Fraudsters love tax time almost as much as the IRS does. Protect your identity and your money by learning how to spot scam ...

Scammers often exploit urgency and confusion to steal personal information, making tax season a prime time for fraud. Criminals may attempt to intercept refunds or file false returns in your name.

Every year, criminals use stolen Social Security numbers and personal information to file fraudulent tax returns. They file before the real taxpayer does, claim the refund, and disappear. Most victims ...

Americans are receiving larger tax refunds on average in the 2026 filing season than last year, though taxpayers are filing at a slower pace in the first few weeks than they were a year ago. The ...

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Board of Education voted Jan. 14 to approve a budget request for the upcoming fiscal year that calls for only a minimal increase in K-12 education spending, a ...

When we design a microcontroller (MCU) project, we normally leave a few port lines unused, so that last-minute requirements can be met. Invariably, even those lines also get utilized as the project ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WTVY) - Phone calls made in the Wiregrass and other parts of southeast and central Alabama will be undergoing changes over the next two months. Beginning January 23, those that have ...

Amazon customers can now file a claim under its $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, which resolved allegations of deceptive enrollment practices in the retailer's Prime shopping ...

Charging that Acting CFPB Director Russell Vought has been attempting to close down the CFPB by any means necessary, Democratic Attorneys Generals (AGs) from 21 states and the District of Columbia ...

Apple's latest holiday-quarter outlook points to a return to faster growth, helped by iPhone and Services. In its fourth-quarter 2025, Apple reported $102.5 billion in revenue, up 8% year over year, ...

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday requested permission to release records and notes from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from the federal judge overseeing Ghislaine Maxwell’s case.