Author George R.R. Martin has finally released a chapter titled “Winds of Winters” from the “A Song of Fire and Ice” sixth book, keeping Game of Thrones fans engaged as the show…
Wal-Mart Files Federal Lawsuit Against Visa For “Swipe Fees”
Wal-Mart Stores has sued Visa over its “swipe fees”, saying the credit card company conspired with banks to fix processing fee prices retailers are charged with. The largest retailer in the world…
McDonald’s Offering Free Small Coffees For Two Weeks
McDonald’s, trying to keep its breakfast crowd from going to its rising competitors, will offer free McCafe coffees at participating U.S. locations between March 31 and April 13 during its normal breakfast…
GM Expands Massive Recall To Include More Vehicle Model Years
General Motors has expanded its recall on ignition switches to include an additional 824,000 vehicles sold in the United States between 2008 and 2011. Up until recently, the recall involved various models…
Toyota To Pay $1.2B To NHTSA Over Defective Accelerator Pedals
The U.S. Department of Justice federal prosecutors were ready to charge Toyota with wire fraud for the sale of thousands of vehicles from late 2009 to early 2010 because the company’s engineers…
Holder Asked To Meet With Three Senate and House Democrats Regarding Federal Audit
A meeting with Eric Holder, the U.S. attorney general, has been required by Three Senate and House Democrats to talk about the federal audit the Justice Department has embellished its examination of…
28 People Sickened With Mumps At Ohio State University
The number of people at Ohio State University with the mumps has increased to 28 – 23 are students, one is a university staff member, one person is related to an OSU…
Pixar Working On Sequels For Popular Animated Movies
Pixar recently announced it was currently working on the sequels to two popular animated movies: Cars 2 and The Incredibles. Bob Iger, CEO of Disney, announced it while in a meeting with…
2 Killed, One Critically Injured When Helicopter Crashes Near Space Needle
Two people were killed and another was critically injured after a news helicopter fell from the sky and crashed near Seattle’s iconic Space Needle Tuesday morning. According to KOMO, it was the…
WhatsApp CEO Reassures Users Facebook Won’t Use Private Data In Ads
WhatsApp CEO Jay Koum is speaking out about what he deems as inaccurate information about the company’s user data policies and how they would change now that Facebook purchased it for $19…