Chrysler said on Tuesday that it has agreed to recall 2.7 million jeep vehicles that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said could potentially erupt into fire if rear-ended. This represents a reversal by the car manufacturer, as two weeks ago, it announced it was rejecting a call by U.S. auto safety regulators to recall 2.7 million Jeep Grand Cherokees and Liberty SUVs
The management at 'PBS NewsHour' said Tuesday a decision was made to close offices in Denver and San Francisco and law off employees to cut costs. The layoffs at the public television news program are the fist significant staff reductions in nearly 20 years, The New York Times reported. It was reported that 'NewsHour's' producer MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, based in Arlington Virginia will also eliminate several 'non-critical production positions' at its main office.
The Starbucks franchise has unleashed a new policy: smokers will be forbidden to light up a cigarette within 25 feet of its storefronts. This new policy, which also bans smoking on patios, has just gone into effect on June 1 nationwide and Canada. 81.3 percent of the U.S. population lives under some kind of a ban on smoking, either in the workplace, restaurant or bars, according to the American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation.
Apple CEO Tim Cook apologized in a formal letter sent to China, addressing the growing controversy over the company's warranty polices there, CNN reported. Posted to China's Apple's website, Cook discussed the changes the company intends to make in order to offer better customer service, and change the terms for some of its iPhones, which are sold, and many were reportedly defective in China.
