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This December 2020 photo provided by Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation, Village Service Chief Dr. Elizabeth Roll holds a COVID-19 vaccine in Napakiak, Alaska. Getting the vaccine to the world's farthest corners means delivering it by boat to Maine's islands, traveling by snowmobile to villages in Alaska and navigating complex waterways in Brazil's Amazon. (Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation via AP)
The Latest: Vaccines to be made available at Alaska airports

By The Associated Press Apr. 16, 2021 01:43 AM EDT

Hassan highlights funding to combat pandemic scammers

Apr. 07, 2021 08:53 AM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan says New Hampshire residents have lost more than $950,000 to pandemic-related fraud, identity theft and other...

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Senate Committee on Rules and Administration joint hearing Wednesday, March 3, 2021, examining the January 6, attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)
Battling bigness: Congress eyes action against monopolies

By Marcy Gordon Mar. 16, 2021 01:36 PM EDT

Anti-scaling fencing has been placed in front of the Supreme Court, which stands across the street from the U.S. Capitol, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alan Fram)
Business as usual for high court, despite riot, impeachment

By Mark Sherman Jan. 14, 2021 02:47 PM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2016 file photo, a person in Miami searches the internet for sales. Online shopping scams are on the rise as thieves look to take advantage of the increase in people shopping online during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
How to spot fake shopping sites and avoid being scammed

By Joseph Pisani Dec. 15, 2020 03:42 PM EST

Company offering pandemic stock tips accused of $137M fraud

By Michael Kunzelman Dec. 07, 2020 02:27 PM EST
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — The founders of a company called Raging Bull tout themselves as expert stock traders who teach customers how they, too, can become...

Feds investigating NW company making virus protection claims

Nov. 14, 2020 09:10 AM EST
BLAINE, Wash. (AP) — Federal investigators are looking into a company in northwestern Washington for claiming its products, specifically copper water bottles,...

FILE - This April 18, 2019, file photo shows a sign for Zoom Video Communications ahead of the company's Nasdaq IPO in New York. Federal regulators are requiring Zoom to strengthen its security in a proposed settlement of allegations that the video conferencing service misled users about its level of security for meetings. The settlement was announced Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, by the Federal Trade Commission. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
FTC says Zoom misled users on its security for meetings

By Marcy Gordon Nov. 09, 2020 02:10 PM EST

FILE- In this Aug. 6, 2020 file photo, New York State Attorney General Letitia James takes a question at a news conference in New York. During a Tuesday, Sept. 29 media conference call on an initiative, dubbed "Operation Corrupt Collector," James offered frank advice to older people who are often seen as easy marks for dubious debt collectors. "Senior citizens, as I always say, they've earned the right to hang up and to be rude," James said. "Most seniors are not rude, but when it comes to individuals engaging in illegal conduct, they should hang up and report the collector to the FTC immediately." (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
Regulators crack down on aggressive, dubious debt collectors

By Michael R. Sisak Sep. 29, 2020 02:57 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Aug. 12, 2020 04:43 PM EDT
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania’s newspapers: Stalling by PIAA and Wolf on fall sports leaves...

FILE - In this Friday, April 17, 2020 file photo, a health worker arrives to take a nose swab sample as part of testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus at a nursing and rehabilitation facility in Seattle. Nursing home residents are among the Americans getting $1,200 checks as part of the U.S. government’s plan to revive the economy in 2020. But with many long-term care facilities under lockdown to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks, what are the rules around how the money is handled? (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Stimulus money could pose dilemmas in nursing homes

By Candice Choi Jul. 04, 2020 09:30 AM EDT

Hassan asks for action on scammers; wellness kits offered

By Kathy Mccormack Jun. 26, 2020 09:43 AM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission has received more than 1,000 reports from New Hampshire of scammers seeking to take advantage of people...

Don't fall for COVID-19 student loan relief scams

By Anna Helhoski Of Nerdwallet Jun. 17, 2020 02:10 PM EDT
Student loan borrowers were targets for scams before the coronavirus pandemic hit. The longer people struggle, the more desperate they become, and that’s when...

Where coronavirus relief checks go, fraudsters follow

Bev O’shea Apr. 18, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
The Internal Revenue Service has begun depositing stimulus checks electronically into bank accounts. If you’ve gotten yours, great. Now, guard that money,...

FILE - This undated photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office shows a phony coronavirus cure that a British man tried to smuggle into the United States. Con artists are finding lots of marks amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Watchdog groups and authorities report a surge of complaints about scams targeting people who fear catching the virus or need money due to lost income. (U.S. Attorney's Office via AP)
Coronavirus scams: guard against fraud cures and other cons

By Linda A. Johnson Apr. 08, 2020 08:10 AM EDT