Veterans Day 2021: Deals for veterans, active-duty and families

This Veterans Day, businesses and organizations are saying thank you to veterans and active-duty service members with deals, coupons and more.

Rising food prices, supply chain issues pushing up menu prices

Diners may notice a higher number on the receipt next time they're out to eat. Restaurants are up against a storm of obstacles from soaring food prices to shipping delays. It's forcing some restaurants, still recovering from the pandemic, to make the difficult choice to raise menu prices.

Artist embraces NFTs as 'digital world blends with physical world'

Local artist Sarah Schedler has been selling physical forms of her work since 2006. Earlier this year, she expanded her sales into the digital world of NFTs, or non-fungible tokens.  

American Girl Dolls, Risk and sand inducted into toy hall of fame

Sand is perhaps the most universal and oldest toy in the world, the National Toy Hall of Fame says of its newest inductee. American Girl Dolls and the strategy board game Risk were also inducted in recognition of their influence on the toy industry.

Black Friday 2021: Stores closed, open on Thanksgiving Day

Many major retailers will once again be shutting their doors on Thanksgiving Day 2021. Here’s a list of which stores will be closed or open on the holiday.

IKEA prices will likely rise due to supply chain pressures

Yes, IKEA has seen soaring online sales. But the global retailer also had slumping sales numbers at stores due to lockdowns as well as higher materials costs.

Thanksgiving cooking help: Butterball Turkey Talk-Line opens for 2021 season

The Butterball Turkey “Talk-Line is officially open. Experts are available to answer questions for 2021 Thanksgiving hosts about all things turkey.

Butterball CEO: Small turkeys for Thanksgiving will be harder to find

Butterball CEO Jay Jandrain said Thanksgiving turkeys will be harder to find this year and also noted that it’s "reasonable to expect" higher prices amid supply chain issues.

Facebook to end facial-recognition system for more than 1B users

More than a third of Facebook’s daily active users have opted in to have their faces recognized by the social network’s system.

J&J, Costco agree to settle lawsuit with consumers over recalled sunscreen

Several customers sued the companies over recalled sunscreen that contained benzene, a carcinogen linked to leukemia and other cancers.

Oprah's Favorite Things 2021 list revealed for holiday season

Oprah Winfrey’s annual holiday gift list features items from Ciara, Jessica Alba, Chef Eric Ziebold and more.

Dole recalls bagged salads due to possible listeria risk

Dole is recalling several brands of bagged salad after learning of a possible listeria contamination.

McDonald's, IBM team up to develop automated drive-thru lanes

McDonald's is testing technology that allows customers to order without having to talk to an employee on the other end of the drive-thru speaker system.

Study: Coffee could start tasting worse due to climate change

Climate change has reportedly already started to wreak havoc on coffee bean production but a new study suggests even the coffee that's hard to come by might not taste as good due to the climate crisis.