Geoff Williams
Journalist at Freelance
Blogger at The TV Professor
journalist and nonfiction author of Washed Away, about the Great Flood of 1913, and C.C. Pyle's Amazing Foot Race. Also writes the blog, "The TV Professor."
Articles
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1 week ago |
cnet.com | Geoff Williams
Nobody likes waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. But it could be worse. You could be scammed out of money by someone pretending to text you from the DMV. There's a growing nationwide trend of cybercriminals trying to convince people that they owe the DMV money for a traffic violation via text. If you don't pay, they threaten to revoke your license or suspend your vehicle registration.
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2 weeks ago |
health.usnews.com | Geoff Williams |Elaine Hinzey
Key Takeaways Health care costs are going up, but there are strategies you can take to mitigate some of the increase. Visiting a hospital will generally be more expensive than other care settings, such as urgent care and walk-in clinics. You can bargain hunt for medical care, just like anything else. To save on health care costs, prioritize preventive care and choose in-network providers. Virtual telehealth consultations can also be a less expensive option.
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3 weeks ago |
money.usnews.com | Geoff Williams |Barri Segal |Tanza Loudenback
Key Takeaways New York is sending out inflation rebate checks, along with a few other states that are sending out state government rebates. Often, refund checks that go out to taxpayers require meeting certain criteria, such as being a certain age or earning a specific income. Economists are typically not too confident about how much these inflation refund checks help taxpayers, but concede that any extra money generally makes at least a slight positive impact for households.
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3 weeks ago |
cnet.com | Geoff Williams
Scam links are getting harder to spot, which is bad news for everyday people who mistakenly click on a malicious URL as part of a phishing attack. Many of them include standard "https" encryption and domains similar to legitimate websites. Phishing and spoofing scams led to more than $70 million in losses for victims in 2024, according to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center. If you click on a scam link, you could suffer monetary losses.
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3 weeks ago |
cnet.com | Geoff Williams
Scam links are getting harder to spot, which is bad news for everyday people who mistakenly click on a malicious URL as part of a phishing attack. Many of them include standard "https" encryption and domains similar to legitimate websites. Phishing and spoofing scams led to more than $70 million in losses for victims in 2024, according to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center. If you click on a scam link, you could suffer monetary losses.
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