News in July 2018

Psychologists looking for alternative cures for anxiety disorders were the first to become interested in the euphoria-inducing substance called MDMA, but p...

Facebook says it has removed 32 pages and accounts from both Facebook and Instagram because they were determined to be engaging in “inauthentic” behavior t...

In Virginia, 19-year-old Bailey Belcher was driving home when he noticed smoke coming out of his mother’s Kia Soul. He pulled over and got out of the car....

President Trump is holding out the threat of a government shutdown in September if Congress doesn't approve funding for a wall along the U.S. border with M...

Yet another reason to hide your cell phone before a night of heavy drinking: American shoppers spend billions while drunk shopping online, according to a n...

Rideshare provider Lyft is rolling out “Personal Plan,” a new subscription program for riders who frequently use the same route. The plan adds a new, more...

A new bill -- the Children and Media Research Advancement Act -- was introduced to the Senate last week with bipartisan support. If passed, the bill would...

Chipotle Mexican grill has temporarily shut down one of its restaurants in Ohio following more customer reports of illnesses, the chain said on Monday....

On Monday, the Uber announced that it will stop development of it self-driving trucks fleet in order to focus its efforts on self-driving cars. Employees w...

A new no smoking policy went into effect today at all federal public housing units because of a 2016 Department of Housing and Urban Affairs (HUD) rule....

In an effort to alleviate delivery bottlenecks, Tesla is testing a direct-to-consumer Model 3 delivery system for local deliveries. Chief Executive Elo...

Parents are spending significantly more on back-to-school items this year, according to an annual survey from RetailMeNot.In some cases, prices have go...

Hewlett-Packard (HP) is offering hackers a bounty of up to $10,000 if they can find vulnerabilities in the company’s printers.CNET is reporting that HP...

BMW of North America is recalling 5,594 model year 2018-2019 BMW X3 sDrive30i, X3 xDrive30i, X3 M40i and model year 2019 X4 xDrive30i & X4 M40i vehicles....

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) is recalling 20 model year 2017 Mercedes-Benz G65 AMGs.Thee vehicles may be equipped with the incorrect reverse speed limitat...

The metal-on-metal hips that Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy reportedly once regarded as the company’s "Billion Dollar Baby” are no longer on the market...

Farmers, fishermen, and bourbon distillers have been some of the early victims of the budding trade war between Washington and much of the rest of the worl...

Due to the 10 percent tariff on imported aluminum, Coca-Cola announced an increase in soda prices, as Coke cans are now more expensive to produce. CEO Jame...

Google has updated its Play Store developer policies, with the company now banning several more categories of apps. The Store has banned cryptocurrency min...

Just weeks after the last Babies “R” Us store closed its doors, Walmart is ramping up its assortment of products geared towards new parents. Last week,...

To spin a line from “The Godfather,” MoviePass’ mantra of “I’m going to make them an offer they can’t refuse” took a turn for the worse over the weekend....

The New York State Public Service Commission voted 3-0 on Friday to rescind its approval of Charter Communications' merger with Time Warner Cable.The C...

Last Friday, YouTube announced an update that allows users to stream vertical videos on their desktops with no black bars on the side. With the update, the...

Pending homes sales, a measure of real estate contracts signed but not yet closed, rose in all four regions of the country in June, suggesting that the hou...

Even though the mortgage industry has made huge technology investments in the last two years, J.D. Power and Associates finds consumer satisfaction with it...

Trek Bicycle Corporation of Waterloo, Wis., is recalling about 10,200 pairs of Bontrager Line Pro flat bicycle pedals sold in the U.S. and Canada.The s...

Volkswagen Group of America is recalling 33,168 model year 2015-2018 Volkswagen Golfs and Golf Sportwagens.The build of silicate on the shift lever mic...

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling 1,930 Mopar Stage 1 Kit Performance Packages Powertrain Control Modules (PCM) Part Numbers P5160023, P5160025, and Demon...

