Author: Mike Snider, USA TODAY

BB&T and SunTrust are merging to create the sixth-largest U.S. bank in a deal valued at about $66 billion.

Google will close Google+ on April 2, nearly eight years after it launched the social network, in an attempt to compete with Facebook.

Holiday sales of Sony’s PlayStation 4 game console slowed, compared to the previous year, the electronics giant says. However, PS4 game sales rose.

With the polar vortex bearing down on the U.S., homeowners find themselves faced with frozen pipes. How do you thaw them and prevent freezing?

Fast-food chain Taco Bell has brought back the Double Cheesy Gordita to its restaurants nationwide, and is testing a Double Steak Melt in Cleveland.

The fruit juices your child and you drink may have elevated levels of arsenic, lead or cadmium, according to a new Consumer Reports study.