Lifestyle and Budget

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and the president of the American Federation of Teachers will meet up Thursday to visit a public school district in Van Wert, Ohio.

Tom Ridge, the former Homeland Security secretary and Pennsylvania governor, argues that the country’s growing drug problem can’t be cured until the U.S. closes loopholes in the postal system that allow illegal and deadly synthetic drugs to be shipped – undetected -- through the regular mail.

Behind on bills? Brace yourself. Debt collectors are adopting high-tech tactics to boost payments. Watch your smartphone for avatars that coo and voicemails that arrive without a sound. Collections…

While the IRS mainly focuses on the wealthy, be aware of these triggers to a tax audit.

KFC, a unit of Yum! Brands announced Monday that they have spent nearly $80 million to create a new chicken sandwich in order to drum up sales.

A comparison of property taxes across all 50 states and Washington, D.C...

The IRS is expected to send out more than 100 million tax refunds this year. If you’re among the recipients, you owe it to yourself to put the money to good use.

Every year, people try to get away with all kinds of nutty deductions. Here are a few that actually worked.

Even if you can't pay your taxes, you don't want to forget to file. Learn the difference between failure to file and failure to pay.

As Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (NASDAQ:FB) prepares for his keynote speech at the company’s annual developers conference F8 which begins on Tuesday, Cleveland police continue the search for 37-year-old Steve Stephens, who they believe shot and killed an elderly man on Easter afternoon, and then shared the video on Facebook.

Considering automating some of your regular purchases? We explain Amazon's subscribe and save service and how you can make the most of it.

These incredible statistics tell a story of Social Security's importance to the current and future generation of retirees.

You may not associate April with deals, but they’re out there.

Tax time!

For many, tax season this year is like Christmas in the spring.