T-Mobile US took '100s of millions of dollars' in bogus txt charges – Feds(Theregister)

T-Mobile US was accused today of slapping customers with bogus text-message charges worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed suit against the carrier, and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has opened an investigation. 

The agencies alleged the company allowed users to be charged for premium text messages without their knowledge or According to the FTC complaint, T-Mobile US bagged huge revenues from marketing firms who signed users up to receive premium SMSes and proceeded to charge fees even after users had opted out of the services.

Facebook policy didn't mention 'research' at time of controversial experiment (Mercurynews)

Fueling more debate over a controversial experiment, Facebook acknowledged Tuesday that its official data-use policy didn't specifically list "research" among the ways that members' information might be used at the time it was conducting a study to see how some users' emotions were affected by subtle manipulation of their news feeds.

Facebook argues it had users' consent to carry out the test, based on broader language in the policy that was in effect when the data was gathered in January 2012. The company added a reference to research when it revised the policy four months later -- although critics say it's doubtful many users ever read the lengthy document in any case.

Hurricane Arthur may make 4th of July holiday driving hazardous (Cnn)

(CNN) -- If you're planning on traveling over the Fourth of July to the East Coast, watch out for Arthur.

The first named tropical storm of the season may make driving hazardous on Wednesday and Thursday but should not spoil most of Friday's festivities, as it veers away from land.

Southern Californians shared U.S. team's elation, defeat at World Cup (Latimes)

You could see it in the seaside park in Redondo Beach, normally a haven for moms and scuba divers, but now packed with more than 1,000 seething, war-painted fans.

Or outside the gates of Disneyland, where the throng rose and put on extra-big voices to sing the national anthem.

Murrieta protesters turn back Border Patrol detainees (Latimes)

Amid rising concern over a surge of young immigrants crossing the border illegally, flag-waving protesters blocked three busloads of detainees in Riverside County on Tuesday, preventing them from reaching a Border Patrol processing station in Murrieta.

The buses, carrying about 140 detainees, turned around and headed back to a San Diego-area Border Patrol facility.

Jake Peavy all good except 1 pitch (Bostonherald)

When things are going the way they have been for Red Sox starter Jake Peavy, one pitch is all it takes to ruin an outing that on the surface was markedly better than the stretch he experienced on the West Coast.

One pitch is all it took.

One pitch is what the Chicago Cubs took advantage of in a 2-0 win against the Sox at Fenway Park, as Nate Schierholtz’ two-run homer in the top of the fourth inning gave Peavy his third straight loss, moving his winless streak to 12 games.

New Recalls and Questions About Auto Parts Safety (Go)

The ignition switch recalls now engulfing General Motors and Chrysler are raising new questions about the safety of the parts across the American auto industry.

GM's safety crisis deepened dramatically Monday when the automaker added 8.2 million vehicles in North America to its ballooning list of cars recalled over faulty ignition switches. GM has now issued five recalls for 17.1 million cars with defective switches, spanning every model year since 1997.