Last year, consumers reported losing $470 million to scams that started with text messages, according to the latest data published by the Federal Trade Commission. With losses this high, you've got to ...

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4. Voters in some communities will cast ballots for city offices, school board and ballot ...

Biometric authentication firm Zwipe announced that it has integrated its patented on-card authentication technology into HID Global’s iCLASS smart cards… ...

State employee requests direct deposit enrollment, changes or cancellations. A Copy of Your UB Card is Required As an added measure of security, we require that you ...

When you work in retail, you can count on the fact that some customers won’t like your store’s policy and they will take it out on you. What would you do if a customer didn’t want to show you ID when ...

Having conquered the world’s biggest stadiums with her sold-out concert tours, Taylor Swift is proving again she can rule the big screen, too. Her newest theatrical effort, “The Official Release Party ...

This article was updated as of October 13, 2025. The federal government is officially in a shutdown. Which means, as has become a Washington tradition, some restaurants and bars in the DC area are ...

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This year it will cost $486.9 billion to run Canada. Less than half this amount comes before MPs for debate, approval or ...