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

August

Aug 12, 2020

• Retail chains abandon Manhattan: ‘It’s unsustainable’
• How a Florida ‘dealmaker’ turns conservative outrage into cash
• Federal student loan relief extended; here’s what to do if you qualify
• Where Kamala Harris stands on stimulus checks, student loan forgiveness
• Proposed merger blurs line between for-profit colleges, public universities

Aug 11, 2020

• A rare economic bright spot: The vet’s office
• Trump extends student loan relief provisions through the end of the year
• Without a $600 weekly benefit, jobless Americans face bleak choices
• $1 dispute over car purchase price sparks 2-year legal battle for Army soldier

Aug 10, 2020

• The coming eviction crisis
• American could control the pandemic by Oct. if we start now.
• Dems assail Trump actions on payroll tax, jobless aid as unworkable
• Major privacy, ethics concerns arround mental health app
• NY pide a Apple que facilite uso de iPhone con cubrebocas
• Telemedicina, herramienta ideal en tiempos de pandemia
• Miles de listados en línea están violando la nueva ley de alquiler a corto plazo de L.A.
• De regreso a clases: Preocupan las disparidades en acceso a Internet para los niños inmigrantes
• Excluir a indocumentados del estímulo federal costará $14 mil millones a la economía de EE.UU, según UCLA

Aug 07, 2020

• Trump order requires government to ‘buy American’ for certain essential drugs
• Small business relief program nears end
• The $600 unemployment aid debate, explained
• Wave of evictions expected as moratoriums end in many states

Aug 06, 2020

• Going cashless during COVID makes life even more difficult for the unbanked
• Used car prices spiking
• Interest rates are low, but loans are harder to get. Here’s why
• The unique U.S. failure to control the virus
• Is it safe to book a flight after airline bailout restrictions expire?

Aug 05, 2020

• No relief bill, no vacation for Congress
• Student-parents struggle to juggle college, work and childcare
• Corrupt for-profit nursing homes received millions in pandemic relief
• Evictions to hit ‘unprecedented’ level as federal relief stalls
• Interest rates are lower. But loans are harder to get. Why?
• Columna: Una “proliferación sin precedentes” de estafas por coronavirus está barriendo la nación
• Virginia lanza app de Google y Apple para coronavirus

Aug 04, 2020

• For the unemployed, rising grocery prices strain budgets even more
• Here’s how to ride the stock market if you’re close to retirement
• Red onions expected in salmonella outbreak shipped to all 50 states
• Juez: Negar asistencia pública discrimina a puertorriqueños

Aug 03, 2020

• Data is being collected from your phone and used to score you
• Keep schools closed and pay parents to be full-time caregivers
• Trump promises health-care overhaul that never arrives
• Relief package deal remains elusive
• The Internet was designed for doom-scrolling. Here’s how to stop.
• Lord & Taylor files for bankruptcy

Aug 02, 2020

• As chains go bankrupt, suppliers struggle to get final payments

July

Jul 31, 2020

• Why is the U.S. so bad at COVID tracking?
• Ten scams being used by coronavirus crooks
• Unemployed workers share how they got through EDD system
• Tax refund delays hit e-filers too

Jul 30, 2020

• The Coronavirus will ruin your credit score

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