Toyota adding 1.6 million vehicles to Takata air bag recall

Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling nearly 1.6 million vehicles in the U.S. to replace potentially faulty front passenger air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. of Japan.

WATCH: You may never have to mow your grass again!

Autonomous driving is on the horizon, which is good news for everyone, as analysts continue to report that roadways will become safer with less traffic as driverless vehicles hit the road. But a University in Florida is looking at a different application of the technology...involving spinning blades.

WATCH: Have Americans gone too far with our obsession with Bacon?

Bacon is the most popular food of the decade, but are we taking it too far? Bacon has become a collective obsession. It's easy to find Bacon Vodka, Bacon Ice Cream and Bacon Gum! There's even a bar in Huntington Beach California dedicated entirely to Bacon!

Frozen food recall covers hundreds of items from many stores

Amid a massive frozen foods recall involving millions of packages of fruits and vegetables that were shipped to all 50 U.S. states, Canada and Mexico, authorities who want to stem the listeria-linked illnesses and deaths worry it'll be difficult to get consumers to dig through their freezers and check for products they may have bought as far back as 2014.

How to talk about money problems with your kids

WebMD pediatrician Dr. Hansa Bhargava says talking money with children is a balancing act.

LinkedIn confirms 2012 hack exposed 117M user passwords

LinkedIn says a 2012 breach resulted in more than 100 million of its users' passwords being compromised — vastly more than previously thought.

Time Warner name will vanish; Charter closes acquisition

NEW YORK (AP) -- Charter Communications is closing on its $67 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. The deals make Charter the second-largest home Internet provider and third-largest video provider in the U.S.  Charter, which is based in Stamford, Connecticut, says it now has 24 million subscribers in 41 states. It agreed to buy Time Warner and Bright House last...

More work, more pay? New rule extends overtime to millions

More pay could become a reality for millions of U.S. workers who now toil long hours without overtime under a new rule issued Wednesday by the Obama administration.

Are your pennies worth billions?

You keep your gold safe. But what about your copper? The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that copper theft- and the fallout- costs businesses nearly a billion dollar a year. Demand is so high, thieves can sell it for a pretty penny. The largest copper mine in the U.S. closed in 1996- but then geologists found an enormous deposit much deeper.

Austin tells UBER to take a hike

After a huge public debate, Austin voted against a bill that would allow ride share drivers to skip fingerprinting as part of their background checks. So UBER and Lyft halted their operations in Austin. Fingerprinting is meant to protect riders from unwanted sexual contact. In 2015, Austin police received 20 complaints. 

DC council members defend parking meter price hike

You might want to bring some extra change the next time you park in D.C. The price to park at meters is going up. Many drivers are not happy about it, and when FOX 5 asked Mayor Muriel Bowser about the price hike, she placed blame on the D.C. Council, which ordered the higher rates last year.

The Bitcoin baron: Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?

Will the real Satoshi Nakamoto please stand up? We've all heard of Bitcoin, the innovative crypto currency that was created by Satoshi Nakamoto. Now, an Australian entrepreneur, claims he is the one behind Bitcoin and "Satoshi" was just an alias. Or is it?

DC parking meter rates going up starting in June

Drivers in Washington D.C. are about to notice a steep rate increase all of the city's parking meters. Parking at a meter for one hour will cost about just as much as purchasing a gallon of regular gas.

Budweiser becomes "America"

There's no trademark on America. Budweiser, now owned by Belgium's AB Inbev, will rename its beer "America" this summer and alter its labels with images and phrases affiliated with the republic.