With the holiday shopping season revving up, it’s a good time for consumers to take a close look at toy safety. Although parents have every right to expect the toys they purchase to be safe, defective toys remain an ongoing problem.
Record Number of Americans to Hit the Road This Week
The American Auto Association (AAA) estimates that 48.7 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Thanksgiving – the most Thanksgiving travelers since 2007 and an increase of one million travelers compared with last year.
Thanksgiving is a huge culinary undertaking which takes patience, skill, planning – and adherence to some basic food safety practices.
Chefs should remember that a safe meal is just as important as a delicious one and when preparing Thanksgiving for family and friends this year, stick to the food safety basics: clean, separate, cook and chill.
A federal judge approved one of the largest settlements in U.S. history earlier this week, paving the way for German auto giant Volkswagen to make amends with U.S. owners of VWs (Beetles, Golfs, Jettas and Passats) as well as Audis impacted by the emissions cheating scandal.
Internet giant Yahoo is facing mounting lawsuits following a massive data breach. Read More.
One of the Internet’s oldest email services, Yahoo has more than one billion monthly users.
Last month, Yahoo announced it had been the victim of 2014 breach in which at least 500 million Yahoo accounts were stolen from the company in an unprecedented hack – possibly by a state-sponsored actor.
As record temps scorch portions of the country, experts are warning about the dire consequences of extreme heat. High heat poses risks for everyone, but many are unaware of the significant risks soaring thermometers have on the elderly – who do not adjust as well as young people to extreme weather changes.
Increasing numbers of baby boomers are channeling Dennis Hopper – the freewheeling biker in the iconic ‘60s film Easy Rider – and taking to the roads on motorcycles.
In California, Department of Motor Vehicles stats show that baby boomers make up 56 percent of nearly 1.4 million Californians licensed to operate motorcycles, while only 30 percent of Class M licenses are held by people ages 16 through 40.
The Pokemon Go craze has made people go – both literally and figuratively – over the edge. Two men fall off cliff while playing.
The new location based mobile app, in which players try to catch exotic monsters from the Japanese cartoon franchise, Pokemon Go has grabbed headlines lately – with players falling off cliffs, getting trapped in caves and crashing cars – all for the want of a Pokémon character.
