IRS Warns of Pervasive Telephone Scam
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service Thursday warned consumers about a sophisticated phone scam targeting taxpayers, including recent immigrants, throughout the country.
New Jersey Mall Shooter Found Dead of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound
Near closing time, at about 9:20 pm, at one of New Jersey's largest malls, the Westfield Garden State Plaza, a gunman dressed in black, wearing a motorcycle helmet, and carrying what looked like an AK-47, entered the mall and began shooting randomly as thousands of people ran and hid wherever they could.
Amid Controversy, Marine Stewardship Council America's Regional Director Kerry Coughlin Resigns
Just over a month after sending an open letter criticizing Alaska's Senators, the Alaska Seafood Marketing Association and Alaska-based critics, who she said were acting on misinformation, Kerry Coughlin, the America's Director of the Marine Stewardship Council resigned from her position it was announced on Friday.
5% Cut to Food Stamps Begins Friday, November 1
Beginning Friday, Alaskans on food stamps, like their counterparts across the nation, will see a 5% cut to their SNAP, or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, allotment, meaning less healthy food for their tables.