The Latest Breaking News from the Consumer Product Safety Commission

Federal Regulators Tell Parents to Throw Out Girigi Magnet Blocks After a Child Swallowed About Fifty Magnets

CPSC warns parents to stop using Girigi magnetic building blocks after a child swallowed about 50 magnets and needed intestinal surgery.

Medical Daily · Sep 4

12 Things in Your Home That Can Become More Dangerous as You Get Older

The house you’ve lived in safely for 20 or 30 years doesn’t suddenly become dangerous on your 65th birthday, but the way you interact with...

Saving Advice · Aug 21

Analyst Notes: Just how dangerous are E-Bikes? It’s surprisingly hard to know.

Injuries and fatalities for e-bikes and e-scooters have increased over the past several years, but does the data exist to help us understand why?

USAFacts · Aug 20

Around 740,000 kitchen pan sets sold at Costco, Walmart and Amazon recalled over burn hazards

The Granitestone Diamond Pro Blue stainless steel sauté pans were recalled Thursday

The Independent UK · Apr 4

Thousands of power strips sold on Amazon recalled over fire risk

The Consumer Product Safety Commission warned of ‘serious injury or death from smoke inhalation and burns’ if the recalled power strips caught fire

The Independent UK · Apr 1

Baby toys sold on Amazon recalled in the US after 32 reported choking incidents

The product’s silicone strings are ‘smaller than permitted,’ according to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission

The Independent UK · Jan 23

Over 200,000 power banks sold on Amazon recalled over fire risks

The power banks retailed for about $18 and were sold on Amazon in 2021 and 2022

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2025

Dick Cheney’s expansive vision of presidential power lives on in Trump’s agenda

Former Vice President Dick Cheney will be remembered for many things. He was arguably the most powerful vice president in American history. He was a paragon of conservatism. He was the architect of many of the more extreme measures in President George W. Bush’s “war on terror.”

The Conversation · Nov 4, 2025

The Supreme Court is headed toward a radically new vision of unlimited presidential power

President Donald Trump set the tone for his second term by issuing 26 executive orders, four proclamations and 12 memorandums on his first day back in office. The barrage of unilateral presidential actions has not yet let up.

The Conversation · Oct 7, 2025

More than 600,000 Frigidaire mini fridges recalled after fire hazard causes injuries and $700K in property damages

There have been at least 26 reports of the minifridges ‘smoking, sparking, burning, melting, overheating and catching fire,’ according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2025