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A recall covering about 1.5 million rechargeable hand warmers has been in effect since late July 2026, and the refund program behind it, a full refund by gift card or original payment method, remains open today for anyone still holding one of the affected units. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall after…
Stellantis has issued a new recall covering 328,381 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Grand Cherokee L, and Grand Cherokee 4xe vehicles after determining that a rear coil spring can detach while the vehicle is being driven, creating a road hazard for the driver and anyone nearby. The repair is free at any Jeep dealer, but the more…
While most of the country is still watching insurers’ preliminary 2027 Affordable Care Act rate requests work through state review, Oregon and Delaware have already finished the process. Oregon’s insurance regulator finalized an average individual-market increase of 21.6 percent in mid-August, and Delaware approved an average increase of 17.2 percent for its largest marketplace insurer…
A $59.5 million settlement is now open to people who used the Flo period and ovulation tracking app and shared menstruation or pregnancy information through it years ago, with a claim deadline of October 15, 2026. Flo Health, Google, and the analytics company Flurry are the three companies funding the payout after a lawsuit alleged…
A $5.3 million class action settlement is now paying out over a 2025 data breach at SitusAMC Holdings Corporation, a company most consumers have never heard of because it works behind the scenes for mortgage lenders and loan servicers rather than selling directly to the public. Eligible people can claim roughly $75 with no documentation…
A federal class action settlement is now paying back people who bought the probiotic supplement VSL#3 between 2016 and 2019, with claims worth $20 for a single bottle and up to $800 for households that kept their receipts. Older adults managing chronic digestive conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome or ulcerative colitis make up a…
President Trump has ordered another 300,000 metric tons of beef into the country without the tariff that normally applies above the existing import quota, aiming to knock down record-high ground beef prices before the holidays. Unlike the administration’s first beef proclamation earlier this year, this one comes with a specific number attached to it: importers…
Health insurers have filed for a median 2027 premium increase of roughly 14 percent on the Affordable Care Act marketplace plans that people buy directly rather than through an employer, and the increase would land hardest on people in their late 50s and early 60s who rely on the exchange before they qualify for Medicare….
A federal law signed in 2025 is set to shrink a safety net that has cushioned Medicaid applicants for decades: retroactive coverage, the provision that pays for medical bills incurred just before someone was formally approved. Beginning with applications filed on or after January 1, 2027, new enrollees moving into Medicaid’s adult expansion group will…
A federal judge has thrown out the Agriculture Department’s approval of state rules that had blocked Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program shoppers in five states from using their benefits on soda and candy. The ruling means households in Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, Tennessee and West Virginia can once again buy those items with SNAP dollars today, even…