News Headlines

Taken from the front pages of newspapers around the nation, News Headlines is your source for consumer issues. Access current and archived News Headlines collected by Consumer Action. News Headlines are listed in reverse chronological order, grouped by year, then month to allow for easier browsing.

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2019

November

Nov 08, 2019

• A tiny pharmacy is identifying big problems with Zantac, etc.
• Airbnb CEO pledges to verify all 7 million listings
• What if the road to single-payer led through the states?

Nov 07, 2019

• Silicon Valley lawmakers propose federal privacy agency
• Medicaid’s dark secret
• These beauty product ads aren’t real
• The 100-year family

Nov 06, 2019

• Facebook reveals new privacy mishap involving apps for groups
• ‘Game-changer’ warrant let detective search genetic database
• AT&T to pay $60 million over misleading ‘unlimited’ data plans
• Apple, TikTok draw congressional rebuke for skipping hearing

Nov 05, 2019

• How photos of your kids are powering surveillance technology
• Sallie Mae expands into credit cards
• Get more control over the banking data shared with financial apps
• A couple’s $161,000 debt was forgiven after applications were rejected
• Por qué congelar tu crédito por sí solo no detiene el robo de identidad
• Esta enfermera necesita revisar su balance en el Seguro Social. He aquí cómo comprobar el suyo
• EEUU: Recomiendan exigir que ciclistas usen casco
• Florida sopesa prohibiciones a bloqueadores solares

Nov 04, 2019

• Government protects our food and cars. Why not our data?
• Congress can help lower your hotel bills
• ‘Free trials’ are costing Americans a fortune
• An ex-Trump official says student debt needs to be cancelled
• I accidentally uncovered a nationwide scam on Airbnb
• ‘He cubierto la crisis de vivienda de California durante años. Pero vivirla es una historia diferente’

Nov 01, 2019

• Getting money from class actions may become easier
• PG&E will credit customers subject to Oct. 9 blackouts
• Hotel rooms listed for astronomical rates during fires
• All the ways to donate Halloween candy

October

Oct 31, 2019

• For many families, the costs of long-term care are horrifying
• For black millennials, student debt is biggest hurdle to homeownership
• Payday lenders discussed raising money for Trump’s campaign
• Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for third time in 2019
• Documents show safety concerns at Boeing before deadly crashes

Oct 30, 2019

• Collecting debt from defrauded students fits Betsy DeVos’s ideology
• Facebook’s cryptocurrency won’t help the poor access banks
• Medical billing is a nightmare, but a start-up is working to make it easier
• Most families still don’t have enough emergency savings
• Senators demand investigation into mismanagement of student loan program
• Niños y la exposición al humo: No compre máscaras. Siga estos pasos

Oct 29, 2019

• Equifax mixed up man’s credit report and ‘destroyed’ his life
• Facebook launches a news section — and will pay publishers
• Expect these student loan changes in 2020
• Sistemas de detección de peatones muestran resultados mixtos en estudio de seguridad
• Encuesta dice que los niños ven más videos por internet
• Facebook demanda a empresa israelí por spyware en WhatsApp
• Malos tiempos para los ahorradores

Oct 28, 2019

• PG&E predicted another round of safe power outages - possibly on Tue Oct 26 (Chinese)
• With whipping winds and power down, Californians flee fires
• Don’t be suprised if your Uber driver is “retired”

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