American Airlines shrinks bathrooms on new planes

If you think the seats on airliners keep getting smaller wait until you hear about the new bathrooms.

California Chick-Fil-A will pay workers $17 to $18 an hour

The owner of a California Chick-Fil-A is increasing some employee’s hourly wages between $17 or $18 and is offering other benefits, according to KXTV.

Starbucks closes stores, asks workers to talk about race

Starbucks, mocked three years ago for suggesting employees discuss racial issues with customers, asked workers Tuesday to talk about race with each other.

Some Starbucks stores to close Tuesday for diversity training

Over 8,000 Starbucks company-owned stores across the country will close Tuesday afternoon for what the company is calling "a conversation and learning session on race, bias and the building of a diverse welcoming company".

Jury says Samsung must pay $539M for copying parts of iPhone

A jury has decided Samsung must pay Apple $539 million in damages for illegally copying some of the iPhone's features to lure people into buying its competing products.

Chili's reports payment card data breach

Did you go to a Chili's Bar and Grill early this year? If so, you may want to examine your credit and debit card.

Flying Uber cars in Dallas getting closer to reality

Dallas is set to become one of the world’s first UberAIR cities with flying taxis in the sky in the coming years.

Twitter: Users should change their passwords due to bug

Twitter said Thursday it has found a bug and recommends that everyone who uses its platform change their password.

United will resume shipping pets but with some breeds barred

United Airlines plans to resume shipping pets as cargo in July but will ban animals such as snub-nosed dogs that face bigger health risks during flights.

Sprint and T-Mobile agree on blockbuster merger

T-Mobile and Sprint announced Sunday that they reached an agreement to combine into a new company that would reshape the U.S. wireless landscape by reducing it to three major cellphone providers.

Amazon raising price of annual Prime membership to $119

Amazon is raising the price of its annual Prime membership fee to $119 a year, up 20 percent from $99.

McDonald's rolls out burgers with fresh beef

McDonald's says that, starting Wednesday, it will be selling fresh beef quarter-pound burgers at hundreds of restaurants in the New York City region.  It had previously been using frozen meat for all of its burgers.

Audi recalls about 1.2M vehicles; coolant pumps can overheat

DETROIT (AP) - Audi is recalling about 1.2 million cars and SUVs worldwide because the electric coolant pumps can overeat and possibly cause a fire. The recall covers the 2013 to 2016 A4, the 2013 to 2017 A5, the 2012 to 2015 A6, and the Q5 SUV from 2013 to 2017. All have 2-Liter turbocharged engines.

IRS site crashes as tax deadline looms

The many Americans rushing to file their taxes before the midnight deadline on Tuesday may encounter glitches with some of the services offered by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

GM may lay off 1,500 people at Ohio car factory

LORDSTOWN, Ohio (AP) - General Motors says it will eliminate a production shift at its Chevy Cruze manufacturing plant in Ohio that could cost as many as 1,500 jobs. GM attributes the move announced Friday to falling sales of compact cars. The automaker says it will cut second shift operations at its Lordstown factory outside Cleveland by the end of June.