McCormick recalls 3 seasonings over salmonella concern

McCormick & Co. is recalling some of its Perfect Pinch Italian Seasoning, Culinary Italian Seasoning and Frank’s RedHot Buffalo Ranch Seasoning.

Tuna suit: Subway seeks to dismiss case, says lab confirms there is indeed tuna

Subway restaurants called the no-tuna claim “frivolous” and said the women offered no facts to support their claims in an effort to end the ongoing lawsuit.

Several major websites suffer brief, widespread internet outage

Several apps and websites briefly experienced outages on Thursday, including PlayStation Network, Costco, UPS and Fidelity.

Rideshare drivers staging one-day strike in LA, other cities

People looking to use ride-hailing services such as Lyft and Uber might be in for some difficulty Wednesday, as many drivers are conducting a one-day strike for better pay and status under the law.

Thousands of iPhones potentially compromised with spyware, group claims

The two groups accessed a leaked list of thousands of potential targets, although they said it is unclear how many smartphones were successfully hacked.

Median price of Los Angeles County up by 9.7% in June, realtors say

On a year-over-year level, the price was 28.5% higher; in June 2020, the median price of an existing single-family property was $619,320, data showed.

Sunscreen recall: Neutrogena, Aveeno products recalled over benzene

Johnson & Johnson is recalling certain sunscreens after traces of the carcinogen benzene was detected in some of its products.

Consumer prices saw largest inflation spike in June since 2008

Consumer prices in June rose 0.9% from May and 5.4% over the past year — the sharpest 12-month inflation spike since June 2008.

Americans' tipping habits didn't improve during pandemic, poll finds

A survey of U.S. adults found that tipping habits did not improve during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite a boom in the food delivery service industry.

Robocall Mitigation Database: FCC launches new program to combat spam calls

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is hoping consumers will experience a lot less annoying robocalls after they implemented a new program instructing phone providers nationwide to install caller ID verification to block spam calls.

Target to close early due to thefts in California stores

Target and Walgreens are heightening security efforts in major cities across California amid increased theft and crime, new reports suggest.

SoCal gas prices hit highest amount in nearly a decade

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose to its highest amount since Oct. 25, 2012, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.

Coors Light will pay you $5,000 to ‘chill’ this summer

Coors Light is hiring people across seven cities -- including Tampa -- to get paid $5,000 to do what they probably are already doing this summer: chilling.

The next COVID casualty: Your cup of coffee?

The pandemic has reduced mitigation of a fungus destroying coffee crops across Latin and Central America, along with limiting the movement of migrant workers who harvest coffee.