The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is enforcing the laws that protect consumers from illegal products marketed through the Internet that claim to diagnose, prevent, mitigate, treat or cure the 2009 H1N1 flu virus.

Investing sounds intimidating, but a little knowledge can go a long way. If you’re building a portfolio for the first time, set up a strong foundation with some common types of investments.

City Baking LLC, of Long island City, NY is recalling 781 individually wrapped City Baking brand Apple Crumb Cakes, because they contain Walnuts, which were inadvertently omitted from the label.

Apple Inc. co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs is back at his office a few
days a week after taking a 5 1/2-month medical leave and getting a new
liver. Jobs, 54, will work from home on days he doesn’t work
from Apple’s Cupertino, Calif., headquarters, company spokesman Steve
Dowling said Monday.

Hollywood studios and television networks lost their bid Monday for the Supreme Court to block the use of a new digital video recorder system that could make it cheaper and easier for viewers to record shows and watch them when they want, without commercials. The justices decline to hear arguments on whether Cablevision Systems Corp.’s [...]

Americans love fireworks on the Fourth of July, unfortunately, many pets do not. That’s why the the Humane Society of the United States wants to remind people that pets can become distressed by the additional noise and commotion involved with the Independence Day holiday.

The Education Department’s summer reading campaign–”Read to the Top!” began on June 23rd. The initiative is in response to President Obama’s “United We Serve” national volunteer campaign that calls for all Americans to serve in their communities over the summer.

The online company has become a hot spot for those buying and selling items to connect.

The Environmental Protection Agency gave the go-ahead Tuesday for California to impose stringent regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, setting the stage for a national requirement expected to mirror the state’s effort, CBS station KPIX-TV reported.

David Ebersman, a former executive at biotech firm Genentech, was named Monday as Facebook’s chief financial officer. Ebersman, 39, will formally start at the Palo Alto-based online hangout in September.