Site Archives

Headline News

Consumer Action updates daily, headline news from a variety of news sources. The archive provides access in reverse chronological order, grouped by year, than month to allow for easier browsing.

 1 2 3 >  Last ›

2020

November

Nov 30, 2020

• Headlines | There are limits to COVID-19 tests
• Headlines | How government incentives shaped the nursing home business
• Headlines | Preparing your children for a holiday with less
• Headlines | Health experts urge Americans to take restrictive measures

Nov 27, 2020

• Headlines | Biden has the power to make the CFPB more aggressive thanks to Trump

Nov 26, 2020

• Headlines | Why it’s safer to use a credit card, not debit

Nov 25, 2020

• Headlines | What happens to working parents when schools shut down?
• Headlines | Why Black Americans are hesitant about a vaccine
• Headlines | DoorDash settles lawsuit over pocketing workers’ tips
• Headlines | Realtors must now offer transparency on commissions
• Headlines | Four online safety myths that parents should know

Nov 24, 2020

• Headlines | Shop safe. The scammers are coming for you
• Headlines | GM to recall nearly 6M trucks with Takata air bags
• Headlines | AstraZeneca’s vaccine easy and cheap to produce, appears effective
• Headlines | GM flips to California’s side in pollution fight with Trump
• Spanish Headlines | ONU: Confinamientos redujeron emisión de contaminantes
• Spanish Headlines | Western Union cierra en Cuba; remesas vendrán por otras vías

Nov 23, 2020

• Spanish Headlines | GM cambia al bando de California en disputa contra Trump
• Headlines | Is the car owner’s manual history?
• Headlines | Why did this predatory lender get government aid?
• Headlines | Biden pushes stimulus deal in preparation for renewed recession
• Headlines | Despite officials’ pleas, Thanksgiving travel could reach a peak
• Headlines | These items in your home are harming sea animals
• Headlines | For families of color, pandemic brings outsized financial hit
• Headlines | Grocery store rationing is back

Nov 21, 2020

• Spanish Headlines | Columna: Alexa puede ser clave para el inminente dominio de Amazon en el mercado de la salud

Nov 20, 2020

• Headlines | Secret Sister Facebook scam: ‘Gift exchange’ con returns
• Headlines | Evictions are moving forward even though the CDC has banned them
• Spanish Headlines | Sin papeles ni trabajo: los vendedores ambulantes de Queens
• Spanish Headlines | 8 consejos para comprar alimentos saludables
• Spanish Headlines | EEUU: Millones de trabajadores reciben asistencia pública

Nov 19, 2020

• Headlines | Do you really want Amazon’s drugstore knowing your medical condition?
• Headlines | Think Obamacare plans cost a lot? Not always true
• Headlines | Calls for Biden to cancel student debt grow
• Headlines | Coronavirus is airborne. Why are we still scrubbing surfaces?
• Headlines | How private Is my pay app?
• Spanish Headlines | Crisis alimentaria: 1 de cada 5 estadounidenses recurre a los bancos de alimentos
• Spanish Headlines | LAPD prohíbe el uso de sistemas de reconocimiento facial de terceros e inicia una investigación

Nov 18, 2020

• Headlines | FAA lifts ban on Boeing 737 Max
• Headlines | Nursing home residents “set up” to die in pandemic
• Headlines | FDA authorizes first rapid Covid-19 self-testing kit
• Headlines | New Pfizer results: Coronavirus vaccine is 95% effective
• Headlines | Financial watchdog should become stronger under Biden
• Spanish Headlines | Cómo entender tus (múltiples) puntajes de crédito

Nov 17, 2020

• Headlines | Black homeowners are twice as likely to have to return to renting than whites
• Headlines | Biden fills economic posts with experts on systemic racism
• Headlines | For small-business owners, a shifting landscape of resources
• Headlines | Biden’s first economic test: the size and urgency of stimulus efforts
• Spanish Headlines | EEUU: Regresa escasez de productos por rebrote de COVID-19
• Spanish Headlines | La gran novedad tecnológica sobre el coronavirus se puede usar y te monitorea sin parar

 1 2 3 >  Last ›