A "candy cigarettes" fine of $500 could be slapped on a soda shop in Minnesota if it refuses to stop selling the controversial product, according to reports out this week.

A Nap Nanny recall will see 150,000 units of the popular baby recliners returned to major stores, after reports of at least five infant deaths and dozens of cases of children almost falling out of the special reclining systems.

Soon after Sam's Club and L.L. Bean were downgraded this month on the American Family Association's "Naughty or Nice" list for reducing the use of the word "Christmas," the two companies made changes in their websites and print ads to earn their places back on the nice list.

The Gummy Bear legal battle in Europe has been won by Germany's Haribo GmbH, after a Cologne court ruled that Switzerland's Lindt & Spruengli AG had violated its trademark on its "Goldbaer" or "Gold Bear" gummy bear name.

Beyonce Knowles recently scored a lucrative new deal with Coca-Cola rival Pepsi that is designed to collaborate and evolve both brands.

The U.S. economy added 146,000 jobs in November, and the unemployment rate fell 0.2 percentage points to 7.7 percent – the lowest in nearly four years, the Labor Department reported Friday. But the number of unemployed persons remained largely unchanged at 12 million.

One Million Moms, a nonprofit family interest group that has protested against companies like Victoria's Secret and Urban Outfitters, is highlighting JC Penney again this month after the company started airing a holiday ad featuring comedian and lesbian Ellen DeGeneres.

Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has rejoined the board of directors of Marriott International, the parent company of one of the world's largest hospitality, hotel chains, and food services companies, owned by a devout Mormon family.

The Christian Post is the number one Religion-Spirituality website on the Internet, according to recent report by comScore.

Some wireless carriers are offering churches thousands of dollars per month to allow them to put in a new cell tower or antenna on church property, though there are both benefits and risks for churches that allow them to do so.