SAFETY

A U.S. traffic safety agency has ordered the first recall of Tesla’s electric sports car Roadster over a problem which can cause its rear wheels to come loose.

Hewlett-Packard Co. is voluntarily recalling lithium-ion batteries used in HP Pavilion, Compaq Presario, HP, and HP Compaq because of fire hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Thursday.

A Federal Reserve policy maker called on Monday for U.S. government protection of the financial industry to be rolled back because it had encouraged excessive risk taking at the heart of the current crisis.

U.S. government protection of its financial industry encouraged excessive risk-taking at the heart of the current financial crisis and ought be rolled back, a top U.S. Federal Reserve official said on Monday.

President Barack Obama chose a former South Carolina education superintendent to lead the Consumer Product Safety Commission and announced plans to increase the number of its commissioners, the White House said on Tuesday.

The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety said on Tuesday that four of 12 small SUVs it tested received its top rating for their ability to withstand roof damage in rollover accidents that often prove deadly.

An online privacy group called on Tuesday for government regulators to investigate the adequacy of Google Inc's security safeguards after the company inadvertently released consumers' private information this month.

It’s the time of the year when spring is at our doorstep and the clocks move one hour ahead on Sunday morning.

they are sidelining the dollar strength, sidelining deflationary concerns and lower oil prices. They are very much buying gold as a safe-haven asset, Cooper said. There is potential for us to breach the $1,000 level. Saxo Bank senior manager Ole Hansen said the deteriorating macroeconomic picture and inflows into exchange-traded funds were currently the main influences on the gold price, n...

Harry Markopolos, a former financial executive who tried to expose the alleged swindler Bernard Madoff, will tell lawmakers he feared for the safety of his family when U.S. securities regulators ignored evidence in the case, according to a prepared testimony that has been leaked.

Today is National Amber Alert Awareness Day, when Amber Hagerman went missing 13 years ago, is now being remembered for that very reason.

APP Pharmaceuticals Inc., a major supplier of Heparin, will increase prices of the treatment due to rising costs in raw material, testing and additional personnel costs, the company announced today.

After coming under fire by parents groups for its lax safety protocols to protect minors from online predators, Facebook has agreed to increase its efforts to keep its young users safe from cyber bullies, porn, pedophiles and other online hazards.

Relatives of a woman and her son who died after receiving treatment with the drug Heparin made by Baxter International Inc. urged a congressional subcommittee Tuesday to protect patients from unsafe drugs.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported newly yesterday that 62 people have died due to allergic reactions and low blood pressure caused by the blood thinner heparin.

Some U.S. meat and dairy producers are finding new reasons to be nervous

Cloned animals are safe for humans to eat, U.S. regulators said on Monday after a seven year review. The Food and Drug Administration said there were no special risks associated with the cloning technology.

Under growing pressure from law enforcers and parents, MySpace agreed Monday to implement several security measures to protect young users from sexual predators and bullies.

Food products from cloned animals such as milk and meat were qualified safe to eat by the European Food Safety Authority, a move which could bring those controversial products closer to the market.

President Bush on Tuesday announced his strong support for tougher product safety measures that would give mandatory recall authority to the Food and Drug Administration and increasing penalties on companies that import unsafe products to the United Sates.

The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in China meeting with safety officials, said on Friday talks are progressing toward an agreement to boost the safety of food and drug imports.