News in March 2018

Elaine Herzberg may be the first pedestrian to die in a collision with a car equipped with semi-autonomous technology, but she’s not necessarily the first...

Welcome to the future. Hackers are currently holding a major American city for ransom and are demanding that they be paid in Bitcoin.Atlanta officials...

A superior court judge in Los Angeles has ruled in favor of a consumer group that demanded Starbucks and other coffee sellers in the state post cancer warn...

Under Armour has disclosed that 150 million MyFitnessPal diet and fitness app accounts were affected by a security breach. The number of records compromise...

On a day when Facebook took additional steps to tamp down the furor over its handling of user data, company CEO Mark Zuckerberg was forced to explain an in...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved Elon Musk’s SpaceX plan for a 4,425-satellite broadband network.The broadband service -- which...

Ten years after the 2008 housing crisis triggered major losses in the world’s economy, a British banking giant accused of helping fuel the meltdown has fin...

The nation's largest retailer is reportedly in talks to acquire one of the nation's largest healthcare providers.The Wall Street Journal reports Walmar...

The U.S. State Department wants to widen its scrutiny of U.S. visa applicants by asking them to unveil their social media handles.According to a Bloomb...

Apple’s iOS 11.3 update has been released to the public, which means iPhone users who download the latest software now have access to a new Health Records...

Tamarack Inc., of Roy, Utah, is recalling Eclipse Kratom-containing powder products that may be contaminated with Salmonella.No illnesses have been rep...

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing is recalling 19 model year 2018 Toyota Prius C vehicles sold in Puerto Rico.The front passenger airbag and rec...

King Arthur Flour Company is recalling 6,300 cases of Organic Coconut FlourTesting has revealed the presence of Salmonella in one pouch of flour.Th...

In late 2016, shortly after Anthony Levandowski -- portrayed in court proceedings as Google’s star engineer in self-driving technology -- was hired away by...

Throughout 2017 and last year, the world's automakers stepped up their commitment to all-electric vehicles.Honda began delivering the Clarity, an all-e...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants to improve Americans’ diets by rethinking what it means for food products to be considered “healthy.” In a...

Earlier this month, Match Group -- owner of the dating app Tinder -- filed a lawsuit against its rival Bumble for alleged patent infringement and misuse of...

Boeing Company’s computer system was struck by the WannaCry computer virus on Wednesday. The company’s worst fear was that crucial aircraft production equi...

A new study has revealed a possible genetic factor that may help identify babies at risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) -- the unexplained death o...

With the spring homebuying season just getting underway, home shoppers are facing a double challenge. There are fewer homes to buy and they cost more. In f...

Consumers showed some increased financial discipline last month, taking home more pay but not spending all of it.A report by the Bureau of Economic Ana...

Poppies International of Battleboro, N.C., is recalling Delizza Belgian Custard Cream Mini Eclairs made from March 5 – 9, 2018.The product may be conta...

Toyota Motor North America is recalling 1,730 model year 2018 Camrys.The vehicle’s engine may be equipped with pistons from a particular production per...

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has sent investigators to California to look into Friday's fatal crash of a Tesla Model X.The federal a...

Facebook is making major changes to its privacy settings to make it easier for users to find and change them.The company has been under fire because on...

Google may be on the hook for more than $8 billion in a landmark case over its excessive use of Oracle’s code.A U.S. court of appeals ruled on Tuesday...

In response to growing public concern over the use of plastic straws in restaurants, McDonald’s has announced that it plans to start phasing out straws in...

The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) and three of its member groups have sued Facebook, claiming its advertising allows landlords and real estate brok...

Apple has reportedly been hit with numerous lawsuits following its admission that it deliberately slowed aging iPhones to preserve battery life.At leas...

After one of its vehicles fatally crashed into a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona, Uber has decided not to renew its permit to test its self-driving technology...

California Jerky Factory of South El Monte, Calif., is recalling approximately 1,238 pounds of beef jerky products because of due to a deviation that may h...

Volkswagen Group of America is recalling four model year 2018 Tiguan long wheel base (LWB) vehicles.The engine support bolts on these vehicles may not...

