It is important to keep in mind the IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers by email to request personal or financial information. This includes any type of electronic communication, such as text messages and social media

Ushering in tax season, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released its annual "Dirty Dozen" tax scams for 2012.

You may recall that more than a year ago, Z Street went to court to try to force the IRS to make a determination on their application for tax exempt status. I am pleased to tell you that this week (more than a year later), a Federal

It is important to keep in mind the IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers by email to request personal or financial information. This includes any type of electronic communication, such as text messages and social media

Yesterday was Shrove Tuesday (also known as Pancake Day, Mardi Gras, and Fat Tuesday), the day preceding Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Shrove Tuesday is primarily celebrated in English speaking countries, but

In a world filled with clutter, noise and hustle, Lent is a good excuse to step back and rethink how we live. In a world of instant gratification, it's a chance to practice delayed gratification so that we can truly appreciate the

The occasion was Pancake Supper, an annual event at our church and an Anglican tradition on Shrove Tuesday. Part of the tradition (at least at our church) is that the men cook the pancakes, so I smelled like grease smoke

By WKBW News BUFFALO, NY ( WKBW ) On "Fat Tuesday," from New Orleans to Buffalo, people lined parade routes to catch beads and party the night away. In Buffalo, bars in Allentown and the Chippewa district were full. Channel 7's John Borsa reports that

Over the weekend, ABC announced that it had been granted exclusive access to Foxconn's factories in China where the company assembled products

By AppleInsider Staff Television network ABC has announced plans to broadcast a special edition of "Nightline" next week after having gained unprecedented access to document the working conditions inside factories at some of Apple's suppliers.

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Today's piece by AppleInsider follows the report last night by ABC News's Nightline, which took cameras inside of the Foxconn facilities. Nightline's Bill Weir relates that he was invited by Apple three weeks ago to take cameras inside Foxconn.

By MARK FREEMAN Wandering wolf OR-7 is retracing his steps through Northern California and Tuesday was in howling distance of Southern Oregon. OR-7's transmitter collar showed the nearly 3-year-old male was in northeast Siskiyou County, about 10 miles

Jen Aniston appeared on BFF Chelsea Handler's show “Chelsea Lately” on Tuesday to talk about the amount of nudity in “Wanderlust,” which co-stars her current flame, Justin Theroux.

In my heart of hearts, I was hoping that Wanderlust could be a modern-day Lost in America. You know, self-satisfied, well-to-do couple exit the rat race to "find" themselves, with hilarity ensuing. Alas, no, Wanderlust isn't so

"I've got to go for it now and try to not just be Rachel Green so I can get out of the Fruity Pebbles section at the grocery and explore the organic food," the "Wanderlust" star told THR about selecting her movie roles. This story originally appeared

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Not a white woman? Nancy Grace says no thanks. Ever since Jason Campbell shattered his collarbone back in October, forcing the Raiders to mortgage the farm.

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Not a white woman? Nancy Grace says no thanks. Ever since Jason Campbell shattered his collarbone back in October, forcing the Raiders to mortgage the farm.

Religious broadcasters want IRS investigation of Media Matters | Group is 'deeply disturbed' that liberal watchdog took $50000 grant to monitor and attack religious broadcasts.

James Pethokoukis is the latest conservative to demand that Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner resign. Finally, something left and right can agree about! Lefties all hate Geithner too. So what's his offense this time? Answer: a plan for cutting corporate

U.S. Senate candidate Jamie Radtke has asked the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to launch a formal investigation into abusive actions by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) toward

Chris Tucker, of “Friday” fame is the latest celebrity to get aired out by the IRS for not paying his taxes. The “Rush Hour” star owes Uncle Sam a whopping $12 million! The insane sum of cash stems from Tucker not paying his

By Rana Meyer Seems like ever since the Grammy Awards, other celebrities can't seem to understand all the attention Chris is getting, talkibg about how people shouldn't be so quick to move on after Chris pleaded guilty in 2009 for assaulting his former

Raw Elimination Chamber Match for the WWE Championship: CM Punk (champion) vs. Chris Jericho vs. R-Truth vs. The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Kofi Kingston CB's Slant: If I am going to go for the surprise winner over on the SmackDown side of things,

Here is their description of the DVD: Controversial, out-spoken, brash…those are just three words that describe the man known worldwide as CM Punk, and during his tenure in Ring of Honor, he more than lived up to those labels.

and pro wrestler CM Punk have traded barbs, with Punk now challenging Brown to a fight. The latest episode of Chris Brown's most recent Twitter feud just got real — and downright personal too. WWE wrestler CM Punk has made a video in response to

On Sunday, April 1, CM Punk will take part in quite possibly the biggest match of his professional wrestling career. He'll be going up against Chris Jericho at WrestleMania 28 to defend his WWE Championship. It appears as

By Rana Meyer Seems like ever since the Grammy Awards, other celebrities can't seem to understand all the attention Chris is getting, talkibg about how people shouldn't be so quick to move on after Chris pleaded guilty in 2009 for assaulting his former

Brown, who doesn't need an excuse to make an ass of himself on Twitter, fell for the bait and wrote, “@CMpunk needs more followers. He's such a leader! Not to mention the roids hes on has made it utterly impossible for him

Bryan says he will win at WrestleMania and also defeat CM Punk tonight. The Miz comes out. He says he know Bryan would become World Champion one day, ever since he mentored him at NXT. Miz congratulates him on his success and that one day they should

King cakes. They're unusual-looking creations, bedazzled in beads, candies and, strangely, a little baby Jesus. King cakes are drawn from the Catholic tradition, Mardi Gras, which is the culmination of the Carnival season.

For those of you lucky enough to be in New Orleans or another location where Mardi Gras is celebrated in its proper and glorious form, then you're well aware that today is Fat Tuesday and tomorrow is the start of Lent.

King cakes. They're unusual-looking creations, bedazzled in beads, candies and, strangely, a little baby Jesus. King cakes are drawn from the Catholic tradition, Mardi Gras, which is the culmination of the Carnival season.

The person who gets the slice with the baby is King or Queen of the day — and has to supply the cake at the next gathering. In some circles, it implies that the person who gets the baby will be the next person to have a child.

AP INDIANAPOLIS — A ridiculed Indiana lawmaker is standing by his allegations that the Girl Scouts are a radical group that promotes abortions and homosexuality. Republican Rep. Bob Morris, of Fort Wayne, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that

By: TOM LoBIANCO | AP INDIANAPOLIS (AP) An Indiana lawmaker has accused the Girl Scouts of being a radical group that promotes abortions and homosexuality. The Girl Scouts flatly deny Republican Rep. Bob Morris' charges. Morris, of Fort Wayne,

Many interesting facts are reported in a Wall Street Journal article reviewing three new books, chronicling background of the Girls Scouts, one hundred years after its founding.

But as her involvement in Girl Scouts of America grew, so did her confidence. From Daisy to Girl Scout, Kasinowski, 28, said she evolved into a leader. “People that meet me now, when I tell them [that I was shy], they don't believe me,” she said.