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Scammers are impersonating law enforcement and government officials, in an effort to extort money and personal information, the FBI warns. Often times, the scammers will “spoof” authentic numbers and credentials “of well-known government and law enforcement agencies," the agency said in an announcement Monday. The FBI says scammers will say a person's identity was used in crime, such as a dru...

The Kentucky State Capitol (Source: Dale Mader/WAVE 3 News) FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - A bill on name, image and likeness rules in Kentucky has become law. The bill passed overwhelmingly in the full House, with only two lawmakers voting no. The bill outlines how college athletes can make money through NIL deals. Lawmakers said it would put guardrails on deals that were not put in place by the NC...

An exam room is pictured at Whole Woman's Health of Austin on Sept 2, 2021. Michael Minasi/KUT Thousands of Texans got abortions out of state in the four months after Texas’ strict abortion law went into effect Sept. 1, new research from the Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP) at UT Austin finds. The law, known as Senate Bill 8, bans the procedure as early as six weeks into a pregnancy ...

The valuable car part is stolen from thousands of Hoosier vehicles each year, costing owners time and money in replacement and repair. INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana Secretary of State Holli Sullivan’s legislation, regulating the transaction of catalytic converters was signed into law by Governor Eric J. Holcomb Monday. “Everyday, Hoosiers’ vehicles across our state are targeted by thieves looking t...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Sex offenders in Horry County could be banned from operating child-oriented businesses, under a new proposal. The push comes after a local business owner and parent spoke to the Horry County County Council in September about a local sex offender who wanted to park his ice cream truck in the business owner’s lot and sell ice cream to children. Adam Wiseman told coun...

Demonstrators gather to speak on the steps of the Florida Historic Capitol Museum in front of the Florida State Capitol, Monday, March 7, 2022, in Tallahassee, Fla. Florida House Republicans advanced a bill, dubbed by opponents as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, to forbid discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools, rejecting criticism from Democrats who said the proposal demon...

FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to supporters and members of the media after a bill signing on Nov. 18, 2021, in Brandon, Fla. In Florida, for the first time in modern history, there are more registered Republican voters than Democrats. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is heading into a reelection campaign buoyed by a national profile and a cash reserve unmatched by any of his Democratic ...

For many ride-hailing drivers, unemployment insurance and other benefits are major issues. The state of Washington could be on its way to adopting a law with big implications for the gig economy. State lawmakers have passed a bill that offers ride-hailing drivers some new benefits. The bill bars them from being classified as employees. Washington is the latest state to grapple with providing ...

The Penasquitos Village apartment complex, subsidized housing that was torn down in 2017 to make way for a market-rate project, spurred a greater focus in San Diego on preserving affordable housing. Pandemic, bureaucracy blamed for failure to accomplish five of seven actions approved by City Council in 2020 SAN DIEGO — San Diego officials have made relatively little progress on a 2020 acti...

Rose Liebermann, left, and her daughter, Natasha Gershon, in their West Hills home. Liebermann is facing a larger property tax bill due to delays at the Los Angeles County assessor’s ofice. Rose Liebermann opened her property tax bill and did a double take. The $15,584 she owes on her new West Hills home was almost four times as much as the taxes on her previous house in Granada Hills wher...