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

June

Jun 04, 2020

• Stimulus prepaid debit card is causing a lot of confusion
• Getting your house ready to sell during the lockdown
• Working full-time during pandemic, teens have become a lifeline
• Ben & Jerry’s call to ‘dismantle white supremacy’ stands out
• People across income levels report struggles to pay bills during pandemic
• Tidal wave of defaults and evictions looms

Jun 03, 2020

• Didn’t get your stimulus payment? Here’s how to find it.
• Now you can delete old Facebook posts without deleting Facebook
• Airlines say it’s safe to travel. But is it?
• Suit claims Google’s tracking violates federal wiretap law
• Delaying medical care is devastating health-care providers
• Otro problema: tarjetas de débito con cheque de estímulo combina nombres de beneficiarios
• Encierro por coronavirus: Reduce gastos, alienta el ahorro

Jun 02, 2020

• Trump vetoes measure aimed at blocking DeVos student loan rule
• Coal consumption falls behind renewable energy
• Talking race with young children
• Cómo usar tu tarjeta de crédito si tienes una crisis de efectivo por el coronavirus
• Google afronta demanda colectiva 5.000 mln dlrs por invadir ilegalmente privacidad de usuarios

Jun 01, 2020

• Parents hoping to get back to work face a child care crisis
• Corporations get behind Black Lives Matter
• What to know about paying your June rent or mortgage
• Desperate retailers to ask Fed, Treasury for emergency help
• Otorgan 500 dólares por indocumentado en California a través del Fondo de Resiliencia; reclámelos aquí

May

May 30, 2020

• Borrowers skipping loan and credit-card payments could face rude awakening
• How automated background checks freeze out renters
• Los precios de los alimentos en EE.UU experimentan un aumento histórico, y es posible que sigan altos

May 29, 2020

• How to prepare your dog to be left at home (again)
• Faulty automated background checks freeze out renters
• Don’t throw away that prepaid debit card you received in the mail

May 28, 2020

• California should reframe oversight agency to protect consumers
• Rental car companies expected to sell vehicles at huge discounts
• 15 million credit card bills weren’t paid in April
• Houston becomes largest U.S. city where evictions can resume

May 27, 2020

• The latest trend in vacation rentals: long-term stays
• What HOAs should do when residents can’t pay during pandemic
• Taxpayers paid to develop Gilead’s remdesivir, but will have no say in price
• Arizona demanda a Google por rastreo de ubicación
• Trump amenaza con cierre de redes sociales tras advertencia de verificación de Twitter
• El grave problema con la tarjeta de débito con cheque de estímulo que empezó a enviar el gobierno de EEUU
• Desempleo de jóvenes crearía una “generación de cuarentena”
• Lanzan alivio monetario de rentas para residentes, ahora en la ciudad de Los Ángeles a partir de…

May 26, 2020

• Credit score drop? Why and what to do next
• Sorry but we’re keeping your travel-insurance money
• China’s coronavirus apps stir privacy fears
• Homeowners are getting mortgage relief they didn’t want

May 25, 2020

• ¿Quiere beneficios monetarios como familia de estatus migratorio mixto? Le piden que siga este paso

May 24, 2020

• CDC revela brote de infecciones por salmonela en medio de coronavirus en la mitad de la nación
• Muchos trabajadores despedidos se enfrentan a los primeros plazos para calificar para el seguro de salud

May 23, 2020

• Más de 16 millones de trabajadores en Estados Unidos han perdido el seguro médico desde el comienzo del COVID-19, señala un estudio

May 22, 2020

• Say goodbye to your childcare

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