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) is recalling 20 model year 2017 E300 4Matics, E300s, and E43 AMGs fitted with LED headlights.The headlights may be misadjuste...

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has ordered an indefinite suspension of Uber's public road testing of driverless cars. The decision comes in the wake of a fata...

BMW’s “soft close automatic doors” were introduced in 2002 and billed as a luxury feature for drivers trying to step out of tight parking spaces. It works...

Whether he knows it or not, U.S. Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is fighting to legalize a cannabis crop that bears a striking physical resem...

BMW has been hit with a class-action lawsuit for allegedly cheating emissions tests on diesel vehicles, including its X5 and 330d models. The lawsuit,...

Waymo, Google’s self-driving car arm, has announced that it plans to turn the new Jaguar I-Pace electric SUV into a self-driving luxury taxi. The joint...

The average Wall Street bonus in 2017 was three times what most U.S. households make all year, according to data released by the New York state comptroller...

People file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection for many reasons, whether because of a major financial setback or a series of smaller ones. The status give...

Walmart’s beta test of shelf-scanning robots have gone so well that the big box retailer is broadening the initiative to 50 stores in four states, accordin...

The Conference Board's monthly survey shows consumer confidence declined in March, following a February increase.The survey came out the same day CNBC...

If you were one of the fortunate investors who made a killing on Bitcoin in 2017, or maybe just earned a few bucks on a digital currency transaction, the I...

The Federal Trade Commission has confirmed it has opened an investigation into Facebook's privacy practices.The announcement from Acting Director Tom P...

New reports suggest that Facebook has been logging Android users’ call and SMS (text) history without their permission. The company says that’s not exactly...

The $1.3 trillion spending bill Congress passed last week has more money for the military and domestic programs, but what it doesn't have could send health...

Today, Twitter announced that it will be joining the likes of Facebook and Google in banning advertisements for initial coin offerings (ICO) and token sale...

Remington Outdoor Co, one of the oldest and largest gun and ammunition manufacturers in the country, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.The...

At the annual China Development Forum in Beijing on Saturday, Apple CEO Tim Cook called for stronger data privacy regulations to prevent “dire” situations...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking a court order to prevent Alliance Security, a home security firm, from using telemarketing to sell products a...

Radagast Pet Food of Portland, Ore., is recalling one lot each of Free-Range Chicken and Free-Range Turkey Recipe.The products may be contaminated with...

River Valley Sprouts is recalling its 5-oz. packages of alfalfa sprouts, garlic/alfalfa and variety sprouts, and 4-oz. Packages of alfalfa sprouts.The...

Hyundai Motor America is recalling 2,840 model year 2016-2018 Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrids.Thee vehicles are equipped with a Voltage Protection Devic...

Briggs & Stratton of Wauwatosa, Wis., is recalling about 18,300 Snapper, Simplicity and Massey Ferguson riding mowers sold in the U.S. and Canada.The r...

For the second time in a week, PDX Aromatics, doing business as Kraken Kratom, Phytoextractum, and Soul Speciosa, is again expanding earlier recalls of red...

Women in Indiana’s “corn belt” had shorter pregnancies if they were regularly exposed to glyphosate, a new peer-reviewed study has found“Glyphosate is...

News that the firm Cambridge Analytica harvested profile data from Facebook users to advertise for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and other right-win...

Lawyers representing the U.S. Justice Department and AT&T; faced off in federal court in Washington on Thursday as the government attempts to block the com...

Following in the footsteps of retailers like Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart, Citigroup has become the first major bank to restrict some gun sales.On...

A top toy company executive is pledging hundreds of millions of his own dollars to save Toys “R” Us.Isaac Larian, the CEO of MGA entertainment -- the c...

Experian has launched a free service for consumers who need to correct errors on their credit reports, saying it eliminates the need to spend money on so-c...

Craigslist announced on Friday that it’s shutting down its personal ad section.The global classified ad site made its decision in response to Congress...

Best Buy is the latest to banish Huawei phones from its shelves. In January, both AT&T; and Verizon announced they were doing the same out of concerns from...

The number of homes for sale rose in the first quarter for the first time in years, according to real estate marketplace Trulia. But it’s not good news for...

Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets of Lakewood, Colo., is recalling Natural Grocers Coconut Smiles Organic.The product may be contaminated with Salmo...

PDX Aromatics, doing business as Kraken Kratom, Phytoextractum, and Soul Speciosa, is expanding its earlier recall of certain kratom white vein powder and...

Three days after a pedestrian was struck and killed by an Uber operating in autonomous mode, Arizona police say video footage of the accident suggests the...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg has made a public statement in response to the controversy over one of its partner's illegal sale of Facebook data to a third...

Dutch financial tech firm VI Company uncovered a flaw in digital currency exchange Coinbase’s system that allowed users to add an unlimited amount of the d...

In a rare show of bipartisan cooperation, lawmakers in Washington have proposed a $1.3 trillion budget bill that would fund the government through Septembe...

Two-thirds of working millennials haven’t saved anything for retirement, according to a new report.The National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS)...

Rewards credit cards are popular with consumers. Some cards pay cash back on purchases while some provide travel perks.But consumers who load those car...

Medical bills can put a strain on a patient’s financial well-being, but bankruptcies due to medical bills aren’t as common as previous research suggests....

American Honda Motor Co. is recalling 254,568 model year 2014-2016 Honda Odysseys.The second row outboard seats have a lever to fold the seatback and s...

SMI Holdings, doing business as Stampede Meat, of Bridgeview, Ill., is recalling approximately 484,800 pounds of raw beef top sirloin steak.The product...

Ford Motor Company is recalling 5,357 model year 2015-2016 Ford Focus vehicles equipped with a 1.0L GTDI engine and 6-speed manual transmission, and model...

Ticket prices up, seat sizes down, extra charges for almost anything that can be turned into a profit center -- everything seems to be fair game for the ai...

Toyota has suspended public road testing of its autonomous car technology after this week's fatal accident involving a driverless car in Arizona. The vehic...

Google has made a $300 million commitment to elevate quality journalism and combat the spread of misinformation.The company is launching what it calls...

More retailers than ever are taking measures to curb their negative impact on the environment and win over eco-minded consumers. McDonald’s and Starbucks a...

Illegal actions by debt collectors remained a huge source of consumer complaints in 2017, according to two federal agencies filing a joint report.The F...

Whole Foods met with some of its suppliers earlier this week to share details of its new affinity program and assure its suppliers that the Amazon acquisit...

If you're busy planning your summer vacation, remember that when you choose to book airfare will have a significant impact on how much you pay for tickets....

International Harvest of Mount Vernon, N.Y., is recalling 14,620 lbs. of bulk and 24,270 bags of Organic Go Smile! Raw Coconut.The product may be conta...

Louis Garneau USA of Derby, Vt., is recalling about 1,200 bicycle helmets sold in the U.S. and Canada.The helmets do not comply with the impact require...

Standard Meat Company of Saginaw, Texas, is recalling up to 53,154 pounds of raw beef sirloin that may be contaminated with Salmonella.There have been...

Sarah Dieffenbacher borrowed $50,000 in federal student loans so she could study to become a paralegal in a program at Everest College in Ontario, Californ...

Members of Congress are calling for more oversight of Facebook after information about an estimated 50 million users was allegedly used to influence electi...

Major airlines have banded together and released a wish list of regulations that the industry would like to see the Trump administration repeal -- many of...

Federal regulators have begun an investigation of Hyundai and Kia vehicles in the U.S. following reports that airbags in certain models failed to deploy in...

United Airlines is suspending new reservations for cargo-hold pet transportations after several incidents occured last week, leading to a wave of negative...

Once Toys “R” Us completes its recently-announced liquidation, it will leave more than 700 large, empty retail spaces throughout the US. Could Amazon be po...

Half of American households (55 percent) now subscribe to at least one video streaming service, according to consulting firm Deloitte’s 12th annual digital...

Claire’s has announced that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company says it plans to pursue a financial restructuring to eliminate a “substanti...

BMW of North America is recalling 17,008 model year 2018 BMW X3 xDrive30i and X3 M40i vehicles.The rear spoiler may not have been properly attached dur...

Nissan North America is recalling 49,385 model year 2011-2012 Nissan Jukes.During an earlier recall, the fuel pressure sensor may not have been properl...

