WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities say they are sending $3 million in checks to consumers who bought a cactus-based fruit drink from TriVita Inc. based on bogus health claims.

The Federal Trade Commission settled charges against TriVita in July alleging that the company’s informercials and advertisements deceived customers about the benefits of its drink, Nopalea. The agency said it is mailing 500,000 checks to consumers. The check amounts vary per customer based on how much they spent on the company’s product.

TriVita sold its beverage — derived from nopal cactus — in 32-ounce bottles for up to $40 plus shipping and handling. The Arizona-based company promoted the drink as relieving pain, reducing inflammation and improving breathing.

NEW YORK (AP) — A record number of travelers are expected to take to the skies this summer thanks to a rebounding economy.

Airlines for America, the industry’s trade and lobbying group predicts U.S. airlines will carry 222 million passengers between June 1 and Aug. 31, topping the summer of 2007 when 217.6 million people flew. That figure includes 31 million travelers on international flights, also a record.

On average, there will be 2.4 million passengers a day, 4.5 percent more than last summer.

After several years of limiting their expansion, U.S. airlines are now quickly adding more seats, including 4.6 percent more this summer. Those added seats are mostly the result of airlines flying larger planes and packing in extra rows to existing jets.

Those extra seats have given pause to some Wall Street analysts who worry that airlines might have to discount fares to fill them. That hasn’t happened yet, but after years of steadily rising airfares, there is a tiny bit of relief for fliers this summer — $2.01 in savings to be exact.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The latest government snapshot of Kansas crops shows an improving winter wheat crop amid widespread rains.

The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that 30 percent of the crop was still in poor to very poor condition, a slight improvement compared to a week ago. About 41 percent of the wheat is reported in fair condition, with 27 percent rated as good and 2 percent as excellent.

About 86 percent of the state’s winter wheat crop has headed and 5 percent has colored.

Kansas growers have now planted about 78 percent of their corn crops and 17 percent of their soybeans. Sorghum planting trails at 6 percent. About 1 percent of the sunflowers have also been planted.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are proposing that PayPal Inc. pay $25 million to resolve allegations that it illegally signed up customers for its online credit product, used misleading advertising and mishandled billing disputes.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today announced its proposed consent order against the digital payments processor. If the order is approved by a federal judge in Maryland, PayPal would refund $15 million to customers and pay a $10 million fine.

PayPal, based in San Jose, California, is a division of eBay Inc. The two companies plan to separate.

The CFPB says that PayPal signed up customers without their permission for the online credit product, formerly known as Bill Me Later and now called PayPal Credit. PayPal also failed to post payments properly and lost payment checks, the agency said.

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. regulators are investigating the Nissan Versa subcompact after getting reports that a coil spring in the front suspension can fracture and cut the tires.

The investigation involves approximately 130,000 Versas from the 2008 through 2010 model years.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it has gotten 93 complaints from drivers about the issue and one report of a crash. In one case, the coil spring allegedly broke and sliced through a tire while the car was traveling 65 miles per hour.

The agency says it has received no reports of deaths or injuries related to the issue.

Nissan says it’s cooperating with the investigation. NHTSA investigations can lead to vehicle recalls.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A man who escaped from custody in Kansas City, Kansas, last week has been found.

Police Chief Terry Zeigler says 29-year-old Ted W. Taylor was found in Kansas City, Missouri. KCTV-TV reports he was charged with felony possession of a firearm and criminal discharge of a firearm on May 9.

Taylor, who was in the custody of the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office, was checked out by the police department in Kansas City, Kansas, so that he could help them with an unrelated investigation. He escaped while in their custody.

According to Zeigler, Taylor was not handcuffed at the time because he was cooperative with detectives while being interviewed.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former St. Louis city police human resources director who later served as a St. Louis Zoo ranger until March is jailed on charges that he sexually attacked two girls.

Seventy-three-year-old Larry Brockelsby of O’Fallon, Missouri, is charged with six counts of sex crimes including rape, statutory sodomy, child molestation and statutory rape.

Brockelsby is accused of attacking the girls between the ages of 12 and 14 in 2003 and 2006 when he neighbored them in St. Louis.

Brockelsby worked as a civilian with the St. Louis police department from 1985 through 2009. He directed the police academy, then headed the human resources department. He worked for the zoo for six years.

Brockelsby is jailed on $150,000 cash-only bond.

Online court records don’t show whether he has an attorney.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former human resources director for St. Louis police has been charged with child molestation and rape.

According to court records, 73-year-old Larry Brockelsby has been charged with six counts of sex crimes including rape, statutory sodomy, child molestation and statutory rape. Prosecutors say the suspect attacked two girls between the ages of 12 and 14 in 2003 and 2006 in St. Louis.

Court records say one of the victims told police the suspect raped her in the alley behind his garage. The other victim alleges the suspect molested her on two separate occasions in his basement when she went to play on his PlayStation.

The suspect is currently in police custody, but is hospitalized with a medical condition. His bail has been set at $150,000. It is not immediately clear if he has an attorney.

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency says it will hold a public hearing in July to determine if Fiat Chrysler has met its legal obligations in 20 safety recalls.

Witnesses and the automaker will be able to present evidence at the July 2 hearing by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

If the agency finds that Fiat Chrysler failed to fix safety defects, it could take action that includes ordering the company to buy back or replace vehicles.

Also Monday, the agency ordered Fiat Chrysler to provide information on the pace of repairs of several recalls.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court has agreed that Samsung illegally copied some of the patented features in Apple’s iPhone. But the court sided with Samsung on one point in a long-running dispute, which means the South Korean company may end up paying less than the $930 million in damages originally awarded in the case.

The appellate court upheld most of the conclusions reached by a federal jury in California, after a closely watched trial in 2012. Apple had complained that Samsung smartphones copied the iPhone and infringed on Apple’s technology patents.

But the appeals court, based in Washington, D.C., said Monday that Apple can’t claim damages for copying the overall appearance of the iPhone. That could reduce the damage award by about $382 million, according to Samsung’s court filings.