The motel where Ana Fuentes arrives one evening with her young daughters charges $110 for a single night and doesn’t offer weekly discounts. Fuentes asks t...

The tablets being provided to inmates in prisons all over the country come with special strings attached. Emails, for instance, can take up to 48 hours to...

The world’s biggest retailer is partnering with law enforcement agencies across the country to sell them facial recognition software. It’s not exactly a se...

A new research piece predicts travel prices will spike in 2019 thanks to escalating oil costs, a weakening U.S. dollar, pilot shortages, and a mushrooming...

The government reports the economy grew by 4.1 percent in the second quarter, the best growth rate since 2014. But despite a surge in economic activity, a...

Genetic testing services have enticed millions of people with the promise of either discovering ancestry or predicting future diseases. According to indust...

The Justice Department is investigating whether local TV station owners including Sinclair Broadcast Group and Tribune Company violated antitrust laws in t...

The California Supreme Court has ruled that the way in which nearly every retail store operates violates wage and hour laws.In most businesses, employe...

Consumers found fairly stable gas prices over the last week, even as the oil industry reported a significant drop in U.S. supplies.For the week ending...

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) is recalling 10,826 model year 2017-2018 Mercedes C300 Cabriolets, C300 4Matic Cabriolets, C43 AMG Cabriolets, C63S AMG Cabriolet...

BMW of North America is recalling five model year 2018 BMW X3 xDrive30i and X3 M40i vehicles.The rear turn signals on the outboard side panel will illu...

Pinnacle Foods of Fayetteville, Ark., is recalling Hungry Man Chipotle BBQSauced Boneless Chicken Wings.The product may be contaminated with Salmonella...

Facebook’s stocks dropped more than 20 percent in the wake of a disappointing earnings report. In a matter of hours, the company lost more than $120 billio...

The Center for Auto Safety, partnering with automotive expert Jack Gillis, has published multiple years of used car ratings in its car-buying guide, The Ca...

Have you ever felt dizzy or lightheaded -- or even passed out -- when standing up from a sitting position? This phenomenon, called orthostatic hypotension,...

Southwest airlines is still feeling the financial impact of a deadly accident that happened back in April.The Dallas-based carrier reported a strong se...

Whatever you do on Twitter, don’t change your display name to “Elon Musk.”Mr. Musk has enough on his plate to worry about, but now Twitter is being bes...

If you've started your first job and moved into your first apartment, chances are you'll shop for renters insurance.But what if you're still in college...

President Trump has taken to Twitter to voice is displeasure with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for voting to block the merger of two media c...

Alphabet’s Waymo is teaming up with five companies to expand consumer access to its fleet of self-driving vehicles, the company announced on Wednesday....

General Motors is recalling 22,043 model year 2016-2018 Cadillac CT6s.The inboard child seat anchorage bars may have had excess structural adhesive app...

BMW of North America is recalling 43 model year 2018 BMW X5 xDrive35i, X5 xDrive50i, X5 xDrive35d, and X6 sDrive35i vehicles.The pivot bolt on the fron...

Pepperidge Farm is recalling four varieties of Goldfish crackers that may be contaminated with Salmonella.No illnesses have been reported.The follo...

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood has filed a lawsuit against Navient Corporation, charging the student loan lender of targeting state residents with d...

Apple is in serious damage control over the new MacBook Pros that the company released last week -- the models the company pitched as "70 percent faster" a...

Heat waves aren’t just uncomfortable or inconvenient, as anyone living through one likely knows.Extremely hot temperatures -- which have reached record...

The women who stepped into Jason Gargac's Chevy had no idea that strangers were publicly rating their appearance from behind the comfort of a computer scre...

While summer heat waves continue to roll in, consumers who want to enjoy the nice weather will likely be going through many tubes of sunscreen to protect a...

Consumers will soon be able to purchase items on eBay using a payment method other than PayPal. On Tuesday, the online retailer announced that it will soon...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the application from Impossible Foods, confirming that a key ingredient in its meatless burgers is “gen...

