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As panic buttons become more common, some hotel workers say they are still waiting

monkeybusinessimages/iStock(BOSTON) -- Fatoumata Bah has worked in the hotel industry since 2001, when she immigrated to the country from Senegal. But she has not received a paycheck since early September when she and 75...

Boeing pilots messaged about 737 Max issues years before 2 crashes killed 346

Robert Michaud/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Internal messages between two Boeing pilots appear to show the company knew about problems with an automated system in the 737 Max aircraft in 2016, two years before two separate crashes...

Oracle Co-CEO Mark Hurd dies at 62

wellesenterprises/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Mark Hurd, a tech industry tycoon and the co-CEO of Oracle, died on Friday, according to co-founder Larry Ellison. Hurd was 62. "It is with a profound sense of sadness and loss...

Johnson & Johnson recalls some baby powder after asbestos found

Wachiwit/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Johnson & Johnson is voluntarily recalling around 33,000 bottles of baby powder after traces of asbestos were found, the company announced Friday. The contamination was found in a single...

Qantas flight from NY to Sydney will mark world's longest nonstop flight

Kristian1108/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The world's longest nonstop flight will take to the skies Friday night. The flight, operated by Qantas, is scheduled to leave from New York at 9 p.m. on Friday and arrive in Sydney,...

Retiring pilot, on his last flight, gives his wings to toddler

Sarah Tamar Klitenick(NEW YORK) -- It was a milestone day for both: a pilot on his last flight of an almost 35-year career -- and a 2-year-old on his first international flight. It ended with them both in the cockpit...

The FCC approved the T-Mobile-Sprint merger. Now what?

TennesseePhotographer/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The Federal Communications Commission may have voted to approve a merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, and the Justice Department also appears on board, but the telecommunication...

Too Many Jobs, Not Enough Workers

Across the Nebraska, and the entire United States, businesses are struggling to find workers.

Iconic women's lifestyle magazine 'Family Circle' to shut down

carloscastilla/iStock(NEW YORK) -- After nearly 90 years in operation, the iconic women's lifestyle magazine Family Circle will shut down after its December issue, its publisher Meredith Corporation announced. A newsstand...

Juul suspends sale of sweet flavors amid mysterious vaping deaths, criticism over teen use

Tomsmith585/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Juul is suspending sales of its fruit flavors, including mango, creme and cucumber, while the Food and Drug Administration reviews the products, the company announced Thursday. In the...

An early warning for earthquakes? There's an app for that.

iStock(LOS ANGELES) -- Earthquakes have proven extremely hard to predict, but a new warning system in California may still help save lives the next time a big one strikes. The Governor's Office of Emergency Services said...

Caboodles then and now: How the beauty kit started with Vanna White

Caboodles(NEW YORK) -- Caboodles were popular beauty organization cases from the '80s and '90s. As soon as Caboodles hit the scene, women and girls became obsessed. For a generation of women, the Caboodle was the...

Here's your chance to stay in Barbie's Malibu Dreamhouse

Airbnb(MALIBU, Calif.) -- It's the grown-up, real-life fantasy vacation of every child who ever owned a Barbie Dreamhouse. Located in the heart of Malibu, California, with panoramic Pacific Ocean views and beach-y decor,...

Virgin Galactic and Under Armour unveil spacesuits 'for the masses'

Credit: Steven Counts via Virgin Galactic(NEW YORK) -- Virgin Galactic and Under Armour unveiled the first spacesuits "for the masses" on Wednesday, as companies work to capitalize on the new frontier of commercial space...

Everything we know about Royal Caribbean's new private island destination

FILE - PietroPazzi/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Cruise lovers know one of the best shore days is when the ship casts its anchors near a private island. Royal Caribbean Cruise Line (RCCL) has just made fans' days with the...

General Motors and United Auto Workers union reach tentative deal

iStock(NEW YORK) -- More than a month after nearly 50,000 workers walked off their jobs, General Motors and the United Auto Workers union have reached a tentative deal to end the nationwide strike against the manufacturing...

Yahoo could owe you $358 for data breach

yahoo users can now file a claim for a piece of the $117.5 million class-action settlement related to massive data breaches.

Coupon queen: How one woman is using TikTok to share tips on couponing

mphillips007/iStock(NEW YORK) -- What do TikTok and couponing have in common? For Katie Swanson, TikTok has become a platform to offer lessons on how to save a few bucks on store purchases. “I was very...

Meet the woman behind Jeep's new pickup truck, the Gladiator

FCA(NEW YORK) -- Elizabeth Krear was just beginning her career at Chrysler when the Detroit automaker decided to cease production of its Jeep Comanche truck in 1992. Now, both Krear and Jeep are forever entwined: Krear...

Somalian restaurant opens 'window to Africa' in central Ohio

Janet Weinstein/ABC News(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- Hoyo’s Kitchen is a newcomer to Columbus, Ohio’s bustling North Market -- an old warehouse filled with food stalls by local restaurants. This new vendor is exposing...