H-E-B, a supermarket chain based in San Antonio, Texas, has issued a product defect recall for about 2.5 million GTC halogen light bulbs that could potentially explode and cause lacerations and burn injuries. According to news reports, consumers are being asked to immediately stop using the recalled halogen light bulbs. All recalled light bulbs could…
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Exploding Halogen Light Bulbs Recalled for Laceration and Fire Hazards
California Man Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Beer Maker Alleging False Advertising
A Sacramento man has filed a class action lawsuit against Pabst Brewing Company because he says the company’s Olympia beer is not brewed from spring water as commercials for the premium brew claim. According to a Tribune News Service report, Brendan Peacock , 37, filed a federal lawsuit alleging the beer company falsely implies in…
Mystery Shrouds California SUV Crash That Killed Family of Eight
Eight people – two women and their six adopted children – were killed after their SUV plunged off a 100-foot cliff along a seaside highway in Mendocino County Monday, March 26. According to an Associated Press news report, this accident has flummoxed the authorities because they have been mystified by how it was caused. They…
Tesla to Recall 123,000 Model S Vehicles for Power Steering Issue
Tesla has issued a huge recall for about 123,000 of its Model S sedans globally over a power steering issue. According to a report on The Verge, Tesla has told customers in an email that it was a “proactive move” and that none of the company’s other vehicles were affected. Tesla said 123,000 Model S…
Massive MyFitnessPal Data Breach Exposes Information of 150 Million Users
Hackers have breached MyFitnessPal, one of the most popular calorie-counting apps and websites out there, exposing private data of about 150 million users. According to a report in the Huffington Post, Under Armour Inc., which owns the nutritional app, announced that an “unauthorized party” gained access to the data in late February. Information acquired by…
Lyft Founder Warns Against Putting Out New Technology before it is Ready
President and founder, John Zimmer, of rideshare company, Lyft, has stated that Uber’s fatal March 18 collision involving a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona, could or should have been prevented. Elaine Herzberg, 49, was the first person to be killed after being struck by a driverless car, an Uber, while walking her bicycle across a four-lane…
Feds Launch Probe into Fatal Tesla Crash in Northern California
A fatal car accident and vehicle fire involving a Tesla Model X near Mountain View, Calif. has prompted a federal investigation. According to a Reuters news report, the accident occurred last week and it is still not clear if Tesla’s Autopilot system was driving the car at the time. The crash involved two other cars,…
Teen Killed Six Others Injured in Orange County Car Accident
A 17-year-old boy identified as Pedro Fuentes died and six others were hospitalized, after a rollover crash in Tustin the afternoon of March 23. According to news reports, the incident occurred in the 16000 block of Legacy Road between Tustin Ranch Road and Warner Avenue. Seven people, mostly teenagers, were in the Infiniti M 37…
Class Action Lawsuit Filed in California Against Facebook and Cambridge Analytica
Social media giant, Facebook, and political consulting firm, Cambridge Analytica, are facing a class action lawsuit in California that alleges they obtained information belonging to 50 million of the social media company’s users without permission. According to a Reuters news report, the proposed class-action complaint filed by Lauren Price, a Maryland resident, is the first…
Police in California Struggling to Determine if People are Driving Stoned
Recreational marijuana became legal in California on Jan.1. Since then, police agencies in the state have been trying to come up ways to determine what constitutes impaired driving when it comes to marijuana. But, according to a news report in the Los Angeles Times, this hasn’t been easy. The Times gives the example of a…