WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service, working in partnership with the Treasury Department and the Social Security Administration, announced today that recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will automatically receive automatic Economic Impact Payments. SSI recipients will receive a $1,200 Economic…
By COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s name will be printed on the stimulus checks that the Internal Revenue Service will be sending to tens of millions of Americans around the country. It's…
(NBC News) — President Trump announced Tuesday he is cutting off millions in funding to the World Health Organization, blaming the agency for making the coronavirus crisis worse. Trump claims the W.H.O. did not warn early enough about COVID-19 "...severely…
As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve, Carnival Cruise Line has announced new cancellations of planned sailings. The cruise line said Monday morning they are having to cancel the following sailings: All ships sailings through and including June 26, 2020 All…
Landmarks across the U.S. were blue Thursday night. Buildings like the One World Trade Center in New York switched the colors of their lights for the evening. The display was a part of the ‘Light it Blue’ campaign honoring essential…
WASHINGTON — To help taxpayers, the Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service announced today that Notice 2020-23 extends additional key tax deadlines for individuals and businesses. Last month, the IRS announced that taxpayers generally have until July 15, 2020,…
By MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Strategic National Stockpile is nearly out of N95 respirators, surgical masks, face shields, gowns and other supplies desperately needed to protect front-line medical workers treating coronavirus patients. The House Oversight committee…
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Apollo 13's astronauts still shun superstition 50 years after their harrowing moonshot. Mission commander Jim Lovell and Fred Haise say they never gave a thought to their mission number…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities in Louisiana said 80 respirator masks have been returned to a makeshift hospital for recovering coronavirus patients in New Orleans after being stolen by a high-ranking official. The convention center’s Director of Public Safety was…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders, who saw his once strong lead in the Democratic primary evaporate as the party’s establishment lined swiftly up behind rival Joe Biden, ended his presidential bid on Wednesday, an acknowledgment that the former vice…
(WBBH) — Investigators are still working to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed more than 3,500 cars Friday near Southwest Florida International Airport. The Port Authority confirmed that 3,516 cars from the car rental agencies that serve the…
By Associated Press LAPLACE, La. (AP) — Authorities in Louisiana said a man kidnapped a woman and fatally shot her when she escaped. Corrie Wallace was charged Monday with first-degree murder in the death of 25-year-old Ja’Riel Sam. St. John…
Here's an excuse to start drinking way before happy hour — Tuesday is National Beer Day! National Beer Day was first created in 2009 by Justin Smith of Richmond, Virginia and was officially recognized in the Congressional Record in 2017.…
By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved to the intensive care unit of a London hospital after his coronavirus symptoms worsened. Johnson’s office says Johnson is conscious and…
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former NFL kicker Tom Dempsey has died at 73 from what his family described as complications from the new coronavirus. Dempsey was known for being the first to hit a…
U.S. residents on social security will not have to file a tax return to get their stimulus payments. The treasury department announced that Americans on social security or disability will no longer have to file taxes to get their Coronavirus…
DETROIT (AP) — Nissan is recalling more than a quarter-million SUVs, trucks and vans worldwide to replace potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators. The vehicles have air bags with volatile ammonium nitrate that can explode with too much force and…
(WFLA) — A Tampa Bay area pastor has been arrested following two large services at his church over the weekend. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister says he has made the decision Sunday night to seek an arrest warrant against the pastor…
TOKYO (WXXV) — The International Olympic Committee says the 2020 Olympic Games will now be celebrated from July 23 to August 8, 2021. They also agreed on new dates for the Paralympic Games, which will be celebrated from August 24…
WASHINGTON (WXXV) — The U.S Senate unanimously passed a $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package late Wednesday night. The 880-page measure is the largest economic relief bill in U.S. history. The economic rescue package includes sending checks directly to people across…
LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The prince's Clarence House office says the 71-year-old is showing mild symptoms of COVID-19 and is self-isolating at a royal estate in…
Waffle House is closing more than 350 diners due to the coronavirus pandemic, the chain announced on social media. Some of those locations are in North Carolina, but most are up north, where Waffle House is not as popular. Even…
Veteran International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound told USA TODAY Sports on Monday afternoon that the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games are going to be postponed. Pound told the news outlet he expects the Games will likely take place in 2021,…
NEW ORLEANS (WXXV) — Jazz Fest 2020 has been postponed until the fall. The festival announced Tuesday that, at the direction of local authorities, the 2020 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will not take place in April and May…
