Category: Political News

Another 120,000 Biometric Gun Safes Recalled for Unlocking

Another 120,000 Biometric Gun Safes Recalled for Safety Hazard

Safety officials have announced recalls involving 120,000 biometric gun safes that can open for unauthorized users' fingerprints, including children.

/ February 28, 2024
Target, Amazon, Walmart Stop Selling Deadly Water Bead Toys

Target, Amazon, Walmart Stop Selling Deadly Water Bead Toys

Target, Amazon, and Walmart will stop selling water beads marketed toward children because they can be deadly if swallowed.

/ December 14, 2023
Safety Officials Update Button Battery Rules After 41 Deaths

Safety Officials Update Button Battery Rules After 41 Deaths

U.S. safety officials approved new rules for button batteries after more than 40 people died after swallowing the batteries since 1997.

/ October 11, 2023
Lawsuit Accuses Medtronic of Bribing VA to Use Atherectomy Devices

Lawsuit Claims Medtronic Bribed VA to Use Atherectomy Devices

A whistleblower lawsuit accuses Medtronic of bribing doctors at a VA hospital in Kansas to perform dangerous artery-clearing procedures, putting patients at risk of amputations.

/ August 9, 2023
Safety Officials Demand Recall of 67 Million ARC Airbag Inflators

Safety Officials Demand Recall of 67 Million ARC Airbag Inflators

ARC Automotive, of Knoxville, Tennessee, has rejected a government demand to recall 67 million airbag inflators due to a risk of explosions.

/ May 17, 2023
Lawsuit Claims SunSetter Awning Company Delayed Recall

Lawsuit Claims SunSetter Awning Company Delayed Recall

Federal prosecutors have sued SunSetter Products LP for delaying a recall of motorized awnings that can spring open and kill people.

/ April 7, 2023
Talcum Powder Lawsuit

Johnson & Johnson Offers $8.9 Billion Talc Cancer Settlement

Johnson & Johnson has offered to pay an $8.9 billion settlement to thousands of people who claim that talcum powder caused them to develop cancer.

/ April 5, 2023
Federal Grand Jury Investigates Deadly Goodyear RV Tires

Federal Grand Jury Investigates Deadly Goodyear RV Tires

A federal grand jury is gathering evidence in a criminal investigation of Goodyear RV tires that are linked to 8 deaths and dozens of injuries.

/ January 27, 2023
Over 100,000 Home Elevators Recalled in Two Years for Deadly Risks

Over 100,000 Home Elevators Recalled in 2 Years for Deadly Risks

Safety officials have recalled more than 100,000 home elevators in the past 2 years due to a deadly crush hazard for kids.

/ September 30, 2022
Los Angeles High School Trainer Charged With Sexual Assault

Los Angeles High School Trainer Charged With Sexual Assault

A trainer who worked at two Los Angeles high schools has been accused of sexually assaulting at least 10 girls between 2017 and 2022, more than 5 years after the first victim reported him to police.

/ September 29, 2022