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.
- As drug industry’s influence over research grows, so does the potential for bias
- Sales are back at J.C. Penney
- Dealing with doctors who only take cash
- AT&T selling refurbished iPhone 5 for $99
- New Facebook policy conflicts with European law
- FCC chairman backs Dish Network plan to compete with wireless giants
- Tech gear to avoid this Christmas
- Postal Service to test same-day delivery of online orders
- Facebook to provide more secure HTTPS connection for U.S. users
- Holiday wish list must-haves
- Millions will qualify for new options under the health care law. Most have no idea.
- Banks say they’ve given $26B in homeowner relief so far
- Petraeus case raises concerns about Americans’ privacy
- Foreign students flood U.S. universities
- Firms help vets move into manufacturing careers
- Child’s education but parents’ crushing loans
- What to consider before buying a franchise
- Lessons from the 2012 election
- Hurricane sandy and the disaster-preparedness economy
- Appraisal can complicate selling, refinancing a home
- Ducking Google in search engines
- Bargains disappearing for distressed properties
- ‘Fiscal cliff’ talks will boil down to one obscure acronym
- Rick Steves: The best and worst of Europe
- IRS extends deadlines for those hit by Sandy
- Middle class faces quick impact from fiscal cliff
- Airlines will have to work at thinking up new fees
- Consumer Reports Index: Americans see major decline in financial difficulties
- California’s initiative process adds up to a huge waste of money
- Rural community colleges face distinct challenges
- When is a kids’ online game actually an ad?
- How to get catastrophe tax deduction
- FTC files lawsuits against five robo-call companies
- How private are your phone calls?
- States with the highest and lowest taxes
- Enormous student loans paint parents into a corner
- All US exchanges shut down ahead of hurricane landfall
- Grad school, a leg up — in debt
- Burden for rebuilding infrastructure may fall to states
- A part time life, as hours shrink and shift
- UBS said to plan 10,000 job cuts as investment bank shrinks
- Holiday shopping wars
- Senators urge FDA to act on energy drinks
- Consumer Action celebrated 41 years anniversary in DC (Chinese)
- Detergent pods an emerging public health hazard, says CDC
- Psst, taxes go up in 2013 for 163 million workers
- Crunch time nears for booking best holiday airfares
- As airlines raise fees instead of fares, taxpayers pick up the tab
- When the web’s chaos takes an ugly turn
- Debt settlement is rarely a done deal