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WASHINGTON — With rare bipartisan support, the Senate is poised to pass a bill this week that could lead largely to the end of the nation's long online sales tax holiday. The measure would allow states to require that large online retailers...

Amid all the chaos in this year's legislative session, a seemingly innocuous sentence could do more harm to government transparency than any measure in recent memory. Lawmakers seem not to care. But you should. This one sentence would make it far more...

JERUSALEM -- A widespread hacker attack targeting Israeli websites caused some disruption to government, academic and private sites Sunday. The extent of the damage was unclear at midday, but officials said strategic infrastructure appeared to have...

Freebie Friday morphs into Shopping Saturday! Our freebie free-for-all goes coupon crazy with retail coupons and deals, free offers, savings on dining and fun things to do. Use it to save all weekend long! Don't forget, Mother's Day is May 12! "Like"...

After two trips to the 2014 Sochi Olympic bobsled venue over the past two winters, sled pusher Katie Eberling of Palos Hills said she is not worried about returning or having family members travel there because of links between the prime suspects in...

The Associated Press' main Twitter account was taken over Tuesday by hackers who sent out a fake tweet saying two explosions had gone off at the White House, injuring President Obama. Within minutes, the real AP used other accounts at its disposal to...

(Adds clarification in first para who subject to screening) * Rights group says practice "not befitting a democracy" * Security services keen to stop anti-Israel protests By Ori Lewis JERUSALEM, April 24 (Reuters) - Israel's top legal adviser on...

Twitter is working on a two-step verification security method that could make it more difficult for hackers to take over users' accounts, according to a report. Wired said Wednesday that the San Francisco-based social network is internally testing the...

It's not unusual for the Florida Legislature to think they're doing something right even as they push a bad bill into law. Now, in a supposed attempt to shield voter emails from spam and "reduce voter fraud," state lawmakers are about to pull the shades...

Q. Some e-mails that are on Google seem to disappear when I delete them. They are not in the trash or spam. Frequently I need to return to a message and cannot find it. Where are they? A. Any message you delete from your Gmail inbox is moved into the...

Two Silicon Valley men were sentenced Monday for a "sextortion" plot in which they tried to extort professional poker players with threats of publicizing naked photographs and other private information stolen from email accounts. Tyler Schrier, 23, of...

Chicago summers and street fests go hand in hand. And in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing, fest organizers undoubtedly are turning their attention to security. Lakeview's Mayfest is one of the very first outdoor festivals of the season,...