 | Univision, Disney look at English news channel
Univision and Disney are in negotiations to create a 24-hour news channel for Latinos in English, two sources close to the negotiations said Monday.
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 | Report: Amazon to open retail store
Amazon could soon be opening a store in Seattle. Not an online store a real brick and mortar store.
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 | More Americans on public assistance
Some startling numbers on the number of Americans living on government assistance.
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 | Distracted driver app
A new cell phone app is being unveiled to prevent drivers from texting while driving.
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 | Study: Postal Service efficient
The United States Postal Service may be having financial troubles, but it is still getting the job done.
A British Study has declared it number one for efficiency.
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 | Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox
Challenging Netflix, Verizon says it will start a video streaming service later this year in cooperation with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.
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 | Passport fees increase
Need a passport? It's going to cost you more.
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 | Stroller recall
28,000 Bumbleride Indie and Indie Twin strollers have a problem.
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| Motorola: Some refurbished tablets weren't wiped
Motorola Mobility says about 100 Xoom tablet computers that it refurbished for sale on Woot.com may not have been properly wiped of the previous owners' data.
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| Orange juice concerns
The FDA is keeping an eye your orange juice after a recent scare with juice from Brazil.
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 | Recall app introduced
Every night we do stories on products being recalled. Wouldn't it be great if you had an app on your phone that warned you about a product before you buy it? Well, now there is.
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 | Unemployment rate hits 8.3 pct. after hiring burst
The unemployment rate is now at its lowest level in three years, 8.3 percent.
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 | Retailers post mixed sales results for January
Retailers are reporting mixed sales results for January in a sign that American shoppers are continuing to be cautious about when and where they spend their money in the shaky economy.
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 | Sallie Mae will credit $50 fee to suspend payments
The private student lender Sallie Mae is changing how it handles a fee charged to struggling borrowers who seek to temporarily suspend payments.
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| Fewer seek unemployment aid as job market improves
The number of people seeking unemployment aid fell last week, a sign that companies are cutting fewer jobs and likely stepping up hiring.
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 | Senators propose money change
Two senators want dollar bills to go bye-bye. Republican John McCain of Arizona and Democrat Tom Harkin of Iowa say this will reduce wasteful spending in the long run.
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 | Pfizer recalls 28 lots of birth control pills
Pfizer Inc. is recalling 28 lots of birth control pills after uncovering a packaging error that could leave women with an inadequate dose of the hormone-based drugs and raise the risk that they will get pregnant accidentally.
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 | Status update: Facebook to go public, raise $5B
Facebook made a much-anticipated status update Wednesday: The Internet social network is going public eight years after its computer-hacking CEO Mark Zuckerberg started the service at Harvard University.
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 | McDonald's ditching food additive
McDonald's announced it will no longer use a food additive some call "pink slime" its burgers.
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 | Consumer confidence retreats in January
A private research group says that consumer confidence retreated in January after two straight months of big gains.
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 | Research: Florida worst place to lose a job
If you lose your job in Florida, chances are you won't find another one anytime soon.
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| Mazda recalls more than 52,000 Tribute SUVs
Mazda says it's recalling more than 52,000 Tribute SUVs from the 2001 and 2002 model years because of possible brake fluid leaks.
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 | Trump considering building private cemetery in NJ
Donald Trump is considering spending eternity next to his golf club in northern New Jersey.
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