The news just keeps getting worse for your local cable company.A new report from emarketer shows consumers have stepped up their pace of “cord-cutting,...

Amazon announced on Tuesday that it’s expanding its Whole Foods grocery delivery service to consumers in parts of New York City, as well as three cities in...

Flowers Foods is recalling Swiss Rolls sold under the brand names Mrs. Freshley’s, Food Lion, H-E-B, Baker’s Treat, Market Square & Great Value, and Captai...

Ross Procurement of Dublin, Calif., is recalling about 2,300 bistro chairs.The chair’s frame can break, posing a fall hazard.The company has receiv...

Volkswagen Group of America is recalling 6,633 model year 2013-2015 Audi S8s and A8s.The fuel supply line for the high pressure fuel pump may become po...

Crackers, cereal, fresh melon – no food, it seems, is safe from Salmonella, a foodborne pathogen that is making people sick and forcing companies to recall...

The car rental landscape has completely changed from the old pick-it-up-at-the-airport days. Slowly over the last five years, the game has shifted toward r...

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has published a new policy statement warning that chemicals commonly added to food can harm children's health....

Tesla reportedly asked some automotive suppliers to refund money the company has already spent in its effort to achieve profitability. According to The...

Sales of existing homes fell for a third straight month in June, and Realtors say there is one overriding reason: there aren't enough homes to meet demand....

Chick-fil-A consistently tops customer satisfaction surveys, with consumers praising both its service and its food.Soon, customers can leave with some...

Volkswagen Group of America is recalling 237,947 model year 2005-2008 Audi A4 Sedans, A4 Avants, S4 Avants & S4 Sedans, model year 2007-2008 RS4 Sedans, mo...

Achieva Rubber is recalling 284 Innova Ultra Runner tires sizes 5.30-12-in., 6-ply & 4.80-12-in 4-ply with the date code rage of 0114 through 3917.The...

Mondelēz Global is recalling Ritz Cracker Sandwiches and Ritz Bits sold in the U.S., including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.These products c...

Ford Motor Company is recalling 504,182 model year 2013-2014 Ford Escapes and model year 2013-2016 Ford Fusions equipped with six-speed automatic transmiss...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is lowering the boom on any charity that maliciously asserts that it’s raising money on behalf of servicemen and veteran...

Questions continue to be raised about the safety of amphibious duck boats, even as federal and state investigations begin into the sinking of one of the cr...

Facebook has suspended the Boston-based analytics firm Crimson Hexagon after reports indicated that the company’s contracts with other countries -- includi...

Snapchat users who used the platform’s Snapcash feature to send and receive money from other users will have to find a new way to do so by the end of the n...

Consumers aren't the only ones affected by massive data breaches. Businesses get hurt as well, and in many cases suffer significant damage.A case in po...

Members of the U.S. Senate have dropped their attempt to block President Trump from lifting trade restrictions on the Chinese telecommunications company ZT...

A small number of security lanes at London's Heathrow Airport are currently using new scanners which could one day lead to the removal of liquid restrictio...

AT&T; has disclosed the next three markets to receive 5G wireless services, adding Charlotte and Raleigh in North Carolina and Oklahoma City, Okla.By t...

American Honda Motor Co. is recalling 13 model year 2018 Honda Civics.The manufacturing date area of the certification labels may have random character...

H-E-B is recalling two variety packs of Creamy Creations ice cream and sherbets in 3-oz., cups.Broken metal was found in processing equipment during ro...

More Wells Fargo customers may be in line for refunds.The bank, which was hit with huge fines in 2016 after it opened checking and credit card accounts...

For parents of toddlers who have food allergies, or parents who simply want their kids to develop a healthier palette, the formula sold under the brand nam...

In an unanimous vote likely to quash the deal, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted against approval of Sinclair Broadcast Group’s purchas...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced it is considering a change in its policy that would allow imports of certain prescription drugs in an...

McDonald's salads are now blamed for making 163 people sick in 10 states. Three people have reportedly been hospitalized.The Food and Drug Administrati...

