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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2020

September

Sep 09, 2020

• How to navigate privacy in the age of online school
• Black nursing homes suffer higher death rates in pandemic

Sep 08, 2020

• Talk about your money with adult children
• Parents got more time off. Then the backlash started
• Welcome to “sanitization theater”
• 9 everyday experiences the pandemic has endangered

Sep 04, 2020

• The 2020 tax year is going to be a hot mess
• Congress warns of possibly ‘billions of dollars’ in PPP fraud and abuse
• Target’s carseat recycling program returns

Sep 03, 2020

• Apple and Google are making it easier to opt in to virus tracing
• This state just passed sweeping protections for student loan borrowers
• Old Navy will pay employees to work at election polls

Sep 02, 2020

• Trump Admin seeking to expand collection of biometric data from immigrants
• Administration/CDC issues sweeping halt on evictions nationwide
• Permanent shift toward online grocery shopping means less innovation
• How your taxes could be impacted by the coronavirus

Sep 01, 2020

• Hospitals: Be lenient on low-income people with medical debt
• The loan company that sued many low-income Latinos during the pandemic
• Walmart’s answer to Amazon Prime is cheaper and has gas discounts
• Is that email from the Census Bureau or a cyber-thief?

August

Aug 31, 2020

• United Airlines permanently eliminates some change fees
• Telehealth expansion eyed beyond pandemic
• How buying a new car can affect your ability to buy a home

Aug 29, 2020

• Why is the government helping predatory lenders over people?

Aug 28, 2020

• More recalls due to salmonella: shrimp, peaches
• Unemployment claims are stubbornly high
• Amazon’s creepy new health wearable

Aug 27, 2020

• Much more than checks: How Social Security depends on the mail
• Should employers force workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine?
• Hotels tout cleaning, but guests say, ‘my room was dirty’
• The lesson from TikTok? It’s all about our data
• About that student loan pause: You might want to keep paying
• Los pacientes de COVID-19 evitan los hospitales y prefieren ser tratados a domicilio

Aug 26, 2020

• El coronavirus les dio trabajo y una nueva oportunidad de vida
• Stricter lunch program eligibility could make it harder for students to eat
• Here’s how COVID-19 may impact your credit score
• Universities sound alarm as coronavirus cases emerge quickly
• How moving to work remotely could effect your taxes
• ¿Queremos más empleos estadounidenses? Urge reabrir las puertas de EE.UU a los trabajadores extranjeros
• Facebook: Reglas de privacidad de Apple afectarán publicidad
• EEUU autoriza nueva prueba para COVID que cuesta 5 dólares
• Who’s behind Republican’s push to shield employers from coronavirus liability?

Aug 25, 2020

• Billboards that follow you? It’s not sci-fi. They’re already here
• Black homeowners face discrimination in appraisals
• As evictions loom, lawyers are gearing up to help
• Dealing with debt collectors: Your rights and how to spot a scammer
• Cuáles son los estados en los que FEMA ha autorizado los $300 dólares extra de ayuda semanal por desempleo
• EEUU: Caen ganancias de bancos 70% en 2do trimestre
• Otra inequidad del coronavirus: aquellos que pueden quedarse en casa y quienes deben salir a trabajar obligadamente
• Jefe FDA se disculpa por exagerar efecto de plasma en virus

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