A majority of Virginians supported a referendum expanding the state Constitution to provide real estate tax relief to surviving spouses of service members who died in the line of duty. The ...

(Charlotte Rene Woods/Virginia Mercury) A majority of Virginians supported a referendum expanding the state Constitution to provide real estate tax relief to surviving spouses of service members ...

The unlimited marital deduction is an estate preservation tool because assets can be distributed to surviving spouses without incurring estate or gift tax liabilities. Gifts made to non-spouse ...

The federal qualifying widow or widower tax filing status is available for two years for widows and widowers (surviving spouses) with dependents after their spouse’s death. The surviving spouse ...

The fire came amid an unseasonably warm November. A wind-whipped Southern California brush fire that exploded to over 20,000 acres in about 24 hours, destroying homes and prompting mass ...

The Storm Prediction Center has issued an “extremely critical” level 3 of 3 risk for fire weather conditions in parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties in Southern California. A brush fire ...

Mandatory evacuation orders are in effect in several zones, according to Cal Fire — California's wildfire-fighting agency — which said on its website the fast-moving blaze represented "an ...

Voters in California and across the United States went to the polls on Tuesday to determine the next president and the balance of power in Congress. Early Wednesday morning, The Associated Press ...

California put a raft of propositions before voters this year in what could be seen as a referendum on Governor Gavin Newsom's leadership in the state. Voters already passed Newsom's mental health ...

"Not only does a surviving spouse face potential higher taxes in the single bracket, but it may also increase their Medicare Part B and D premiums," said certified financial planner Judy Brown ...

The fight for control of the U.S. House of Representatives remained unresolved Wednesday as votes were still being counted in several competitive races in California that could determine whether ...