Pack your bags and get the kids in the car. It’s time to take your late summer vacation! Drivers are seeing some relief at the pump. At the start of August, gas prices are lower than they have been in four years. Gasbuddy.com, which tracks gas prices around the nation, said the national average price […]
The website General Motors has provided to the public about their vehicle recalls – that includes the deadly ignition switch problem – has provided false information. That’s according to information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. When customers entered in their vehicle’s identification number to learn if their car was a part of the […]
Hyundai Motor Co. has issued a recall of nearly 883,000 Sonata mid-sized sedans sold in the United States as well as Puerto Rico due to a possible faulty transmission-shift cable that can lead to a crash. The company’s recall affects certain 2011-2014 Sonata vehicles where the transmission-shift cable could possibly come apart from the shift-lever […]
A new kind of malware, known as Backoff, is hitting restaurants, retailers and other businesses, and its attacking the remote-desktop applications utilized by point-of-sale systems to get customer information, which includes credit card information. Both the U.S. Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security released inforamtion about the malware, saying it’s so new that […]
The American Red Cross is urging donors of every blood type to give due to a nationwide blood shortage. In a press release, the agency asked eligible donors to make and show up to donation appointments to keep an emergency situation from occurring. The Red Cross said blood donations have dropped eight percent since May, […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a statement saying the agency would investigate caffeine powders and consider regulatory actions after a Ohio high school student died after taking the widely available powder. The caffeine powder can be purchased through the Internet is typically added to drinks before exercise to give the user a […]
Verizon Wireless, the U.S. largest wireless carrier, is set to launch a nationwide loyalty program for its 100-million-plus subscribers. But, it’s got a twist. If people want to earn points for every dollar they spend, Verizon will need their subscribers’ consent to track their movements to better target ads that match their customers’ interest. Verizon […]
A voluntary nationwide fruit recall from a California packing company is in progress right now due to listeria contamination. The affected fruit include the following: Whole white or yellow peaches White or yellow nectarines Plums Pluots (apricot-plum hybrids) These fruits were packaged from June 1 to July 12. The recall was prompted after Wawona Packaging […]
It’s not just the pain and anguish of the family members who lost loved ones in the crash of Malaysia Airliner 17 and caused an increase of conflict in Ukraine; it’s also the pain and anguish that could hit the gas pumps. When news broke that the Malaysian Airliner was brought down by a missile, […]
Both KFC and McDonald’s restaurants in China have quit using meat that comes from a Shanghai company upon media reports that the supplier allegedly uses expired chicken and beef, which triggered local food safety officials to begin an investigation. The program aired Sunday on Shanghai-based Dragon TV, which showed secret camera footage of meat-processing facility […]