An Uber car hit and killed a woman this weekend while it was in “autonomous” mode, according to police in Tempe, Arizona. Uber confirmed in an announcement...

Facebook finds itself under fire after a weekend revelation that data on millions of its users was used in an unauthorized manner.It's being called a d...

In an effort to compete with Amazon and make more money from product searches, Google has rolled out a new program called Shopping Actions.Aware of the...

Recent reports suggest that Twitter may decide to block ads for cryptocurrency exchanges, initial coin offerings (ICO), cryptocurrency wallets, and crypto...

As internet-connected devices become more widespread, a growing number of consumers admit to spending a majority of their day online. About 26 percent...

A recent study suggests the student loan problem has grown, in part, because most borrowers had little or no understanding of the process before taking out...

The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee meets this week and is widely expected to boost a key interest rate by 0.25 percent.The Fed meeting, the firs...

A new study suggests that Splenda and other zero-calorie sugar substitutes can worsen gut inflammation, which is a symptom of Crohn’s disease.Researche...

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling 270,254 model year 2009-2012 Dodge Ram 1500 trucks currently, or ever registered, in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, In...

Nissan North America is recalling 22 model year 2018 Nissan 370Zs.The driver's side curtain airbag may have been installed incorrectly during productio...

The Trump administration said Thursday that the Russian government tried to hack the United States power grid two years ago.The announcement coincided...

The Trump administration has reportedly drawn up a plan to fight opioid addiction that includes the death penalty for drug dealers, in some cases.In an...

The “extraordinary saga” of Evian bottled water, according to the Danone Corporation, began in France in 1789, when the Marquis de Lessert drank spring wat...

Intel is banking on a new chipset to end recently discovered security concerns over flaws in the company’s chips and processors.It’s been a tough first...

A new legislation would allow consumers to finally get free credit freezes at each of the three big credit reporting bureaus following last year’s Equifax...

General Motors (GM) reportedly plans to enter the car sharing market later this summer by establishing a pilot program for owners of GM vehicles to rent th...

Following its decision to file for IPO in a non-traditional public listing, Spotify announced that its stock will start trading directly to consumers on Ap...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday that it is taking a “historic” step toward making cigarettes less addictive. The agency is co...

A federal appeals court has driven the final nail in the coffin of the fiduciary rule, an Obama Administration proposal designed to protect investors and r...

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) is recalling 99 model year 2018 Mercedes Benz C43 AMGs, C63S AMGs, E63 S AMG Sedans and E63S AMG Stationwagons fitted with AMG pe...

PDX Aromatics of Portland, Ore., doing business as Kraken Kratom, Phytoextractum, and Soul Speciosa, is recalling kratom-containing powder products.The...

Helvetia Sports of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, is recalling about 750 SwissStop EXOTherm disc brake pads.The brake pads can separate from the backpl...

For Alaska's inaugural Hempfest that Niki Raapana organized several years ago, she remembers public outcry was so intense that sponsors and planned venues...

Bankrupt toy retailer Toys "R" Us is closing all of its U.S. stores after last ditch efforts to restructure its debt failed.The company has announced i...

Current and former Tesla employees say the automaker is manufacturing a surprisingly high ratio of parts that are flawed and need to be reworked, leading t...

The U.S. Census Bureau reports that an emerging demographic trend spells trouble for future retirees. By 2030 -- 12 years from now -- senior citizens will...

A prospective net neutrality bill in the California state legislature would ban payments for the type of data cap exemptions that carriers like AT&T; and V...

iHeartMedia Inc., the parent company of iHeartRadio, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after years of struggling with $20 billion worth of debt. The...

Tax season means phishing scammers are out in force, trying to steal consumers' identities and cheat them out of their tax refunds.DomainTools, a threa...

Every year, Google gets faster and more efficient at clamping down on ads that violate its policies. In a blog post detailing its annual ‘bad ads’ statisti...

Ford Motor Company is recalling 1.3 million model year 2014-18 Ford Fusions and Lincoln MKZs.The vehicles have potentially loose steering wheel bolts t...

