Weight Watchers slims down name to WW

NEW YORK (AP) - Weight Watchers is trimming its name to just two letters: WW. The company says it is renaming itself to focus more on overall wellness and not just dieting. Its app, for example, will offer tips and meditation and give out rewards for tracking meals and exercise.

American joins Delta, United in raising checked-bag fees

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - It's official: It will cost you more to check a bag on any of the three biggest U.S. airlines. American Airlines said Thursday that it is raising fees for checking bags by $5 apiece each way, matching Delta and United. The first bag is now $30 and the second is $40. Those are each way, so checking two bags on a round trip will cost $140. High-spending frequent...

Oreo celebrates Mickey Mouse's birthday with new cookie flavor

To celebrate Mickey Mouse's big 90th anniversary, Oreo is releasing a brand new Birthday Cake flavored Oreo cookie. 

Coke: 'We have no interest in marijuana or cannabis'

Coca-Cola is reportedly in talks with a Canada-based cannabis producer to make marijuana-infused beverages to help ease drinkers' inflammation and pain, according to a new report from BNN Bloomberg.

Walmart will match customer donations two-to-one up to $5 million for hurricane relief

With a catastrophic storm, flooding and power outages hitting the Eastern Seaboard, Walmart and Sam’s Club are launching a customer campaign to assist impacted communities with hurricane relief.

Bob Evans, Meijer brand sausage links recalled, may contain plastic

The Agriculture Department says Bob Evans Farms is recalling nearly 47,000 pounds of pork sausage links because it might contain pieces of plastic.

Wendy's offers free burgers for month of September

Wendy's is offering free burgers for the rest of the month of September, the fast food chain Tweeted. 

Apple expected to debut 3 new iPhones, including its biggest and most expensive yet

Apple is expected to showcase three new iPhones on Wednesday, including its biggest and most expensive model yet, as the company seeks to widen the product's appeal amid slowing sales growth.

Despite Trump tweet, Ford says it won't make Focus Active in US

Ford won't be moving production of a hatchback wagon to the United States from China - despite President Donald Trump's claim Sunday that his taxes on Chinese imports mean the Focus Active can be built in America.

Tesla stock falls after CEO seen smoking what appears to be marijuana during YouTube interview

Shares of electric car maker Tesla Inc. fell more than 6 percent early Friday after the CEO appeared to smoke marijuana during an interview and the company's accounting chief left after a month on the job.

College of the Ozarks, private Christian school, drops Nike over Kaepernick ad

(FOX NEWS) - A private Christian college in Missouri announced Wednesday that its athletic teams would no longer wear apparel manufactured by Nike after the sportswear giant tapped Colin Kaepernick as one of the faces of its 30th anniversary "Just Do It" campaign. College of the Ozarks President Jerry C. Davis said in a statement that Nike's choice of Kaepernick was...

Pumpkin Spice Lattes are back at Starbucks

The first day of fall may be a few weeks away but Starbucks is already celebrating. The coffee giant brought back their popular Pumpkin Spice Latte drinks on August 28 this year.

US hiring picked up in August as pay surged most in 9 years

WASHINGTON (AP) - The pace of hiring in the United States quickened in August, and wages grew at their fastest pace in nine years - evidence that employers remain confident despite the Trump administration's ongoing conflicts with its trading partners. The economy added a strong 201,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate stayed at 3.9 percent, near an 18-year low, the government said Friday in...

Ford recalls 2M pickup trucks; seat belts can cause fires

DETROIT (AP) - Under pressure from U.S. safety regulators, Ford is recalling about 2 million F-150 pickup trucks in North America because the seat belts can spark and cause fires.

National police group calls for Nike boycott due to Kaepernick ad campaign

A national lobbying group for police departments is calling for a boycott of Nike products after Colin Kaepernick became part of Nike's new 30th anniversary Just Do It ad campaign.

Amazon is 2nd US company to reach $1 trillion market value

Amazon has become the second publicly traded company to be worth $1 trillion, hot on the heels of Apple.

America's only remaining Blockbuster store is in Oregon

Now that the final Blockbusters in Alaska have closed, Oregon is home to the last bastion of an American entertainment icon.