On Thursday, the White House launched its “Pledge to America’s Workers,” an initiative which seeks to train and prepare workers for computer and data-based...

Motorists will get an unexpected break at the gas pump this weekend as gasoline prices have declined three cents a gallon in the last few days.The AAA...

Last month, a federal judge in Washington dismissed a suit from the Justice Department that sought to block the merger between AT&T; and Time Warner. The j...

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing is recalling 114,998 model year 2007-2011 Lexus GS350 & GS450h, model year 2006-2013 IS350, and model year 2010-20...

Win Opportunity Knocks, doing business as Ottomanelli Wholesale Meats of St. Petersburg, Fla., is recalling approximately 6,020 pounds of fresh and frozen,...

Hy-Vee of West Des Moines, Iowa, is recalling its Hy-Vee Spring Pasta Salad.The product may be contaminated with Salmonella.Approximately 20 illnes...

A lawsuit filed by 20 states could have a huge impact on the millions of consumers who still have health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), als...

U.S. tariffs imposed on a wide variety of imports will likely raise prices for consumers, and some of the price increases may come in unexpected places....

Amazon’s Prime Day continues to grow each year, and the 2018 event was no different. The company is hailing it as the “biggest global shopping event,”...

This morning, Comcast announced it will no longer be in the mix to acquire 21st Century Fox and its film and television assets. Instead, the company will f...

The United States State Department has updated its travel advisory for the country of Mexico. The agency’s warning to American citizens going to Mexico is...

On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld Philadelphia’s tax on sweetened beverages. The State Supreme Court ruled that the 1.5-cent-per-ounce le...

People are living longer and many are staying on the job long past the traditional retirement age of 65.But when Bankrate recently surveyed millennials...

In an effort to give more control over followers lists, Instagram is in the testing stages of a new feature that would allow users to easily remove followe...

The first Republican House member has joined Democrats to support a rollback of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) dismantling of net neutrality...

BMW’s car-sharing company ReachNow is launching a brand new service in Seattle that’s ready to compete with the likes of Uber and Lyft. Launching today...

Based on a new study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), researchers suggest that digital media use in teens could have an...

Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Apple, Sony Crackle, Google Play… and now Walmart might be jumping into the video streaming game.As if it’s not crowded enough a...

A teardown of the Tesla Model 3 from engineering firm Munro & Associates has revealed that Tesla’s Model 3 could actually be a profitable vehicle, which go...

You think nothing of ordering a pizza for home delivery, but pancakes?IHOP, which has restored its brand name after briefly changing it to IHOb to prom...

In a new update, Uber will be releasing a lineup of tools designed to not only make communication easier between drivers and riders, but also make pickups...

Homebuilders cut back sharply on construction last month, a bad sign for the U.S. housing market, which is already struggling with record-low inventories o...

New Seasons Market of Portland, Ore., is recalling an undetermined amount of ready-to-eat sesame noodle chicken salad.The product contains peanuts, an...

Hain Celestial Canada is recalling Europe's Best brand Field Berry Mixes.The products may be contaminated with Salmonella.There have been no report...

Ford is the latest automaker to come to terms with consumers whose Ford vehicles are equipped with lethally-defective Takata airbags.The company will p...

Uber is currently being investigated by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for gender disparities in pay and hiring practices...

While Amazon’s annual Prime Day sales event is underway, thousands of the company’s warehouse workers in Europe are on strike demanding better working cond...

Earlier this month, Lyft announced its acquisition of the bike-sharing company Motivate -- the most widely used bike-share company in the United States. No...

Apple MacBook lovers are enjoying Christmas in July as the tech giant’s new 13-inch and 15-inch models are out and Apple is hoping consumers find the new m...

The average new car price is going up, thanks to increased purchases of trucks and SUVs. However, monthly payments on leases are going down.Kelley Blue...

Rents have surged in recent years, along with the price of homes. But the skyrocketing rents don't fall on consumers equally.A new report from real est...