Volkswagen Group of America is recalling 51,352 model year 2009-2014 Volkswagen CCs, model year 2010-2014 Golfs, model year 2010-2011 Eos vehicles, model y...

Starwest Botanicals is recalling Starwest Botanicals Organic Cardamom Pods Green (Whole).The product may be contaminated with Salmonella.No illness...

Amazon of Seattle, Wash., is recalling about 260,000 AmazonBasics portable power banks.The power bank’s battery can overheat and ignite, posing fire an...

Google is banning all advertisements relating to cryptocurrency, the company recently announced.Google ads, which run on Google pages and third-party w...

A former Equifax executive has been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with selling nearly $1 million worth of shares before the compa...

A 10-month-old puppy died Monday on a United Airlines flight after a flight attendant allegedly told its owner to store the animal and its carrier in an ov...

There are many reasons consumers may need to return a purchased item to a retailer, but what most consumers may not realize is that retailers are keeping t...

Google founder and Alphabet CEO Larry Page has debuted his new autonomous flying taxi, Cora. The pilotless, fully electric flying taxi is made by Page’s ne...

The spring homebuying season is getting underway, and a couple of nasty surprises could await consumers hoping to purchase a home.Home prices are still...

The grocery delivery wars are heating up.Walmart has fired the latest shot, announcing that it will expand its fledgling grocery delivery service from...

Fitbit has expanded its wearable tech product line, jumping into the kid’s exercise tracking game and amping up its run at the smartwatch market.Fitbit...

Redbarn Pet Products of Long Beach, Calif., is expanding its earlier recall of dog chews to include all lots of the product.The products may be contami...

ICON, a Texas-based construction technology company, has made a breakthrough in affordable housing by 3D “printing” a single story, 600-800 square foot hom...

A federal judge has ruled that most of a lawsuit concerning Yahoo’s data breach, which exposed the personal information of all of its 3 billion users, can...

A procedural vote in the Senate has cleared the way for passage of revisions to the Dodd Frank Financial Reform Law, which was passed in the wake of the 20...

A recent analysis from career website Zippia suggests income inequality increased in all 50 states between 2010 and 2016, despite some people’s efforts to...

Tesla has raised the prices-per-kilowatt hour of its Supercharger stations across the country. While some states have seen 100 percent increases, the avera...

Consumers considering a major home remodeling project, with an eye toward resale, would do better to think small.In its annual Cost Vs. Value Report, R...

The cost of living rose in February, but not as much as in January. Lower gasoline prices and moderating rents helped keep inflation in check.The Labor...

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling 1,505 model year 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvios. The software for the wiper motor may incorrectly interpret the wiper motor as...

Raw Basics of Pleasant Prairie, Wis., is recalling 540-lbs. of 5lb. Tuckers Pork-Bison Boxes.The pet product may be contaminated with Salmonella.No...

Waymo, Google’s autonomous transportation subsidiary, is broadening its self-driving truck beta test and using the Atlanta metro as the hub for the trial....

The Department of Education has served notice that it plans to block states from regulating student loan servicers who are attempting to collect on past-du...

Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the world wide web, says big tech platforms are having a negative impact on competition and society. Berners-Lee penned an...

As part of its mission to crack down on spam bots, Twitter has suspended accounts linked to “tweetdecking,” or the process of mass retweeting stolen conten...

Coastal real estate markets, where big salaries have boosted home prices well beyond the national average, may get a little smaller this year.Markets l...

How much money does it take to achieve happiness and personal fulfillment? Researchers say they’ve pegged the perfect salary at $95,000 -- more than most U...

If you're headed to the beach for spring break, checking out the condition of the water before your arrive is not a bad idea.TexasBeachWatch.com, a sit...

People who dined at certain Applebee’s franchises sometime between November 2017 and January 2018 should pay extra attention to any suspicious activity on...

A federal judicial panel has decided to give the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) repeal of net neutrality an appeals hearing.The U.S. Judicia...

California is the latest to join a handful of states considering "right to repair" legislation covering today's electronic products.With nearly every g...

It’s not uncommon for medical discoveries to be made completely on accident.In 1928, Scottish physician and microbiologist Alexander Fleming came back...

