Tesla recalling 700K vehicles due to tire issue
Tesla is recalling almost 700,000 vehicles because of an issue with the warning light on the tire pressure monitoring system. According to a letter from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the recall includes certain 2024 Cybertruck, 2017-2025 Model 3 and 2020-2025 Model Y vehicles. The issue is that the tire pressure monitoring system warning [...]
OSU research: Disengaging best way to cope with narcissists
New research from The Ohio State University suggests the best way to deal with a narcissistic individual — whether at work or in one’s personal life — is to disengage completely from the individual. According to Ohio State psychology professor Amy Brunell, who has studied the subject for more than 20 years, the best strategy [...]
Social Security benefits could expand for 3 million under pending Senate legislation
ATLANTA (AP) — Nearly 3 million people could receive a boost in Social Security payments under legislation set for a final Senate vote in the coming days. The Social Security Fairness Act would end longtime provisions that reduce the federal benefit for people who also are eligible for other pensions. The policies have heavily affected [...]
Immigration drives population growth to highest rate in 23 years, surpassing 340M
Immigration in 2024 drove U.S. population growth to its fastest rate in 23 years as the nation surpassed 340 million residents, the U.S. Census Bureau said. The 1 percent growth rate this year was the highest it has been since 2001, and it was a marked contrast to the record low of 0.2 percent set [...]
Frozen fry maker Lamb Weston names new CEO
A major supplier of frozen french fries to global chains such as McDonald’s, KFC and Taco Bell has named a new CEO after posting a surprise loss in the second quarter as consumers pull back on the money they spend on food outside the home. Idaho-based Lamb Weston said that Chief Operating Officer Mike Smith [...]
Home sales in November hit fastest pace since March
Sales of previously occupied homes rose in November to their fastest pace since March, with home shoppers encouraged by a wider selection of properties on the market, even as mortgage rates mostly ticked higher. Existing home sales rose 4.8 percent last month, from October, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.15 million, the National [...]
FDA updates 30-year-old definition of ‘healthy’ for food product packaging
Packaged food companies in the United States will have to follow new rules in order to call products “healthy,” according to changes finalized last week by the Food and Drug Administration. It’s an update of the agency’s definition originally devised 30 years ago. The move is aimed at helping Americans navigate food labels at the [...]
FDA: Phase out off-brand versions of Lilly obesity drugs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Specialty pharmacies and online companies that have been selling off-brand copies of two blockbuster drugs for obesity and diabetes will need to phase out their versions next year under a federal decision issued last week. The Food and Drug Administration said that a nationwide shortage of Eli Lilly’s Zepbound and Mounjaro has [...]