As Americans nationwide deal with the ongoing opioid epidemic , which has also resulted in the resurrection of heroin in many parts of the ...
Former FCC Commissioner Uses Terror Attacks To Make Worst-Ever Argument Against Net Neutrality
There are many misleading , questionable, and frankly just plain bad arguments against net neutrality out there these days, but a former FCC...
Schemer Claims Subway Manager Needs Bail, Scams $200 From Employee
Combining the juvenile tradition of pranking fast food restaurants with the “your relative is in jail” wire fraud scam , someone managed to...
9 Things We Learned About The Video Game Origins Of Chuck E. Cheese’s
Did you know that the restaurant and entertainment chain Chuck E. Cheese’s was originally part of the video game company Atari? While today ...
Science Cooks Up Crazy-Powerful Triple-Action Antibiotic; Still Needs To Be Tested On Humans
Researchers have monkeyed around with one of the stronger antibiotics available for use on humans, resulting in a drug that fights pathogens...
Do You Have To Be 21 To Drink On International Flights?
Just about every college kid who’s flown to Europe knows that when they land they’ll be able to get a beer without the fake ID they paid too...
You Can Get A Chicken Big Mac Without Assembling It Yourself — If You Live In Australia
The Big Mac-McChicken: A sandwich that looks like a Big Mac, but uses McChicken patties instead. McDonald’s customers have long been able to...
Google Expands Waze Carpooling Service To All Of California
When ride-hailing apps like Lyft and Uber first appeared, they were called “ride-sharing” services, since people didn’t really know what els...
JetBlue Hopes Facial Recognition Tech Can Speed Up Boarding At The Gate
For some flights, you’ll spend more time in line at the airport than you will in the air. Checking your bags, going through security, then b...
Michael Kors To Close 100 to 125 Stores
Last year, Michael Kors pulled back on its department store presence and stopped accepting coupons for its merchandise in those locations i...
Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Laptop Battery Catches Fire
Passengers on a cross-country flight last night have all safely arrived at their destination after a surprise laptop battery fire forced the...
Kroger Recalls ‘Simple Truth’ Macadamia Nuts For Possible Listeria
If you have some Kroger Simple Truth store-brand macadamia nuts sitting around, check the package before chowing down. The nuts have been re...
Twitter Creates New Inbox For Direct Messages From Strangers
Twitter has long allowed users to contact each other privately through Direct Messages, but usually only if the two accounts are following e...
The Whole Foods Coconut Mystery Solved
It was a dark and stormy morning at Consumerist HQ, when we received a troubling missive: One of our readers was outraged to find that Whole...
WHO: Tobacco Isn’t Just Bad For Humans, It’s Also Killing The Environment
From cancer to heart disease and many things in between, the health effects of smoking tobacco are well known. But a new report from the Uni...
Jacksonville TV Station Owner Fined For Airing Jaguars Ad With Bogus “Emergency Broadcast Transmission”
Imagine sitting around your Florida home in August, just as hurricane season is swinging into high gear, when your TV suddenly starts making...
Amazon Wants To Turn Shipping Labels Into Little Parachutes For Drone Deliveries
What if package delivery drones didn’t have to actually land to make their deliveries, and instead just dropped their cargo near your home a...
Hormel Worried People Will Confuse ‘Black Label’ Beggin’ Strips With Its Real Bacon
Hormel makes bacon for human consumption, while Nestlé Purina makes bacon — or Beggin’ Strips — for dogs. The bacon and Beggin’ worlds have ...
Homeland Security Won’t Expand Laptop Ban To Flights From Europe (For Now)
The Department of Homeland Security has confirmed to Consumerist that it will not be expanding a ban on laptops in the cabins of U.S.-bound...
Court Temporarily Halts School’s Expulsion Of Student Who ‘Liked’ Racist Instagram Images
Four California high school students who were suspended earlier this year for their alleged support or complicity with a racist Instagram ac...
Welcome To The Fifth Circle Of The Denim Inferno: A $445 Sundress Made From Upside-Down Jeans
Did you ever take an old pair of jeans, cut the legs along the inseams, sew in some fabric, and call it a skirt? That’s a popular do-it-your...
Why The Supreme Court’s Ruling In Toner Cartridge Case Is A Win For Consumers
How To Get Your Refund From Amazon For Your Kids’ Unauthorized In-App Purchases
If you’ve been waiting patiently for a refund from Amazon for in-app purchases your kids made without your permission , your time has come. ...
Delta Passenger Claims He Was Interrogated After Falling Asleep On Flight
A Delta Air Lines passenger claims he was yelled at by a flight attendant and grilled by law enforcement after he fell asleep on a recent fl...
Passenger Kicked Off Southwest Flight Tries To Run Back On Plane, Gets Tackled Instead
A man who was kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight last night was not going to take no for an answer, and apparently thought he could some...
RadioShack Closed All But 70 Stores This Weekend
Unless you happened to walk or drive past a RadioShack this weekend, you may not have realized that Memorial Day weekend 2017 marked the end...
Belgian King “Not Happy” With Burger King’s Effort To Unseat Him
Who is more deserving to be the Belgian monarch: A man who was — literally — born to do the job, or a fast food chain? However silly that qu...
Chipotle Confirms Data Breach Hit “Most” Restaurant Locations
Chipotle recently made a vague disclosure to investors that its card-payment system had likely been breached by cybercriminals. Now the bur...
Water Park Investigating After Boy Flies Off Giant Slide
Fun in the sun was cut short over Memorial Day weekend when a 10-year-old boy flew off a giant water slide at a park that just opened in Cal...
British Airways Finally Flying Again After Major Holiday Weekend Systems Outage
Tens of thousands of travelers whose holiday weekend plans included a trans-Atlantic hop or a jaunt around Europe probably met with some unp...
New Baggage Scanners May Someday Let You Bring Liquids Through Airport Security
The Transportation Security Administration may be testing new ways to get travelers through security checkpoints more quickly and efficient...
Online Eyeglass Vendor Who Threatened Customers Arrested Again For Running Another Bogus Store
You may remember the bizarre tale of Vitaly Borker, the man who served three years in prison for trying to boost his Google search ranking b...
Here’s Some Good News If You Want To Buy A New-ish Used Car
Are you going to be in the market for a car in the near future? If you can accept “new for you” instead of “new” and you don’t have your hea...
Underpaid & Overstressed: 4 Things Starbucks Baristas Say Is Wrong With The Company
Millions of people count on Starbucks baristas to provide them with a jolt of caffeine each day, but those employees might be the ones truly...