electronics

The newest phone, the latest laptop, the most advanced whatever — American families are gobbling up electronics. Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura shows us how to cycle out our “old” electronics – keeping the earth in mind.

Online shoppers, beware. Scammers could be going after your money this holiday season as you try to take advantage of online deals.

When most people think of Black Friday deals, they picture discounts on electronics, toys or clothing. But restaurant chains also offer their own deals. Here’s where to find deals on restaurant gift cards and discounted food and drinks on Black Friday.

They call it the most joyful time of the year, and for good reason: the holidays are a time to join family and friends and share in the things that make life special. But the celebrations and gift-giving aren’t without cost.

Santa Clara County sheriff’s detectives Monday were trying to trace several stolen items back to their owners after arresting six people in connection with a series of vehicle break-ins in Cupertino.

A mineral used in electronics, automotive and even in cosmetics to add sparkle to makeup is being mined in Madagascar by an underground army of child laborers, NBC News reports. Mica is mined by hand in a cluster of sites in Madagascar, an island nation of 25.5 million people located off the southeast coast of Africa. NBC News traveled more...

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the Fed is likely to keep its benchmark short-term interest rate unchanged in the coming months, unless the economy shows signs of worsening. But for now, in testimony before a congressional panel, Powell expressed optimism about the U.S. economy and said he expects it will grow at a solid pace, though it...

Thousands in Marin County have been in the dark since Friday and it could stay that way for at least another 48 hours.

Thousands in Marin County have been in the dark since Friday and it could stay that way for at least another 48 hours. Melissa Colorado reports.

PG&E is proactively shutting off power in parts of several counties due to high fire danger. The utility recommends customers take the following steps during a public safety power shutoff.

Before the power came back on in parts of San Jose, some schools in the dark decided to stay open and handled the outage with a lesson about getting back to basics.

A man whose security cameras caught a thief rummaging through his City Heights home found some of his precious stolen property moments before doing a live interview with NBC 7.

Fontana police said they confiscated $1 million in electronics and gift cards during a nationwide phone scam investigation centered around two Southern California women.

A Chinese businesswoman defending herself on charges that she trespassed at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club and lied to Secret Service agents gave one of the shortest opening statements in legal history Monday, proclaiming her innocence and appreciation for the country that may put her prison. After a federal prosecutor gave a 20-minute opening statement laying out Yujing Zhang’s alleged...

Authorities are now conducting a criminal probe into the fiery dive boat disaster that killed 34 off of the Southern California California coast on Labor Day, authorities said Monday.

Authorities served search warrants Sunday at the Southern California company that owned the scuba diving boat that caught fire and killed 34 people last week.

Hiring by U.S. employers was slower but steady in August, and hourly pay jumped — trends that should sustain the U.S. economy’s record-long expansion in the coming months. Yet with the economy still under threat from a weak global economy and President Donald Trump’s trade war with China, Chairman Jerome Powell made clear Friday that the Federal Reserve is poised...

A Chinese woman accused of trespassing at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club and lying to Secret Service agents is frustrating the federal judge hearing her case as she ignores his questions and leaves him bewildered with her answers. The woman, 33-year-old Yujing Zhang, is acting as her own attorney and faces up to six years in prison if convicted at...

Police in the New York City suburbs say they’ve arrested a fake cop who tried to pull over real detectives. Nassau County police said Valiery Portlock sounded a horn and flashed emergency lights Friday morning as he an attempt to pull over a van in Hicksville, Long Island. The unmarked van turned out to be occupied by detectives from the...