Adidas reported on Monday that it will be committing to only using recycled plastics by 2024.The company pledged to stop using “virgin” plastic in all...

The Beautiful Pig of Longview, Wash., is recalling an undetermined amount of ready-to-eat and raw pork and beef products. The products were produced, pa...

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) is recalling 399 model year 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLA250s and GLA250 4Matics.The child seat top tether anchorage point on the ce...

As Amazon's Prime Day gets underway this afternoon, other retailers aren't casually standing around.Target and Walmart are offering up deals of their o...

When faced with criticism, CEO Elon Musk has shown a tendency to lash out with defensive statements or claims about his critics, but none have quite reache...

The latest release of Google Chrome -- Chrome 67 -- is a good news, bad news story. The company has taken measures to beef up protection against cyber atta...

On the ground, most of us are subjected to relentless sales pitches every day, from robocalls to pop-up ads on the internet.But if you think taking an...

Over the past two years, consumers have been benefiting from competition between wireless companies, as cell phone providers have been rolling out unlimite...

On Saturday, a Twitter spokesperson confirmed that the site had removed two accounts: @GUCCIFER_2 and @dcleaks. The accounts are believed to have been used...

Tesla's Model 3 electric vehicle has yet to receive an official NHTSA safety rating, but a real-world account of its performance in a crash suggests the ve...

On Sunday, a special committee of the board of directors of Papa John’s met to discuss the future of founder John Schnatter with the pizza chain. The group...

Since the Great Recession, homeownership rates for millennials have been lower than previous generations at the same stage in life, and a new report from t...

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) is recalling 1,701 model year 2018 Mercedes-Maybach S560s & S560 4Matics & Mercedes S450s 4Matic, S450, S560, S560 4Matics, and S...

A state court jury in St. Louis has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $4.7 billion in damages to 22 women and their families who say the company's talcum po...

On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 3-1 to stop reviewing informal consumer complaints. Under the revised rules, informal consum...

An unknown person or group that apparently collects Bitcoin is exploiting consumers’ longstanding concerns about the outside monitoring of users’ internet...

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Commerce lifted its ban preventing China’s ZTE from receiving goods from U.S. companies. The Commerce Department prev...

In a lengthy blog post published today, Microsoft President Bradford L. Smith wrote of the potential risks that come with facial recognition software, as h...

Facebook is currently under investigation from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Justice Department, and the FBI, as authorities from these...

The U.S. Justice Department says it will appeal a judge's decision that allowed AT&T; to acquire Time Warner, even though the deal has already been complet...

Seven major fast food chains have agreed to cease using employee contracts that include “no poach” clauses. The restaurants include: Arby’s, Carl’s Jr., Mc...

​More than 100 people in Iowa and Illinois have been sickened from a parasite possibly found in McDonald’s salads, regulators from the two states said Thur...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has wrapped up the first compliance sweep of automobile dealerships in a self-examination of the effectiveness of its re...

The price of gasoline has remained stable over the last week, even as oil prices have remained volatile.The AAA Fuel Gauge Survey shows the national av...

Nissan North America is recalling 104,762 model year 2011 Versa sedans and model year 2011-2012 Versa hatchbacks ever registered in Arizona, Arkansas, Dela...

MyNicNaxs of Deltona, Fla., is recalling all lots of various dietary supplements that were distributed nationwide.The products contain active pharmaceu...

General Motors is recalling 66 model year 2016-2018 Chevrolet Malibus.During servicing, a Passenger Presence System (PPS) may have been installed that...

On Wednesday, Senators overwhelmingly voted in support of a resolution that would require Congress to give approval before President Trump imposes trade ba...

A former Tesla employee, accused of sabotage by the company after he went public with a number of allegations, has now reportedly filed a "whistleblower ti...

California, the most populous state in the nation, has hit its 2020 target for cutting back on greenhouse gas emissions.The California Air Resources Bo...

Uber has laid off its self-driving car operators in Pittsburgh, as the company continues to work on fine-tuning its autonomous vehicle program.The comp...

