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Craig Hastings/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Whether you’re heading to the beach or a barbecue this Fourth of July holiday weekend, here’s what you need to know before hitting the highway or heading to the [Read More…]

CPSC (NEW YORK) — The Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning parents to stop using baby and infant loungers from Gorsetle US that were sold online through Amazon exclusively. The CPSC said in a Thursday [Read More…]

Pepsi (NEW YORK) — Hot dogs are synonymous with summer, so Pepsi created a new condiment that even competitive eater Joey Chestnut would add atop his all-American eats. Since cola is a classic accompaniment with [Read More…]

Ahmet Okur/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Virgin Galactic is launching its first fully commercial flight of the SpaceShipTwo space plane, the company announced. The ship will carry four people and launch around [Read More…]

Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. economy grew significantly more at the outset of this year than an initial measurement indicated, according to a major upward revision released on Thursday by the Commerce Department. [Read More…]

Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a former U.S. Postal Service letter carrier from Pennsylvania who didn’t want to work on Sundays in order to observe [Read More…]

Ahmet Okur/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Virgin Galactic is launching its first fully commercial flight of the SpaceShipTwo space plane, the company announced. The ship will carry four people and launch around [Read More…]

Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday voiced an optimistic message about the U.S. economy and downplayed the threat of a recession. “The U.S. economy has actually been quite [Read More…]

Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Across the nation, more than $20 billion is waiting to be reclaimed by citizens who may not even know they may be owed cash from “unclaimed property,” which can [Read More…]

Starbucks (NEW YORK) — Amid much back-and-forth between Starbucks and some of its workers who claim the company stopped Pride decorations from being displayed in some locations, some union employees have gone on strike to [Read More…]

Maskot/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Natasha Jackson faced what she says was pregnancy discrimination 13 years ago. She was three months pregnant with her third child when she was put on leave from her job [Read More…]

CHUYN/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Airlines have canceled more than 5,200 flights since Saturday in the U.S. and United Airlines CEO claimed the Federal Aviation Administration staffing and inexperience is partly to blame. United CEO Scott [Read More…]

IronHeart/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The federal government squandered more than $200 billion in potential fraud in its aggressive rush to prop up small businesses as the COVID-19 pandemic threatened to shatter the U.S. economy, according to [Read More…]

IronHeart/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The federal government squandered more than $200 billion in its aggressive rush to prop up small businesses as the COVID-19 pandemic threatened to shatter the U.S. economy, according to a report [Read More…]

Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Costco Wholesale is cracking down on customers sharing membership cards at the self-service checkout. The big box retailer will require shoppers at the self-checkout kiosks show their membership cards [Read More…]

American Farm Bureau (NEW YORK) — The average cost of a 4th of July cookout is slightly down, but families are still feeling the pinch of inflation and other cost catalysts on groceries. According to [Read More…]

Craig Hastings/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With less than one week to go until the Fourth of July holiday weekend, here’s what you need to know before hitting the highway or heading to the airport. [Read More…]

RapidEye/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — 3M announced Thursday it has agreed to pay $10.3 billion in settlements in response to allegations in polluted water in towns and cities across the United States with toxic chemicals. [Read More…]

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (NEW YORK) — Over seven million Baby Shark bath toys are being recalled due to a risk of injuries for kids, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The CPSC [Read More…]

Westend61/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Frozen fruit products distributed to Walmart, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Target, Aldi and AWG stores in over 30 states have been voluntarily recalled due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. SunOpta [Read More…]