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.
- Fare relief: Airlines offering fall sales earlier this year
- The government wants you to eat cheese
- CFPB to supervise credit reporting
- Cities weigh mortgage ‘condemnation’
- Newly created jobs go mostly to men
- College costs shifting to students, Sallie Mae survey finds
- Kicking the tires at CarGurus
- Health care options for young, healthy and broke
- Get the best dollar-store deals
- Excedrin users turn to the Web to find relief for migraines
- Homeland Security warns of hackers targeting popular Niagara software
- Credit cards and college students can be a dangerous mix
- Visa, MasterCard and banks to pay up to $7.25 billion in ‘card-swiping’ settlement
- Privacy groups question NTIA’s focus on mobile privacy
- Verizon Wireless wants to ‘edit’ your Internet access
- How safe is your hospital?
- A man depicts the often grim atmosphere in assisted living facilities
- How did you sleep last night?
- Government agency proposes simpler mortgage forms
- Cell phone carriers report surge in surveillance
- For black Americans, financial damage is likely to last
- British Airways Googles VIP fliers so crew recognizes them
- States, Congress rallying for an e-sales tax
- Retailers accuse Pfizer of delaying generic drugs
- Has “organic” been oversized?
- Park Wildlife: Hit the trails with national park field guide app
- What the ‘Internet doomsday’ virus is and how to fix it
- The next airline fee: Paying more to get off a plane faster?
- Best Buy cutting jobs
- Temp workers’ numbers climbing in rocky economy
- Is prepaid wireless the way to go?
- Facebook to target ads based on app usage
- HR staffs, recruiters overlook qualified job seekers
- Yelp reviews: Can you trust them?
- Buy Here Pay Here used-car bills advance in legislature
- Banks sound off on new complaints database
- Barclays boss Diamond bows to pressure and quits
- Microsoft offers cheap upgrades for Windows 8 Pro
- California lawmakers pass historic foreclosure protections
- Housing recovery hindered by negative equity
- Maybe we should stop calling smartphones ‘phones’
- FDA OKs first new prescription diet drug in a decade
- Sunscreen forbidden at schools and camps
- Power outage and food: What to pitch, what to keep
- Outsourcing: What’s the true impact?
- I can’t afford health insurance - how can the government make me buy it?
- FHA rescinds tough new credit restrictions on loan applicants
- For an affordable trip, check out U.S. parks
- Mom, Dad, this playground’s for you
- A mortgage rate beginning with a 3