A recent Consumer Reports survey of more than 1,600 adult smartphone users found nearly 40 percent don't bother to take the minimal steps to secure them with simple password protection.

The IRS has a new chief this morning, appointed by the President... He's in the midst of damage control as the IRS targeting of political groups coincides with several other controversies on Capitol Hill.

Messan D. Folivi is the chief student marshal for Southern University’s spring 2013 graduating class and will lead 714 graduates into the F.G. Clark Activity Center at 10:30 a.m.

Cancer Services will be helping Tin Roof Brewing Co. celebrate American Craft Beer Week with a special Food Truck Friday.

The State Bond Commission approved over $81.3 million for projects statewide and approximately $7.3 million in savings from refinancing existing public debt at its May 16th meeting, according to State Treasurer John Kennedy.

There's one great thing about J.C. Penney's last quarter: It's over. The struggling retailer lost a whopping $289 million for the three months ended on May 4, with sales plunging 16.4 percent versus a year prior.

The New York State attorney general is investigating whether fast food restaurant owners have cheated their workers out of wages.

Google Maps are getting personal.

 A dancer-choreographer befriended by Michael Jackson when he was a child now calls the late pop icon "a pedophile and a child sexual abuser."

U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., and U.S.