HOUSTON — A Houston woman says she lost $24,000 after dropping a check into a U.S. Postal Service collection box, raising concerns about a surge in check fraud across the area. Jamie Forward said she ...

We could all use a stimulus. The Supreme Court's 6-3 decision Feb. 20 ruled that President Donald Trump's far-reaching tariffs were illegal and exceeded his powers under federal law, prompting the ...

Q: I wrote a check to the local school district tax office and then mailed it at a local post office. Somewhere between there and the tax office, the check was intercepted. The "Pay to the order of" ...

LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. — Residents in one Manatee County community say something as routine as dropping a check in the mail has turned costly, as investigators look into a wave of stolen and altered ...

The 2026 tax season has kicked into high gear, setting off questions about 2025 tax returns, stimulus checks, tariff dividend payments, inflation checks, tax rebates and IRS direct deposits. The most ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- When it's time to pay a bill, many of us still write a check and mail it. But is that safe anymore? Postal inspectors say mail theft is rising fast -- and thieves are going ...

In May of 2025, MySQL celebrated its 30th anniversary. Not many technology projects go strong for three decades, let alone at the level of use that MySQL enjoys. MySQL is listed at #2 on the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Weisman writes about white-collar crime. While the crime may seem like something from another era, mail theft is big ...

U.S. and Japanese authorities sent a fresh signal that they are prepared to step in to arrest a slide in the yen, prompting the dollar’s biggest one-day percentage drop against the Japanese currency ...

Tax refund season kicks off in January as are questions about the date for a fourth stimulus check 2026. Here's what to know about President Donald Trump's proposal for $2000 tariff dividend checks ...