Posted: 8:30 AM Toys R Us is making it easier for shoppers to use its layaway program ahead of the crucial holiday season.

Posted: 2:40 PM Diet Pepsi is tweaking its formula to stay sweet a little longer.

Posted: 1:36 PM More than 600,000 Mr. Coffee single cup brewers are being recalled because of a potential burn hazard.

Posted: 10:56 AM Attorneys General from across the U.S. reached a settlement with three of the largest U.S. book publishers to resolve alleged antitrust violations

Posted: 12:29 PM Sony says that by December, U.S. stores will sell a TV set with four times the resolution of today's best HDTVs

Posted: 1:51 PM The man behind the `Your Baby Can Read' program -- videos claiming to teach infants to read -- is in trouble with the Federal Trade Commission.

Posted: 11:32 AM The American Licorice Company has recalled one-pound packages of Red Vines Black Licorice Twists, which were found to contain high levels of lead.

Posted: 10:27 AM The companies marketing the Ab Circle Pro exercise device have agreed to pay as much as $25 million in refunds to customers to settle federal regulators' charges of deceptive advertising.

Posted: 9:16 AM The Food and Drug Administration has identified a southern Indiana farm that produces cantaloupes linked to a deadly salmonella outbreak and says the operation has recalled its melons.

Posted: 11:37 AM The U.S. government and the University of Michigan are hoping that a real-world test of cars that can talk to each other will eventually make roads safer.

Posted: 10:16 AM Honda plans to unveil its new Accord sedan Monday at an Ohio factory.

Posted: 9:05 AM Johnson & Johnson plans to remove potentially cancer-causing and other dangerous chemicals from nearly all its adult toiletries and cosmetic products worldwide within 3 1/2 years.

Updated: 5:55 PM About 4 million Bumbo Baby Seats are being recalled after nearly two dozen reports of skull fractures.

Posted: 9:45 AM A new test developed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety finds that not all luxury vehicles are safe vehicles in certain crashes.

Posted: 4:00 PM A federal judge on Monday has tentatively approved a $40 million settlement between Skechers USA Inc. and consumers who bought the company's toning shoes.

Updated: 5:53 PM The CPSC said an electrical failure in the dishwasher’s heating element could spark a fire.

Posted: 4:06 PM Federal consumer safety officials are filing a complaint against a second company over desktop magnet toys for adults that pose a danger to children and teenagers.

Posted: 2:30 PM Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Kmart Corp. are recalling about 795,000 Kenmore dehumidifiers because of potential fire and burn hazards.

Updated: 10:36 AM A Deloitte survey has found about nine out of ten consumers plan to spend the same or more on back-to-school shopping this year.

Posted: 3:14 PM Michelin is recalling around 841,000 BFGoodrich and Uniroyal tires because the tread can separate, causing rapid air loss.

Posted: 11:41 AM Ford is recalling nearly 485,000 Escapes and Mavericks to fix sticking gas pedals that can cause crashes.

Posted: 10:25 AM Burlington Coat Factory will pay $1.5 million to settle government allegations stemming from the sale of children's clothing with drawstrings.

Posted: 10:12 AM The retailer is eliminating one of the tiers and bringing back the word "clearance."

Posted: 9:43 AM Coke and Pepsi are chasing the sweet spot: a soda with no calories, no artificial sweeteners and no funny aftertaste.

Posted: 12:48 PM The government is taking legal steps to stop the sale of some high-powered desktop toys for adults because children are getting hurt.