Peppers, cheese, frozen berries, pasta and salad dressing pulled from shelves over rodent, E. coli, listeria and salmonella concerns.
Pop culture is driving 2026 costume trends, with many looks easy to pull together from closets, thrift stores and a little DIY ingenuity.
My weekly analysis of the top political stories
Can you skip it? Are political costumes OK? How sexy and gory is too much? Is it OK to mock your company or job? And what about drinking?
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Readers say Halloween should be scary, but gore, traumatized kids, noisy props and giant skeletons that linger past Oct. 31 cross the line.
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Millions more Prime customers are eligible for automatic refunds of up to $200 under Amazon’s expanded $2.5 billion FTC settlement.
Meteor showers offer a dazzling, rare natural spectacle of shooting stars and spark a sense of wonder and tradition, such as making a wish.
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My weekly analysis of the top political stories
The corn mazes were planned before the “Jolene” crooner’s death and will benefit her Imagination Library foundation.
CVS is accused of letting third-party companies collect information from its website, potentially compromising sensitive health information.
Retailers could have to disclose when your data shapes your price. Skeptical consumers want a way to stop it, not more fine print.
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Kids are microwaving squishy toys to soften them. Some have burst, causing burns. Others have ruptured in hot cars or while being squeezed.
Turtle was born with two heads; state sends 8,200 people the same photo ID; people are still crawling out of NYC sewers.
Readers draw the line at empty cups, scarce seats and hours of free Wi-Fi. Some say an hour is plenty; others say the bill matters more.
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Technology can make everything scarier. Can displays become so grotesque they’re inappropriate for the neighborhood?
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