Digging for the former Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa is a time-honored tradition. Now, after a tip from the son of a former Detroit mob boss, the FBI is back on the hunt in a field in suburban Detroit. But how much does a massive dig like this cost the federal government in a case that's nearly 38 years old?
If I write a book and sell a few dozen copies in my local bookshop, I owe the government a cut of that income in taxes. The rules on what I fork over, and how, are pretty clear. But what if I write a book and decide to sell it online in return for bitcoins—how much do I owe the tax man then?
Thomas Jefferson made malt liquor. And he was kind of a snob about it.
Domino’s has delivered cash, stock, and stock options currently worth more than $3 million to Diana Cantor, the wife of Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, since October 2005 – all for her part-time work as a director.
Star Trek has a pretty good track record of forecasting the future. Cell phones, tablets, augmented-reality visors. But who would have thought that the franchise's darkest vision would be the next to come true?
A long time ago, in a fictional galaxy far, far away, a revolutionary technology was used to destroy Sith scum. Now, a real-life version of that technology could be used to make surgery bloodless.
It's about to get a lot more crowded in here.
For now, yes. But Congress would like to change that.
In the case of the IRS scandal, the very system aimed at keeping politics out of the civil service is helping the person who admitted to targeting tea party groups stay on the government payroll.
What is it like speaking up for those accused of horrendous crimes? Five attorneys who have stood by bomb plotters, detainees, and murderers explain.
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