Learn how to get the best deals on Amazon "Prime Day"

Amazon’s Prime Day is now eclipsing Black Friday and Cyber Monday as the e-tailer’s busiest day of the year. And that’s good for consumers regardless of where you click that buy button.

That Facebook 'friend request' message is a hoax

That private message that's circulating on Facebook asking users not to accept a friend request from Jayden K. Smith is a hoax.

Tuesday July 11th is Free Slurpee Day

Tuesday, July 11 will once again be Free Slurpee Day at 7-Eleven.

Summer of Hell Day 1: Crowds, delays, mostly OK

For hundreds of thousands of commuters heading into New York on Monday, the first day of disruptions due to extensive repair work at Penn Station brought some confusion, a bit of overcrowding and some delays yet, apparently, no major problems at the start of what figures to be an arduous two-month period.

Trump defends decision to have Ivanka sit in for him at G-20

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is defending a decision to have his daughter briefly sit in for him at a table with world leaders at an international summit.

Old movie theater being restored as performance center

It was once The Capitol Theatre as seen in a 1925 photo featuring the silent western "Beyond the Border" starring Harry Carey. It later became the Babylon Cinemas, which closed in 2014.

Right-wing writer Milo Yiannopoulos sues over canceled book

NEW YORK (AP) -- Polarizing right-wing writer Milo Yiannopoulos has filed a $10 million lawsuit against a New York publishing company over a canceled book deal.

Price for New York-New Jersey rail tunnel rises to $12.9B

A project to build a new rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey has a new, higher price tag - and continued questions over who will pay for it.

Making and eating Neapolitan pies at Kesté Pizza

Pizza is a family affair for Roberto Caporuscio and daughter Giorgia Caporuscio. Roberto is a pizzaiolo, Italian for master pizza maker. Giorgia is a pizzaiola, a female master pizza maker -- one of the few in the United States.

United apologizes after giving away toddler's purchased seat

United Airlines has apologized to a Hawaii teacher who was forced to hold her 2-year-old son on her lap for three-and-a-half hours after an employee gave the toddler's purchased seat to a standby passenger.

Volvo is first major carmaker to forgo traditional engines

Volvo will begin producing electric motors on all its cars from 2019, becoming the first major automaker to forgo traditional engines that rely exclusively on internal combustion.

NJ lawmakers reach budget deal to lift shutdown

A budget impasse that shuttered government and state parks and beaches for three days ended on the Fourth of July when Republican Gov. Chris Christie signed a deal he and the Democratic Legislature crafted.

NJ government shutdown ends

New Jersey's state government remained shut down Monday morning.

Manhattan pizzeria shutters after 36 years

This was not the day Dimitri "Jimmy" Vezyrakis wanted to close his pizza shop, but with rent prices nearly doubling he had no choice. Caesar's Palace Pizza had been an Upper West Side staple for 36 years. Vezyrakis emigrated from Greece when he was 14 and opened the pizza parlor when he was 21.

What companies and brands can you trust?

Every year the average consumer has to make a lot of decisions. Where to go grocery shopping? Which car to buy or lease? Which bank will keep your money safe? Those are just some to name a few. So how do you know which brands and companies you can really trust, especially after hearing about countless recalls and security breaches?

Prosthetic limbs are changing dogs' lives

A 7-year-old German shepherd dog named Star has some new pep in her step. She lost part of her right hind leg at birth, leaving her unable to walk comfortably. Then two months ago she was fitted with a customized prosthetic leg. Star's owner, Elaine Diasparra, says the difference has been drastic.

Tourists, locals buy Nevada's legal recreational marijuana

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Cheers and long lines of tourists and locals alike greeted the first day of sales of recreational marijuana on Saturday as Nevada became the fifth state with stores selling pot to the public in a market that is expected to outpace all others in the U.S. thanks to the millions of visitors who flock to Las Vegas each year.