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Maryland is poised to become the first state to ban employers from demanding applicants or workers hand over their log-in information for social media sites like Facebook. The measure handily passed the legislature earlier this month, and now awaits the governor's signature.

When times are hard, fraud often gets worse. Americans are under great financial pressure, and there is no shortage of criminals waiting to take advantage of it. 24/7 Wall St. examined the 10 states that had the most per-capita fraud complaints.

You might not yet have heard of "B corporations" -- these companies with the dual missions of boosting social good and generating profits are a relatively new idea. But thanks to a recent California decision to make that social mission legally binding, the idea is poised to really take off.

Only a third of elderly veterans are receiving the full health care benefits they're entitled to, according to the government, and Aid and Attendance is among the most overlooked. For those who qualify, the nearly $2,000 a month it provides could be godsend -- if they know to apply.

As if we needed more proof of the outlaw actions of banks and their agents, The Baltimore Sun reports that 1,000 or more Maryland deeds are likely forgeries created by a foreclosure mill. If the accusation is true, the false deeds will create a nightmare for the innocent people who bought the homes.

Winter in the Northeast was particularly brutal this year, but not enough to account for the likely record prices. Blame crude oil's recent price jump for that. But the chills could become even worse if Obama's proposed cut in low-income energy subsidies passes.

Want to buy a lighthouse? Or perhaps an island? These unusual fixer-uppers are priced to move but come with red tape because of a difficult seller: Uncle Sam. The General Services Administration is conducting a fire sale of government real estate, including a lighthouse and Army barracks, reports...

A gunman with an apparent explosive device raided the Discovery Communications building near Washington D.C. today and may have taken hostages.

McDaniels Homes, a Maryland homebuilder, has been ordered to pay fines and refund consumers after the company took money for house downpayments, but either never broke ground or completed the houses in some cases, state Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler said. Gansler said his office's Consumer...

The Illinois Attorney General's office issued a consumer warning about a type of black eyeliner it investigated and found contained dangerous amounts of lead. Hashmi Surma Special is a type of kohl, black eyeliner worn most frequently by Middle Eastern and South Asian women and girls. The...