Staff emails from a federal safety watchdog released this month show officials scrambling to regain control of the gas stove ban story.
Author: Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY
Vanishing paychecks: How hundreds of USPS workers fell prey to a fake website scam
Cybercriminals hijacked hundreds of paychecks of U.S. Postal Service workers with a complex fake human resources website scheme.
After Sandy Hook, the NRA launched a school security program. A review of its (minimal) impact.
Public records show most of the NRA’s school safety grant funding has gone to non-firearm related expenses, at pennies on the dollar.
Pandemic relief fraud report says online financial company CEOs, family got rich
A congressional subcommittee issued its final report into COVID-19 lending fraud indicating companies facilitated rampant fraud in PPP loans.
Congress widens PPP fraud probe to more online financial companies
Two financial startups emerged as major players in Payroll Protection Program lending. Now Congress suspects fraud.
Online financial companies’ processes facilitated fraud in PPP loans, Texas university study finds
An analysis from the University of Texas at Austin suggests “fintech” lenders allowed fraudulent businesses to get billions in emergency COVID-19 aid.
Online booking firm BookIt settles with customers for $550,000, while other cases linger
An online travel agency accused of leaving travelers stranded has agreed to pay back more than $550,000 in a civil settlement in Massachusetts.
Heirs with heartache
Reverse mortgage woes
NRA helps sheriffs fight gun laws in Second Amendment ‘sanctuaries’
The nation’s firearm debate plays out in rural counties, where sheriffs hold broad policing authority.
A toddler found a handgun and fatally shot himself. His case is one of at least 73 accidental child deaths involving a gun in 2018
Children die more than once a week in the United States due to unintentional shooting incidents.