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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2019

May

May 21, 2019

• Make sure you get recall notices for your used car
• The downside of Lyft’s car rental program
• Trump administration may overhaul rules limiting bank overdraft fees

May 20, 2019

• Does your car need to know when you gain weight?
• Millions take gabapentin for pain, despite scant evidence it works
• States want to help low-income workers save more
• Is revenge porn protected by the Constitution?
• How thousands of taxi drivers became trapped in loans

May 18, 2019

• CFPB chief says Ed. Dept. is blocking student loan oversight

May 17, 2019

• Don’t give up on public student loan forgiveness
• Don’t be tricked by these student loan scams
• How to prepare for the next recession

May 16, 2019

• FCC wants phone companies to start blocking robocalls by default
• How to fix mistakes on your credit report that could cost thousands
• 5 things that changed for consumers since Trump became president
• EEUU y Europa desmantelan red mundial de malware

May 15, 2019

• Hacker drills malware into WhatsApp - calls for upgrade (Chinese)
• CFPB remembers its job is to protect consumers
• The Whatsapp hack: Is any app safe?
• San Francisco bans facial recognition by government agencies
• What you should know about adult vaccines
• Utilizan smartphones para detectar infecciones de oído
• San Francisco prohíbe a policía usar reconocimiento facial
• Estos son los 14 autos con mayor riesgo de tener accidentes mortales
• Buscan textos sobre cambio climático, encuentran propaganda
• EEUU: Autoridad defiende su aprobación a Boeing 737 MAX
• No vayas al doctor por la tarde
• Facebook limita transmisiones en vivo y EEUU se ausenta de acuerdo contra odio en redes

May 14, 2019

• Beware of a new scam where your iPhone is “kidnapped” after downloading games for free (Chinese)
• New York State Senator supports the bill to combat harassing voice automatic calls - nearly 300M in April (Chinese)
• For-profit colleges need state oversight
• New tax will help Washington residents pay for long-term care
• Amazon offers to help employees start delivery business
• Toys, phones, and sneakers: Chinese goods Trump wants to tax
• Intel con falla de seguridad que podría afectar a millones
• Vulnerabilidad de WhatsApp permitió hackear celulares
• Tres formas de evitar comprar más de la cuenta
• Europa limita a los gigantes tecnológicos y desata temores sobre libertad de expresión

May 13, 2019

• IPhone owners can sue Apple for monopolizing App Store, Supreme Court rules (Chinese)
• Welcome to the world of subprime children
• Many Americans will need long-term care but won’t be able to afford it
• Beware of credit repair companies
• Post your credit bureau complaint and likely get a response
• States allege generic drug executives obstructed justice in pricing probe
• Amazon invita a su personal a renunciar y repartir paquetes
• Corte Suprema da luz verde a demanda contra Apple por apps
• Corte: Monsanto debe pagar 2.000 mdd en demanda por cáncer

May 11, 2019

• 12 medical practitioners found guilty of health care fraud (Chinese)

May 10, 2019

• Seniors are protected against ID theft by online monitoring to their bank accounts (Chinese)
• US Department of Justice sued two Chinese citizens allegedly hacked nearly 80M personal data from Anthem database (Chinese)

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