While people swear by their favorite home remedies, most—including the three described above—remain unproved. Every now and then, however, a piece of folklore is scientifically validated. Sometimes ...

A candidate seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination for an open seat on the Nash County Board of Commissioners will have his formal complaint heard today by elections officials regarding the ...

Just inside the front door of a Circle K convenience store, the district manager glared at a small kiosk. Yet another elderly victim had just fed thousands of dollars into the device after being ...

Facebook now accounts for the vast majority of scams on social media, according to an explosive new study — and critics claim it’s because Mark Zuckerberg’s tech giant is more focused on making money ...

Toy review exposes a major ripoff in stores. Dacora Motors introduces American-made luxury car Peter Greene, 'Pulp Fiction' and 'The Mask' actor, dead at 60 More allegations surface in Minnesota fraud ...

Suhail Kwatra showed off merchandise on social media, including a lobster-shaped Louis Vuitton bag. He called himself the Fashion Whisperer of Boston and for years outfitted socialites and the wives ...

A retired lawyer lost the money in a tech support scam, a type of online fraud that is surging. Citibank said it couldn’t recover the funds, which criminals wired from inside his account. David Welles ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — Scammers claiming to be sheriff’s deputies are targeting people in Laurel County. On Thursday, the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office announce that scammers claiming to be ...

With just three weeks left in office, Mayor Adams is filling slots on the city’s independent police watchdog board with members seen as being more supportive of cops — slotting in a retired NYPD ...

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Committee member worries about privacy for job applicant Mayor tells ethics committee about his concerns with Mitchell Carr learns home inaccurately assessed by Mitchell's office 4 property assessor ...

In an era where cybercriminals grow bolder by the day, Virginia State Police have issued a urgent warning about a sophisticated scam targeting residents statewide. Scammers are spoofing legitimate VSP ...