Samsung announced on Thursday that it’s building a “customer care center” in Greenville, South Carolina as part of its continued effort to emphasize connec...

Delta Air Lines has decided to pull back on its flight schedule starting this fall thanks to rising fuel costs.In the wake of a $2 billion bump in its...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has pledged to fund the securing of clean water for any homes in Flint, Michigan that still have contaminated water. “Please...

Millions of Amazon Prime members are preparing for the retailer’s annual Prime Day, which has turned into one of the major shopping days of the year.Th...

In an effort to regain users’ trust in the popular social media site, Twitter will be removing millions of fake accounts from users’ followers lists starti...

The cost of living barely budged in June, but so did workers' wages.The Labor Department reports the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.1 percent last m...

Afandina Halal of Long Island City, N.Y., is recalling an undetermined amount of raw poultry products that did not undergo federal inspection.There hav...

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling 1,837 model year 2018 Dodge Journeys and RAM 1500s, 2500s and 3500s.The backup camera may experience a loss of image...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wants to change its rules for handling informal consumer complaints, and Democrats in Congress are concerned th...

Digital rights advocacy group Electronic Frontier Foundation has uncovered evidence that a chain of California malls is sending data about shoppers to a co...

The landscape for the disabled traveler is changing quickly and proactively. With an estimated 100 million disabled travelers a year accounting for more th...

The Trump administration has published a list of Chinese goods that may be subjected to 10 percent tariffs. The list includes over 6,000 goods, including f...

The FBI has arrested a former engineer at Apple on charges of stealing company secrets on behalf of a Chinese start up.A complaint, filed in federal di...

Today, 7-Eleven stores are offering consumers a free small Slurpee between the hours of 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. in celebration of being in business for 91 years...

Walmart, the country’s largest retailer, has long been absent from the country’s largest city -- New York. The chain has not had one retail location within...

Only a few years ago, Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne was decisively against entering into the electric vehicle market. When the company released its f...

As any motorist will tell you, gasoline prices have hit their highest point in years, cutting into many consumers' budgets.Because of that, some econom...

In May, Americans quit their jobs at the fastest rate in almost two decades. According to MarketWatch, the shift shows a growing confidence in the economy,...

The government's Producer Price Index (PPI), a measure of inflation for goods and services at the wholesale level, rose 0.3 percent in June after rising 0....

Ford Motor Company is recalling 25 model year 2017-2018 Ford Edges and model year 2017 Lincoln MKZs.On vehicles with 2.0L gas engines and six-speed aut...

On the day of its official release, technology security gurus are raising a red flag over Apple’s new security feature, USB Restricted Mode.The feature...

Whole Foods, the Amazon-owned grocery store, announced today that it will be offering customers a $10 credit to use during Prime Day. Customers will receiv...

President Trump has renewed his on-again, off-again criticism of prescription drug prices.The president took to Twitter to call out Pfizer and others a...

Attorney generals from 11 states are investigating the fast food industry’s practice of barring employees from switching jobs within a franchise.So-cal...

Once upon a time, airline passengers almost always got a free meal with their flight. Then came cost-cutting, and food options were literally reduced to pe...

Last month, the International House of Pancakes (IHOP) made news when it announced a name change to promote its new burger menu -- IHOb.After less than...

Uber is investing in an electric scooter company called Lime as part of a $335 million financing round led by Alphabet’s venture arm, GV (formerly Google V...

Many consumers take multivitamins or supplements as a quick and easy way to improve their health. However, a growing body of research suggests that popular...

Tesla has opened up its Model 3 Online Design Studio to everyone in the US and Canada, including those who haven’t plunked down a $1,000 deposit for a rese...

If you subscribe to HBO, get ready for some changes. AT&T;, the new owner, has served notice that the premium content provider, acquired in the Time Warner...

In an effort to prevent users from uploading and spreading false information in times of crisis, YouTube is rolling out a new plan to help the public get a...

