LOS ANGELES -- Sony's "Jumanji: The Next Level" unseated Disney's "Frozen 2" from its three-week perch at the top of the box office, and exceeded expectations opening with $60.1 million, according to estimates from measurement firm Comscore.

The result marks an auspicious start for the movie, whose predecessor, "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,"...Read more

California Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected Pacific Gas and Electric's proposed restructuring plan Friday, dealing a major blow to the power giant as it tries to exit the biggest utility bankruptcy in U.S. history.

Newsom said in a letter to PG&E Chief Executive Officer Bill Johnson that the utility giant's restructuring plan falls "woefully short" ...Read more

Live Nation Entertainment, the world's largest concert promoter, is about to face Justice Department legal action over its ticketing practices.

The U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to take on the Beverly Hills-based live music giant over allegedly coercing concert venues into working with its Ticketmaster division, according to a person ...Read more

Topeka leaders are using cold hard cash to lure more workers to live in Kansas' capital city.

The new Choose Topeka program, approved this week, will pay up to $10,000 to people who rent and $15,000 for those who purchase a primary home--after a year of residency in the city. A news release says beneficiaries can use those funds "for all types ...Read more

CHICAGO -- The Illinois attorney general's office filed a consumer fraud lawsuit Thursday against Juul Labs, alleging the e-cigarette maker targets its product to minors and misrepresents the ability of its devices to help people quit smoking.

Citing epidemic levels of addiction to vaping tobacco products among underage users across the state, ...Read more

Head shops, once a business catering to the hippie counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s, are getting a second life.

The shops, which sell bongs, pipes and other smoking paraphernalia, never really went away. The industry has been evolving quietly for decades as new forms of smoking -- like vaping -- became popular and women increasingly ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- The United States and China have reached a preliminary trade agreement that includes the cancellation and rollback of some tariffs on Chinese products and a commitment by Beijing to step up purchases of American farm goods.

An agreement on the so-called phase one deal, confirmed by President Donald Trump and senior Chinese ...Read more

Q: How do rain-sensing wipers work? I love mine -- it's like magic!

-- Susan

A: In most of these systems, a rain sensor is located on the inside the windshield behind the rear view mirror. Infrared light is projected outward through the windshield glass at a 45 degree angle. Depending on how much light reflects back to the sensor (rain, snow ...Read more

CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Apple attempted to extend a little friendly goodwill by inviting neighbors to its "spaceship" campus this weekend, but the gesture backfired among some residents who live close to the campus and are upset they didn't get one of the coveted invites.

Apple recently mailed cards to some people living in the neighborhoods ...Read more

Q: I recently bought a used 2009 Chevy Cobalt from a local dealer. The tires are filled with nitrogen. I have been given many recommendations on filling the tires. One person told me you can't mix nitrogen with air (from an air pump at a gas station). Another person said you can.

If I can find a tire store that has nitrogen, they charge up to $...Read more

NBCUniversal Chief Executive Steve Burke is planning to step down next year, accelerating an internal race to succeed him, according to two people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to comment.

Burke, 61, has managed NBCUniversal since Philadelphia cable giant Comcast Corp. purchased it in January 2011, shaping the once-tattered ...Read more

General Motors luxury brand Cadillac's entire lineup could be electric by 2030.

That means production of its internal combustion cars and SUVs could move from the plants where GM currently builds them.

All of this will happen in a slow transition with some overlap as internal combustion engines (ICE) are phased out and electric vehicles (EVs) ...Read more

Consumers generally don't need extended warranties.

"They are cash cows for retailers," said Linda Sherry, a spokeswoman for the advocacy group Consumer Action. "Salespeople get commissions, which is why they push them so hard."

But that doesn't mean you want to dismiss the idea of purchasing extra protection in all cases.

A tipster working ...Read more

Comcast is giving the gift of higher cable bills this holiday season.

Tens of millions of Xfinity customers will see their bills rise 3.6% nationwide, on average, the company said Thursday, as it boosts prices for broadband plans and hikes TV fees starting next week. Customers in the Philadelphia region have received notices of new prices ...Read more

Australian carrier Qantas said Thursday it has chosen the Airbus A350-100 over Boeing's forthcoming 777X as its future ultra-long-range aircraft.

Two years ago, the airline announced a competition between the two jetmakers to develop an aircraft that would stretch the range of current jets to the limit and fly nonstop between Sydney and London....Read more

The 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban SUVs are packed with new features, but they also carry a heavy load of questions. The old models were America's best-selling big SUVs by a wide margin, with a commanding 45% share of the market.

It would've been easy to make a few small changes and call the result "new," but GM rolled the dice with radical ...Read more

An old saying in the investment markets is that history does not repeat, but it rhymes.

There's a warning embedded in the axiom. And it's one that has the attention of the Federal Reserve.

For months the central bank has been pumping billions of dollars into an enormously important but largely opaque corner of the financial markets. It will ...Read more

It may not be as hot at the moment as the Cybertruck, but the Tesla Model 3 is nonetheless getting some high praise at the end of this year.

Edmunds, one of the auto industry's leading car shopping and analysis sties, named the Tesla Model 3 the best electric vehicle of 2019. In its assessment, Edmunds evaluated the Model 3 and other cars on ...Read more

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Steve Dickson met with Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg at FAA headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to tell him to pull back on public statements about an imminent return to service for the 737 Max.

Meanwhile, American Airlines announced that with the Max's return already slipping by at least ...Read more