WEST VIRGINIA BECOMES 1ST STATE TO ALLOW VOTING BY APP
You can already trade stocks, find a new home or board a flight using your smartphone – perhaps it was only a matter of time
SOME FLORIDA BEACHES REMAIN SHUT AS RED TIDE LIKELY SPREADS
Preliminary tests show red tide may be the cause of breathing problems some beach goers on Florida’s Atlantic coast have experienced. Palm Beach County officials
FACEBOOK SECURITY BREACH AFFECTS 50 MILLION ACCOUNTS
Facebook said this afternoon 50 million user accounts have been affected by a security breach. The company discovered the problem and says hackers exploited the
FBI WARNS OF HACKERS TRYING TO REROUTE YOUR DIRECT DEPOSIT PAYCHECK
The FBI is warning citizens who have direct deposit set up to be alert. Officials say cybercriminals have been targeting online payroll accounts with emphasis
TAXPAYERS’ HEIGHTENED IRS PENALTY RISK MAY CONTINUE THROUGH 2020
The Internal Revenue Service will not release an updated W-4 form to go along with the new tax law until 2020 which means taxpayers may
AMAZON PLANTING FAKE PACKAGES TO CATCH THIEVES
Amazon apparently has its own tactic for catching employees stealing — plant fake packages in delivery trucks and see what happens. The company reportedly has
UNDER ARMOUR LAYOFFS AHEAD, 400 WORKERS’ JOBS TO BE CUT
Under Armour will cut its workforce by 3 percent by the end of March as the athletic apparel company continues to chop costs and restructure
NISSAN RECALLS 215,000 CARS AND SUVS FOR FIRE RISK
Nissan recalled more than 215,000 cars and SUVs in the U.S. because of a fire risk and is advising people to park the vehicles outdoors
SONY RELEASING MINI PLAYSTATION CONSOLE WITH 20 THROWBACK GAMES
Sony has announced it is releasing a Sony PlayStation Classic which will feature 20 games from the original console. The PlayStation Classic is a throwback
AMAZON LAUNCHES ‘AMAZON STOREFRONTS’ FOR AMERICAN-OWNED BUSINESSES
Amazon will open a new store for customers today, where they can shop exclusively from U.S. small and medium-sized businesses selling on Amazon. It’s called
WD-40 ENROLLS ARMED SECURITY TO MOVE ‘SECRET FORMULA’ AFTER 65 YEARS
The secret formula for American household staple WD-40 has a new home after 65 years thanks to the help of Brink’s, a global leader in
GM RECALLS ONE MILLION PICKUP TRUCKS AND SUVS
General Motors will recall more than one million pickup trucks and sport-utility vehicles in the U.S. to fix a software issue that may cause the
VOLKSWAGEN TO STOP MAKING BEETLE IN 2019
The Volkswagen Beetle will say goodbye in 2019. Volkswagen will end global sales of the iconic, ladybug-shaped car at a time when automakers have faced
AS OPIOID EPIDEMIC RAGES ON, COST OF OVERDOSE ANTIDOTE SPIKES
As the opioid epidemic continues to kill tens of thousands of Americans each year, the drug naloxone has proved invaluable in preventing overdose-related deaths. Yet
ALABAMA COMPANY RECALLS EGGS OVER SALMONELLA CONCERNS
An Alabama company is recalling eggs sold in three states, including Tennessee, after 14 people became sick with salmonella. Gravel Ridge Farms is recalling its
APPLE REMOVES ALEX JONES’ INFOWARS FROM APP STORE
Alex Jones’ InfoWars app was removed from the Apple App Store on Friday, one day after Jones and InfoWars were permanently banned from Twitter. Searches
FORD RECALLS 2M PICKUP TRUCKS; SEAT BELTS CAN CAUSE FIRES
Under pressure from U.S. safety regulators, Ford is recalling about 2 million F-150 pickup trucks in North America because the seat belts can spark and
APPLE RECALLS SOME DEFECTIVE IPHONE 8 DEVICES
Apple says some of the iPhone 8 devices sold in the United States have a defective logic board. The board hosts the phone’s microprocessor, memory