Phone Searches at the Border Are Up: How to Protect Your Privacy

Customs agents have broad authority to search the electronic devices of travelers entering and leaving the U.S. Here are tips ...

Hacker claims to leak WIRED database with 2.3 million records

A hacker claims to have breached Condé Nast and leaked an alleged WIRED database containing more than 2.3 million subscriber ...
Newsweek

Federal Reserve Teases Major Changes to Check Services

The Federal Reserve is asking the public to weigh in on the future of its check-processing operations, signaling that significant cutbacks may be on the table as the use of paper checks in the United ...
MLive

Federal Reserve reveals it might be killing off paper checks for good

Months after the federal government stopped issuing and accepting paper checks for most of its business, the Federal Reserve announced it’s considering a slowdown of those services as well. In a ...
Tennessean

Is Trump still sending out $2000 tariff dividend checks? The latest and who's eligible

President Donald Trump's tariff check plan faces uncertainty due to potential legal challenges and questions surrounding its economic viability. Trump has proposed issuing the checks to people of ...
CNN

Could paper checks be on the way out, like the penny?

First the penny. Next, paper checks? When the US Mint stopped making pennies last month for the first time in 238 years, it drew a lot of attention. But there have been quiet moves to stop using paper ...
AZ Central

Why some Social Security recipients will get 2 checks in December

Most Social Security recipients will receive their regular check in December, though some will receive two checks after not receiving any in November. Social Security benefits are typically disbursed ...
Investopedia

White House Official Confirms $2,000 Tariff Checks Are Planned—But Potential Roadblocks Are Ahead

Terry Lane is a writer for Investopedia with 25 years of experience in journalism and communications. He covers personal finance, Congress, government regulations, and economics. Anna Moneymaker / ...
CBS 6

More than 8 million inflation refund checks mailed to New Yorkers ahead of Thanksgiving

The clock is ticking for matching donations for local nonprofit Bethesda House, facing one of its most challenging winter seasons yet. Schoharie County Sheriff vehicle involved in head-on crash, ...
The Clarion-Ledger

Trump says $2,000 tariff dividend checks could come mid-2026. What we know

President Trump has proposed sending dividend checks from tariff income to middle and moderate-income Americans. The proposed checks could be for around $2,000 per person and might be issued in ...
inforum

Law change means North Dakotans may see unclaimed property checks in their mailboxes

BISMARCK — North Dakota can now send lost money back to owners through the mail. The state is the custodian of roughly $140 million to $150 millions of dollars in abandoned funds, by Unclaimed ...