Ford Motor Company is recalling 5,645 model year 2018 Ford Expeditions, F-150s, and Lincoln Navigators equipped with 3.5L GTDI V6 engines.The vehicles...

Radagast Pet Food of Portland, Ore., is recalling three lots of Rad Cat Raw Diet Free-Range Chicken Recipe that maybe contaminated with Listeria monocytoge...

Despite safety concerns and numerous complaints made by travelers, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says it has found no need to regulate airline...

Nissan Motor Co. has admitted to falsifying auto-emissions and fuel-economy data, in what is now a second compliance scandal for the company.Based on r...

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has suspended payments to health insurers with a large number of sick Obamacare clients.The agency...

Cannabis companies who claim that their products shrink tumors or perform other miracles have never been very popular with the Food and Drug Administration...

Timehop announced today that the company suffered a major data security breach on July 4. The app reminds social media users of posts from their past, and...

Health officials say a parasite discovered in Del Monte vegetable trays has caused more than 200 consumers in multiple Midwest states to become ill. As...

The top 10 cryptocurrencies enjoyed a nice ride last week, with Bitcoin and Ethereum leading the way; the assets were up nearly 4 percent and 6 percent, re...

A growing number of new cars use a keyless ignition. As long as drivers have possession of a key fob, the car starts with the push of a button.As we re...

Starbucks announced on Monday that it intends to phase out plastic straws at all of its stores. The transition from straws to recyclable plastic lids with...

After a series of disappointments, a major drug company has reported promising clinical trial results from its drug to treat Alzheimer's disease.Massac...

A team of Harvard-led scientists is seeing positive results after testing a multi-strain HIV vaccine -- dubbed the “mosaic” -- in humans. The researchers f...

Tillamook Country Smoker of Bay City, Ore., is recalling approximately 102 pounds of ready-to-eat beef jerky.The product may contain monosodium glutama...

On Friday, China accused the U.S. of starting “the largest trade war in economic history” by imposing 25 percent tariffs on $34 billion dollars’ worth of C...

Businesses and government agencies across the world now suffer data breaches on a weekly basis, but they often leave out specific details about the scope o...

California's tough net neutrality bill, stripped of much of its enforcement powers by a legislative committee, is tough once again.The bill's author, S...

On Sunday, Tesla announced that it finally achieved its goal of producing 5,000 Model 3 units in a week.Tesla said it expects to produce 6,000 Model 3...

For the second consecutive year, federal student loan interest rates are going up.For the 2018-2019 school year, loans in the federal direct loan progr...

Apple Music now has more paying subscribers per month in the United States than Spotify.Based on confidential details shared with Digital Music News, a...

Remember the old adage “if it seems too good to be true, it probably is?” That’s what MoviePass’ three million users might be thinking after the company ad...

With Toys “R” Us stores now permanently closed, sources say Amazon is planning to publish a holiday toy catalog of its own. The catalog would take the plac...

A new study published in BMU Diabetes & Care found that working over 45 hours per week is linked to an increased risk of diabetes in women. However, decrea...

Starting July 31st, Netflix users will no longer be able to leave written reviews for movies or TV shows on the company’s website. According to an email Ne...

If you've noticed that the prices at your local gas stations have been going up and down like a yoyo lately, you can blame it on the fickle price of oil....

More people found jobs last month, but even more were looking for one, so the nation's unemployment rate rose to 4 percent, from 3.8 percent in May. The ec...

Mazda North America Operations is recalling 269,618 model year 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 and 2004 MPV vehicles nationwide.Also being reca...

The Butcher's Blend is recalling extra lean ground beef products sold in Ontario, Canada, that may be contaminated with E. coli O157.There have been no...

Fresh off the rollout of a new version of Gmail, Google is now trying to quell a potential storm over reports that it gives developers access to read and a...

A new study led by Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health has found that children and adolescents whose mothers follow five healthy habits...

Amazon’s cashier-less stores -- Amazon Go -- will be opening a second location this fall in Seattle.The first store in Amazon’s homebase of Seattle ope...

