recalling about 2,900 Farley bicycles and framesets sold in the U.S. and Canada.The fork can separate from th...
Safety problems in drugs produced by Chinese chemical companies have been documented since the mid-nineties, when medicine tainted by the poisonous chemica...
Those keyless ignitions found in many newer cars certainly are handy, and not just for car owners. They're a real time-saver for car thieves as well, accor...
As daily fantasy sports (DFS) became incredibly popular and profitable, two DFS enterprises, FanDuel and DraftKings, emerged as the biggest players.In...
Monday's explosion at a Colonial Pipeline facility in Alabama was a much worse mishap than the leak that occurred there in early September. The explosion k...
The U.S. Justice Department is suing DirecTV, alleging it unlawfully exchanged confidential information with three competitors in deciding whether to carry...
It just makes sense that getting your exercise and staying in shape would have positive benefits for your health. But a new study suggests that it also mig...
If you are planning to rent a home, expect some extra competition. A new survey from real estate marketplace Zillow shows more potential homebuyers, perhap...
Federal regulators a few months ago proposed putting devices on heavy trucks and buses that would keep them from going faster than a predetermined speed. I...
It’s not too early to start thinking about holiday travel plans. To help you figure out where to go, Kayak delved into its database of flight and hotel sea...
The presidential campaign has largely ignored healthcare issues except for endless wrangling over Obamacare, and a n...
From pre-ordering the year’s most wanted toy to making sure Santa has been informed of every item on their child’s wish list, parents often do everything t...
Ride-sharing companies have been striving to extend their networks and partner with companies that can provide mutual benefits. Partnering with airlines ha...
It's easy to spot a really old photograph. Besides the antique cars in the background and the funny-looking clothes the people are wearing, the picture its...
Due partly to the loss of jobs in the goods-producing sector, the economy produced fewer private payroll positions in October than it did the month before....
Mortgage applications fell last week for the second week running, dropping 1.2% in the week ending October 28 to the lowest level since May.The Mortgag...
Sick, elderly, and/or poor people who actually need health insurance are ruining Obamacare for the rest of us, if a common mantra of the health insurance i...
The airbag taken from Serena Martinez' car, allegedly showing rips made by exploding inflatorA Texas woman injured when her airbag exploded in a Sept...
Cars and trucks are recalled nearly every day for defects ranging from incorrect tire pressure stickers to defective airbags and dangerous steering and bra...
The revelation that Wells Fargo had phonied up checking and credit card accounts for customers, in a bid to inflate sales numbers, was bad enough. It cost...
Consumers in the Southeast U.S. had better brace for another spike in gasoline prices. Colonial Pipeline, which supplies gas stations in the region, has su...
Ride-sharing has exploded in popularity over the past couple of years, and many carmakers are looking for more ways to get in on the action. This past Frid...
Can a pillow really prevent multiple sclerosis? Maybe, but there's no scientific evidence to back up the claim and, as a result, MyPillow has agreed to sto...
In recent years, bedtime stories have gotten a new rival: media devices. As children have become more infatuated with screens, many have developed an affin...
You see the offers in huge bold letters in furniture store windows – “90 Days Same As Cash!”That means you can buy a truckload of furniture today and n...
Are you in the market for a new smartphone but can’t imagine paying hundreds of dollars for the newest piece of tech? If so, you may be in luck. Verizon Wi...
Logging too many hours online may negatively impact your health and happiness, but a new study finds that some Facebook users may be poised to live longer....
Lenders tend to be cold and objective when they decide whether or not to grant a consumer's credit card application. Meet the requirements and you get a ca...
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector of the economy grew in October at a rate that was slightly faster than the preceding month, as the overall ec...
Home prices across the country -- including distressed sales -- posted a year-over-year increase of 6.3%, according to the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI)...
Fox Factory of Watsonville, Calif., is recalling about 6,100 mountain bike rear shock absorbers sold in the U.S. and Canada.The bicycle’s rear shock a...
IKEA Canada is recalling about 175 IKEA SNIGLAR cribs.The slats may detach from the top or bottom rail, creating a gap. If this occurs a child can beco...