Q: I plan on doing my taxes on my computer this year and want to make sure that I don't have any viruses that will steal my information. Is a virus scan enough or should I do more checks? - Michael

I'm paying for an internet service that's supposed to give me higher than normal speeds, but it just doesn't seem to be that fast. How do I know what I am getting? - Jon

Q. I have MacAfee antivirus installed but still got infected by a fake security program that completely took over my computer. Should I be using something else for protection? - Gina

Q. I have a 2-year-old Windows computer that’s running really slow, and I’m trying to decide whether to update it or replace it since computers seem to be getting really cheap these days. Any suggestions? — Gene

WINNENDEN, Germany - A 17-year-old wielding a Beretta 9 mm pistol burst into classrooms at his former high school and gunned down students — some of whom died with their pencils still in hand — in a rampage that ended with 15 dead before he took his own life, authorities said.

If you’ve ever wondered where the first modern-era, North American sub-compact car originated, or what it was called, you would have to go on a 50-year trip back in time to find out.

Q: I keep getting the yellow exclamation mark at the lower left corner telling me to install Service Pack 3. It has been out for a while now. Should I install it? — Laura

So, you think you have rough roads and traffic snarls? Welcome to downtown Bombay, India, circa 1980.

When Maria de la Paz Estrada walked out to her truck in May, it was crumpled and pinned between another car and a pole.

For more than two years, Sheriff Joe Arpaio has dispatched his deputies to arrest hundreds of illegal immigrants as he’s retooled his force into an immigration enforcement agency.

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Q. What do I need to do to be safe before I start preparing tax returns on my computer? — Amanda

NEW YORK - Tired of Windows? The next generation of laptops may let you jump from one operating system to another to play movies, surf the Web or read e-mail.

Last spring, the Tribune reported Chandler is looking ahead to the day when the city has plotted and platted and developed its last square mile of farmland.

Laura lives in an enormous house with her husband, three children, four cats, two dogs, two rats, two hermit crabs, one snake and one snail. To say that the place is something of a zoo is no exaggeration. The lively, chaotic house leaves stay-at-home mom Laura completely exhausted at the end of each day.

Q. My daughter is about to go to her first year of college, and I want to make sure my two-year-old laptop is good enough for her to use. She wants me to buy a new one, but I think the old one will do fine. But how do I know? - Rachel