U.S. consumers may experience low gas prices during the summer, so long as the refinery maintenance finishes smoothly and crude oil stays cheap. For some people, $2 per gallon is possible… so long as there are no unanticipated issues. AAA doesn’t believe the national average is going to rise above $3 a gallon for the […]
The Broken Arrow, OK. Blue Bell Ice Cream plant has been shut down temporarily over an outbreak of listeria. The company announced it was shuttering the plant operations out of an immense amount caution in order to find the potential cause for the contamination. Blue Bell said the Food and Drug Administration is examining the […]
Opening weekend of year’s most anticipated movie is here… Furious 7 hit theaters April 3. And, the opening is bitter sweet for Cody Walker, the late Paul Walker’s brother. Cody admitted that he felt anxious and rather emotional about watching Furious 7 for the first time. Before his off-set fiery crash, Paul had filmed a […]
Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown announced strict and unprecedented mandatory water use restrictions to address the state’s horrifying drought crisis that’s approaching crisis levels. Gov. Brown said where they were currently standing for the press conference should have been five feet of snow, not dry grass. The citizens of the state must come together, saving water […]
A California Girl Scout troop got a little help from “Forrest Gump” – something they’re bound not to forget anytime soon. Tom Hanks choose to purchase five boxes of cookies from the troop, raising their spirits. And, when he purchased his own, Hanks helped them to get more people to buy their cookies. The incident […]
Blue Bell, a Texas-based company, announced March 13 that it was recalling various ice cream products after three people died upon eating tainted foodborne illness product. It’s the company’s first ever recall in its 108-year history. All products that were produced on the machine linked to the listeria issue has been identified and taken out […]
Popular social networking website Facebook has turned its attention towards the e-commerce market, with the acquisition of TheFind, a start-up shopping search site based in Mountain View, Calif. While a deal has been reached, terms have not been made public. TheFind, which began in 2006, lets shoppers look through hundreds of different websites for various […]
A new petition is urging Facebook to get rid of its “feeling fat” status emoticon, claiming it’s hurtful. The campaign from “Endangered Bodies”, an activist group, claims the popular social network is endorsing body shaming and needs to remove the “fat” options from its present moods feature. Catherine Weingarten, writing on the petition page, said […]
Fiat Chrysler has begun a major safety recall of more than 700,000 sports utility vehicle and minivans in the U.S. over faulty ignition switches. The vehicles set in the recall are the 2008 through 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town and Country minivans. The 2009 to 2010 Dodge Journey SUVs are also being recalled. […]
The White House was on lockdown after a souvenir truck that caught fire caused a loud bang on a nearby street. The incident happened just as President Barack Obama was set to leave for the 50th anniversary of the Selma civil Right march. The security alert took place right before Obama and the family was […]