A coalition of advocacy groups have filed a lawsuit against the federal government and Attorney General Jeff Sessions in an attempt to stop enforcement of...

Many smartphone users are paranoid that their phone is secretly listening to their conversations in order to serve up targeted ads. To find out whether tha...

Facebook has announced that it’s shutting down three of its apps due to low usage. The apps that will be shut down include Hello, tbh, and Moves.In a b...

The U.S. Commerce Department is allowing China’s ZTE to partially resume business operations while regulators mull over whether its seven-year ban should b...

Consumers are increasingly turning to Netflix for their video entertainment, preferring the platform's video-on-demand model to traditional television....

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has stopped a group of San Diego-based marketing companies from conducting free trial offers that the agency called dece...

Competition in the restaurant business is heating up and consumers are benefiting from it.The 2018 American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) finds fu...

Volkswagen Group of America is recalling 821 model year 2018 Volkswagen Atlas and Tiguan vehicles.The passenger front airbag may tear or not properly u...

Samsung users are grumbling about their Galaxy S9 and Note 8 phones randomly sending out photos and texts to people in their contact list. The glitch repor...

When Uber purchased the dockless electric bikeshare company Jump earlier this year, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi explained at the time that the company’s ultimate...

Two weeks after leaking details of its 2018 Prime Day, Amazon has made it official. The discounted shopping period for Prime members will start on July 16...

There are several things consumers can do to raise their credit score, but carrying a credit card balance is not one of them.Yet, a new survey from Cre...

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce issued a report on Monday arguing that President Trump’s trade tariffs could risk a global trade war that could negatively aff...

A new report conducted by New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission argues that a minimum pay standard should be established for drivers who work for m...

At the end of May, Sears announced that it would be closing 63 stores from a total of 100 underperforming stores. Now, the retailer has added ten more Sear...

Just weeks after completing its acquisition of Time Warner, AT&T; is boosting the price of one of its video streaming services by $5 a month.During the...

Nueske's Meat Products of Wittenberg, Wis., is recalling approximately 12,946 pounds of pork products.The products may contain brown rice flour and gly...

BRP U.S., of Sturtevant, Wis., is recalling about 13,300 model year 2018 Can-Am Outlander and Renegade all-terrain vehicles (ATVs).Fuel can spray from...

Volkswagen Group of America is recalling 2,564 model year 2003 Volkswagen Passat sedan, Jetta, Jetta wagon, Golf, EuroVan, EuroVan Camper Van and EuroVan C...

A United Airlines jet was potentially minutes from disaster Sunday when the cabin filled with smoke, prompting an emergency evacuation.The Washington A...

Seattle has become the latest city to crack down on the use of single-use plastic products.On Sunday, the city implemented a ban on plastic straws, ute...

Google is continuing its drive towards seamlessness between browsers and devices by introducing "Messages for Web" for Android phone users.For mobile u...

Tesla has struggled this year to hit its goal of producing at least 5,000 Model 3 vehicles per week, but the company has finally achieved that milestone....

Millions of Americans are hitting the road this week for the Independence Day holiday, and they'll pay less for gasoline than they did on Memorial Day....

In a 747-page document released to Congress on Friday, Facebook acknowledged that it had data-sharing agreements with 52 hardware and software companies....

The Canadian government has slapped new tariffs on a range of U.S. exports, retaliating for the Trump administration's tariffs on steel and aluminum.Th...

Helmets R Us of Tacoma, Wash., is recalling about 9,700 Rollerblade helmets.The helmets do not meet the federal safety standard, posing a risk of head...

Continental Tire the Americas is recalling 3,917 Conti Coach HA3 tires, size 315/80R22.5 157/154 L, with DOT codes A372KWUU 3517 through A372KWUU 1618....

Volkswagen Group of America is recalling 10,206 model year 2018 VW Atlas, Passat, Beetle, Beetle Convertible, Golf, Golf SportWagen & GTI. and Audi Q5 & SQ...