Health Care

A line of toy toaster sets sold at Toys R Us are being recalled because part of the toy can pose a laceration or choking hazard to children.

General Motors' chief lawyer Michael Millikin, who withstood withering criticism from lawmakers for his department's handling of an ignition switch recall, is retiring early next year.

Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG has reported "stable" or flat sales for the first nine months of 2013 but says the results show strong demand for its cancer drugs and emerging new products.

Chrysler is recalling nearly 907,000 Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep SUVs and cars for failing alternators and heated power mirrors that can cause minor fires.

Toyota is recalling about 423,000 older-model Lexus luxury cars in the U.S. because a gasket can leak fuel and possibly cause a fire.

Michaels Stores said Wednesday that is recalling about 8,400 folding tables because they can collapse when customers sit on them.

Chrysler is recalling 184,215 SUVs worldwide because a wiring problem could disable their air bags and seat belt pretensioners.

An experimental Canadian-made Ebola vaccine that has shown promise in tests on primates is beginning clinical trials on humans in the U.S.

Acura says it is recalling 43,000 vehicles in the U.S. to replace both front seat belts.

Taking the stage before an adoring crowd, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk played both catch up and leap frog.

Mitsubishi is recalling nearly 166,000 older small cars and SUVs in the U.S. because the engines can stall unexpectedly.

Electric carmaker Tesla Motors was expected to unveil an all-wheel-drive system — and perhaps more — at a much-hyped mystery event Thursday night near Los Angeles.

Shares of Sunesis Pharmaceuticals tanked Monday, wiping out all their gains for 2014 and then some, after the drug developer said its treatment for an aggressive form of blood cancer missed its main goal in late-stage testing.

A North Carolina drugmaker says it is providing an experimental antiviral drug for patients with Ebola, an emergency step authorized by the Food and Drug Administration.

Eight months after General Motors began recalling more than 2 million cars because of a deadly ignition-switch defect, less than half the owners have gotten their vehicles fixed.

Chrysler is recalling more than 31,000 full-size commercial vans to fix a problem with the headrests.

General Motors is recalling more than 60,000 vehicles in North America, the latest round of recalls this year for the automaker.

Separate brands of children's hooded sweatshirts that pose a strangulation hazard and children's sneakers with a piece that poses a choking hazard are among this week's recalled consumer products.

General Motors announced two more recalls, pushing its total for the year to more than 70, affecting almost 30 million vehicles in North America.

Two Durham-based pharmaceutical companies said Friday they'll add several hundred jobs in North Carolina through the rest of the decade.