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Amazon doesn't charge sales tax in most states — but you may still be on the hook to pay the tax.

Most People Are Supposed To Pay This Tax. Almost Nobody Actually Pays It.

It's called a use tax. Accountants and tax lawyers are some of the only people who pay it.

The crowd prepares for the national anthem at Petco Park before a Padres game.

Padres To Conduct Salute To The Military Child

The San Diego Padres will conduct a Salute to the Military Child at Sunday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Petco Park.

German-American game developer Ralph Baer shows the prototype of the first games console which was invented by him during a press conference on the Games Convention Online in Leipzig, Germany in 2009. Baer died on Saturday. He was 92.

Inventor Ralph Baer, The 'Father Of Video Games,' Dies At 92

Video games have become a ubiquitous, billion-dollar industry, but all of the Playstations, Xboxes and Wiis can be traced back to the work of Robert Baer and his "Brown Box." He died Saturday.

Group Working To Recall Filner Schedules Signature Gathering Events

Organizers of the campaign to recall San Diego Mayor Bob Filner announced their schedule of events for Sunday, the first day they can begin gathering signatures.

Conrad Goetzinger and Cassandra Rose struggle to pay their bills as $760 is garnished from their paychecks every two weeks by debt collectors. Twice, Goetzinger's bank account has been emptied by collectors after he failed to payoff a loan for a laptop.

With Debt Collection, Your Bank Account Could Be At Risk

A 1968 federal law allows debt collectors not only to garnish wages but to take from a debtor's bank account. Consumer advocates say the outdated law is overly punitive and out of touch with reality.

Lavon Massey, 1, holds a sign as part of a protest outside the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service office in New Orleans, Wednesday. Organizers were drawing attention to the possibility that many undocumented immigrants may not be shielded by the president's executive order.

7 Questions About The President's Immigration Plan Answered

The president's executive action will grant temporary relief to some of the more than 11 million immigrants who are living in the United States illegally. Here's what you should know.

This photo comes from @dhmath64. He writes: "Me, Summer of 1959."

Carroll, Iowa: Where The Childhood Paper Route Is Alive And Well

Most newspapers today are delivered by adults in cars, not kids on bikes. But in Carroll, young people who want to make some money on a paper route are growing up in the right place.

San Diego State baseball coach Tony Gwynn stands in the dugout during a game in this undated photo.

Tony Gwynn, 'Mr. Padre,' Dies At 54

Tony Gwynn, whose smile and swing defined baseball in San Diego for more than 30 years, has died. He was 54.

The 63-year-old Frederick Douglas Memorial Bridge in Washington, D.C., has been labeled structurally deficient — as are 1 in 9 bridges in America.

U.S. Gets Low Marks On Infrastructure From Engineers' Group

The condition of the nation's roads, bridges and other kinds of infrastructure has actually improved over the past few years, but only slightly, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers.

From BuzzFeed Video's "27 Questions Black People Have For Other Black People."

A Point-By-Point Response To BuzzFeed's Questions For Black People

A video titled "27 Questions Black People Have For Black People" misses a whole lotta history when it comes to black people in America.

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