The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Dec. 18 issued warnings regarding raw oysters potentially contaminated with norovirus, a common foodborne illness-causing virus. Ahead of the holidays, the agency again called upon consumers, retailers, and restaurants to not serve, or sell, or eat several batches of oysters sold as Fanny Bay, Buckley Bay, and […]

Police in Spain have arrested two people in connection to a missing person case after detectives noticed a man loading a large bag in the trunk of a car in a Google Maps street view image. A man and a woman from the quiet, tiny village of Tajueco, 120 miles north of the Spanish capital […]

Frito-Lay, one of the largest snack food companies, issued a limited recall of Lay’s Classic Potato Chips, a popular salty snack, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Thursday. In a statement posted on the FDA website, Frito Lay said it is recalling 6,344 of 13 oz. bags of Lay’s Classic Potato Chips that may […]

With busy end-of-year shopping and travel season in full swing, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is launching a new tool to help consumers find cards with favorable rates, as it takes action to tackle illegal and unfair credit card practices. More than 90 percent of general-purpose credit card spending occurs on rewards cards, but […]

Cyber security firms are warning of new security threats involving Google applications, specifically Gmail and Calendar, as cybercriminals find ways to send fakes from seemingly legit email accounts. Calendar Invites from Trusted Contacts Check Point Software Technologies on Tuesday published a report about a new Google Calendar notification attack that cleverly bypasses email security protocols. […]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid said it has extended the deadline for enrollment in health insurance through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace until midnight local time on Dec. 18, the agency said. In most states, the original deadline to enroll in the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—also known as “Obamacare”—coverage was Dec. 15. These plans go […]

The Mega Millions jackpot has crossed the $700 million threshold, building anticipation for Tuesday’s drawing. The Friday the 13 drawing did not produce a jackpot winner, leaving the $670 million top prize in the bank. Still, there were a total of 1,256,298 winning tickets, with four players hitting all five white balls, winning prizes of over […]

Twelve people have been found dead of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at a ski resort in the Eastern European country of Georgia, police said. The incident took place in Gudauri, the largest ski resort in the country, situated on the southern flanks of the Caucasus Mountains. The 12 were found dead on the second floor […]

The family of a Tennessee pharmacist, who was allegedly murdered by her husband during their honeymoon in Fiji, decided to cremate her in the South Pacific because of the damage to her body, their attorney revealed Thursday. Christe Chen, 36, died earlier this month while honeymooning in Turtle Island, a luxury private island retreat in […]

Your diet may be affecting your body’s ability to fight colorectal cancer, depending on the kind of fatty acids you consume, a new study revealed. In the study, published Tuesday in Gut, the journal of the British Society of Gastroenterology, an international team of scientists compared colorectal cancer tissue gathered from 81 patients and compared […]

Ohio prosecutors are asking the public for help after a suspect’s arrest on Wednesday in relation to a premeditated Cincinnati rape case dating back to 1989. The suspect, 66-year-old Frederick Louis Tanzer, from Sycamore Township in Dayton, Ohio, was arrested after being recently identified as the prime suspect in the rape cold case. Tanzer is […]

Hannah Kobayashi, the 30-year-old Hawaiian woman who disappeared last month, has been found. Her family said they would offer refunds to those who donated to help with the search efforts. “We are incredibly relieved and grateful that Hannah has been found safe,” Hannah’s sister Sydni wrote in a Thursday update on the GoFundMe page set […]

Underage British actor Jack Veal made a public plea for help after leaving home, eventually prompting UK social services to find a solution. Veal, known for his role as Kid Loki in the first season of the Marvel series “Loki,” and for performances in series including Tin Star, Call the Midwife, and The Peripheral, opened […]

Banks will be severely restricted in charging overdraft fees starting October next year, owing to a new ruling announced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Thursday. The CFPB said the rule closed what it called an “outdated” legal loophole that exempted overdraft loans from lending laws, allowing the banks to charge the current […]

After a 12-year-old boy died after falling through thin ice, the 11-year-old girl who tried to rescue him also passed away, authorities in Albany, New York, said Tuesday. The two children were at Washington Park Lake on Saturday afternoon when the boy tried to walk across the frozen lake and fell through the ice, the […]

Authorities in Pennsylvania are actively searching for two suspects involved in a violent home invasion in Philadelphia that left a mother critically wounded, and her son dead, officials said. The incident occurred in Lower Merion Township, an upscale suburb of Philadelphia, in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s […]

A new Harvard study showed that people who eat dark chocolate daily may significantly lower their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 21 percent, while milk chocolate does not appear to offer the same benefit. The study, published in the medical journal “The BMJ” on Dec. 5, marks a notable contribution to research involving […]

On Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a ban on two chemicals known for their potential to cause cancer, which are present in a variety of commercial and industrial products. The ban restricts the use of trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE), two carcinogenic organic solvents that can be used interchangeably. “It’s simply unacceptable to […]

An unnamed player won $1 million after buying a scratch-off lottery ticket during a recent visit to a Wawa store in New Jersey. The winner, who preferred to remain anonymous, was out on a trip visiting family living near the Jersey Shore, and was planning to go about his or her standard morning routine when […]

NFL Hall of Famer Randy Moss will leave ESPN to focus on an undisclosed health issue, the sports broadcaster announced Friday. Moss first told viewers he was battling an internal health issue on Dec. 1 through two posts on Instagram. “Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss will step away from Sunday NFL Countdown for […]