Consumers were bombarded with nearly 2.75 million robocalls in February, up 24 percent over February 2017, according to YouMail, a visual voicemail service...

Findings from a new study conducted by researchers at MIT show false news gets disseminated much more quickly than real news, especially when it comes to s...

Toys “R” Us may soon liquidate many -- or perhaps all -- of its U.S.-based stores, according to a Wall Street Journal report.Sources told the Journal t...

If you were looking for a job last month, chances are you found one.The Labor Department reports the U.S. economy added 313,000 non-farm jobs in Februa...

Interstate Meat Distributors of Clackamas, Ore., is recalling approximately 14,806 pounds of ground beef and pork products that may be contaminated with E....

RockyMounts is recalling 565 Split Rail 1.25" bicycle racks, part number 11300; MonoRail 2" bicycle racks, part number 10004; SplitRail 2" bicycle racks, p...

Ford Motor Company is recalling 2,100 model year 2017-2018 Ford Taurus vehicles with mechanical key ignition systems.The keys may be able to be removed...

The first time that a newspaper reported on a Tesla driver jumping the curb and crashing into a building was 2014. The driver was a Bakersfield pharmacist...

Regulators and lawmakers are pressing forward with getting the Takata airbag inflator recall process moving.  A new hearing date is tentatively set...

Health insurance provider Cigna has announced it is acquiring pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts for $67 billion, continuing the trend of consolidat...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is turning up the heat on its promise to apply securities laws to everything relating to cryptocurrency.The...

In celebration of International Women’s Day (Mar. 8), McDonald’s decided to flip its trademark golden arches upside down. The fast food chain changed its l...

New research suggests that we’re not addicted to smartphones, but are addicted to the social interaction they can help facilitate. After reviewing lite...

Researchers at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research say new blood pressure guidelines, that have lowered targets for blood pressure readings, may b...

For the first time in 130 years, Coca-Cola plans to sell a beverage containing alcohol.The soft drink company is experimenting with Chi-Hi, a type of l...

Olli Salumeria Americana of Oceanside, Calif., is recalling approximately 3,946 pounds of ready-to-eat meat products.The products may be adulterated wi...

Sumitomo Rubber USA is recalling 138 Kelly Armorsteel KDA tires, size 11R22.5 Load Range G, manufactured December 4, 2016, to December 17, 2016.The tir...

Hyundai Motor America is recalling 154,753 model year 2011 Sonatas. In the event of a crash, the airbag control unit (ACU) may short circuit, preventing th...

Amazon announced today that recipients of Medicaid will be eligible for a discounted Prime membership of $5.99 per month -- less than half the normal rate...

BlackBerry Limited is suing Facebook over patent infringement, according to a lawsuit filed in a U.S. District Court in California.In the lengthy 117-p...

Uber’s vision for self-driving trucks and truck drivers working together to move freight around the country has become a reality. As of yesterday, those se...

Toyota, Honda, and Subaru are the car brands consumers seem to prefer most when they trade in their old vehicle, according to Edmunds' Trade In Loyalty rep...

Retailers defending themselves against the Amazon challenge have adopted a variety of tactics. Target is trying to improve the experience for both the peop...

The House Financial Services Committee is considering a bill that would increase disclosures to consumers when there is a data breach, but retailers say th...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared 23andMe to launch a direct-to-consumer DNA test for gene mutations connected to various forms of ca...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug to treat HIV patients who have not responded to other therapies and who have limited treatme...

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling nine model year 2017 Jeep Renegades equipped with a 2.4L engine.The vehicles may have a cracked oil pump housing/bal...

Washington, home to tech giants Amazon and Microsoft, is the first state to pass a net neutrality law, negating the federal government's rollback of that i...

Uber admitted last year that its former security officer and deputies had paid hackers $100,000 to destroy consumer data they had accessed and to keep the...

A Harvard professor and economist has suggested that it’s far more likely that Bitcoin will be trading at $100 in ten years rather than $100,000.  “I t...

What happens to your personal identity information once it has been compromised, such as in the Equifax data breach?It often ends up for sale on the da...

Spotify has had enough of hackers trying to engineer ways around paying for its Premium features, and it’s giving customers using those workarounds one las...

