Activists are asking the southwest Colorado resort town of Telluride to require grocery stores to charge customers 25 cents for each single-use plastic bag.

Town Council members reacted favorably to the idea at a work session last week and directed town staff to draft an ordinance.

The idea was proposed by a group including environmentalist David Allen, local filmmaker Suzan Beraza and Town Council members Chris Myers and Brian Werner.

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After a series of leaked prototypes, it's almost a given that Apple Inc. will unveil a new version of the iPhone during its annual software developers conference that opens Monday in San Francisco, CBS station KPIX-TV reports.

The revelation of a splashy new iPhone would clear up one of the highest-profile Apple mysteries of the year - second to the existence, confirmed in January, of the iPad. Yet it would leave another unknown simmering at Apple, one with far-reaching implications for how we listen to music.

First, let's talk iPhone.

Whirlpool recall, covers Maytag, Jenn-Air, Amana, Admiral, Magic Chef, Performa by Maytag and Crosley branded dishwashers.

An electrical failure in the dishwasher's heating element could pose a serious fire hazard, Whirlpool said in a statement on Thursday.

The company received 12 reports of dishwasher heating element failures that resulted in fires. No injuries have been reported.

The affected units were sold at various U.S. stores for between $250 and $900.

Wal-Mart is counting on $1 ketchup bottles and sub-$4 cases of Coke to get its low-price mojo back.

The sharp cuts, which came ahead of Memorial Day weekend, have already pushed rivals such as Target into price wars. And the markdowns are expected to keep coming throughout the summer.

Do you know how many calories are in your favorite wine, beer or cocktail? 

It's not very easy to find out, and those calories can add up really fast.

When you buy a can of Coke, it's easy to learn that it contains 140 calories. 

It's printed right on the can as part of the nutritional information.  

The sandwich chain Quiznos says it plans to develop up to 600 new stores nationwide by the end of the year.

The privately held chain, based in Denver, already has about 4,000 restaurants. It says the planned expansion could create about 7,500 jobs.

Quiznos said Tuesday that the new stores would include company-owned branches as well as joint venture ownerships with qualified entrepreneurs.

That would be departure from its traditional franchise model. Spokeswoman Allison Riley says the company itself currently owns fewer than 5 stores.

The number of people filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week by the largest amount in three months. The surge is evidence of how volatile the job market remains, even as the economy grows.

Applications for unemployment benefits rose to 471,000 last week, up by 25,000 from the previous week, the Labor Department said Thursday. It was the first increase in five weeks and the biggest jump since a gain of 40,000 in February.

Nearly 1 million General Electric coffee makers sold at Walmart are being recalled after dozens of reports of overheating, smoking, burning and fires.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission, which announced the recall Thursday, said Walmart has received 83 complaints about the GE-branded coffee maker, including three reports of minor burns to consumers' bodies.

The reports of property damage include a significant kitchen fire and damage to countertops, cabinets and a wall, said the CPSC.

More than 200,000 small nonprofits across the nation are days away from losing their tax-exempt status because they haven't filed a new form with the Internal Revenue Service.

Many of these groups already operate on razor-thin budgets and some worry an unexpected tax bill could force organizations to close.

New claims for unemployment benefits dipped for the fourth straight week, a sign the job market is improving at a glacial pace.

Employers, encouraged by a recovering economy, are starting to hire again. But so far the pace hasn't been fast enough to reduce the jobless rate.

The Labor Department said Thursday that initial claims dropped last week by 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 444,000. That's slightly above analysts' estimates, according to Thomson Reuters. The previous week's total was revised up to 448,000.