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• Amazon to pay $2.5 billion to settle FTC allegations it duped customers into enrolling in Prime

  September 25, 2025 2:56 PM

  SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon has reached a historic $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, which said the online retail giant tricked customers into signing up for its Prime memberships and made it difficult for them to cancel after doing so. The Seattle company will pay $1 billion... more »

• Parents of teens who died by suicide after AI chatbot interactions to testify to Congress

  September 16, 2025 4:01 PM

  Parents whose teenagers killed themselves after interactions with artificial intelligence chatbots testified to Congress on Tuesday about the dangers of the technology. "What began as a homework helper gradually turned itself into a confidant and then a suicide coach," said Matthew Raine, whose 16-year-old son Adam died in April.... more »

• Giving love a bad name: Crooks taking advantage of Valley romantics Play Video

  February 12, 2020 6:54 PM

  WESLACO – With Valentine’s Day in just a few days, the Better Business Bureau is warning the public of criminals trying to play cupid. Look passed the flowers, chocolates and balloons, and you’ll find Valentine’s Day isn’t completely filled with love. According to the Federal Trade Commission, some... more »

• Identity Theft from 2012 Continues to Follow Harlingen Woman Play Video

  March 9, 2017 5:55 PM

  HARLINGEN – A Harlingen woman said someone else has been using her identity for nearly a decade and now she can’t receive her income tax return. Tanya Garcia was facing an unexpected expense after taking a trip to Mexico. “I actually just got into a bad, bad car wreck in... more »