Following swift backlash from employees, United Airlines has scrapped its plans to replace quarterly employee bonuses with a lottery-based employee reward...

Amazon is said to be in early talks with JPMorgan Chase, Capital One, and other banks and financial firms about creating a “checking-account-like” product...

In another sign that the burger war is heating up, McDonald's is launching the use of fresh ground beef in its Quarter Pounders and other signature sandwic...

Sensenig Turkey Farm of Lititz, Pa., is recalling approximately 1,925 pounds of turkey sausage.The product contains wheat and soy, allergens not declar...

TruPet of Milford, Ohio, is recalling a limited amount of 2.5-oz. packages of Treat Me Crunchy Beef Delight pet treatsThe product may be contaminated w...

Ten years after the financial crisis nearly crashed the world's economy, Congress is removing some of the rules put in place to prevent a future crisis....

United Airlines is swapping out its employee bonus structure for a unique lottery-based reward system.Out are potential quarterly bonuses of $300 and i...

A drink with a plastic straw is a familiar part of the restaurant experience for diners, and placing a straw in a glass can feel like second-nature for wor...

The number of children hospitalized for opioid overdoses has doubled since 2004, a new study published in Pediatrics finds.For the study, researchers a...

Walmart announced Monday that it will roll out its meal kit service to as many as 2,000 stores nationwide this year, following an initial test in some of i...

It's well known, among consumer advocates and scammers alike, that senior citizens are particularly vulnerable to scams. But it turns out another generatio...

Nest products are expected to disappear from Amazon once the site’s current stock runs out, according to a report from Business Insider.  Amazon’s...

This has not only been a worse-than-usual flu season, consumers are being victimized by fraudulent and unapproved flu treatment products.The Food and D...

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing is recalling 55 model year 2018 Toyota Siennas built with a specific lot of 10-spoke alloy wheels from one product...

Carnivore Meat Company of Green Bay, Wis., is recalling 73 cases, of Vital Essentials Freeze-Dried Beef Nibblets Entrée for Dogs.The product may be con...

Sure, you never technically asked Equifax to monitor your personal data, but credit checks are a necessary step to securing a home, a loan, or a job. But n...

Better nutrition and breakthroughs in healthcare mean Americans are living longer. But at the same time, your chances of dying in an accident have never be...

Toyota announced Friday that it is creating a new company devoted to researching and developing self-driving vehicles and the software that makes them run....

A story going viral this week tells the unhappy tale of a man visiting West Virginia who had too much to drink and hailed an Uber to take him back to his h...

To its increasingly diverse array of services, Uber is adding Uber Health -- a non-emergency ride service that lets healthcare providers schedule rides for...

This year, tax refund season may not translate to a boost in consumer spending for retailers. Instead of spending their tax refund dollars, half of consume...

Southwest Airlines’ “$5 Happy Hour, every hour” is no more. The U.S.-based airline, which has long offered some of the cheapest prices on cocktail and beer...

Wells Fargo may not be out of the regulatory woods just yet.Whistleblowers within the bank's Wealth Advisory Division, called Wells Fargo Advisors, rep...

Beginning in April, American Airlines will offer trans-Atlantic fliers the option of a lower-priced “Basic Economy” ticket.The carrier’s overseas partn...

Northwest Naturals of Portland, Ore., is recalling frozen chicken and salmon pet food chubs.The products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogene...

The toll is rising.Equifax has confirmed that an additional 2.4 million consumers were exposed in last year's massive data breach, raising the number c...

The automotive and technology industries are moving quickly to develop driverless cars, a move that could result in a loss of independence for millions of...

Since the shooting deaths of 17 people at a South Florida high school two weeks ago, there have been predictable calls for new limits on semi-automatic wea...

Facebook has announced that it’s expanding the Jobs section of its site to 40 more countries, including Brazil, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain....

Spotify, the world’s largest music streaming service, has officially filed to go public in a risky approach called “direct listing.” The company will sell...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has decided to take a deep dive into the cryptocurrency business, according to a report from the Wall Street J...

Daimler Vans USA (DVUSA) is recalling 17 model year 2016-2017 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vans, equipped with folding seats.The unloaded vehic...