The Internal Revenue Service began distributing $290 billion in direct cash payments to tens of millions of Americans on April 15, as part of the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or Cares Act.American adults who earned less than $75,000 are supposed to receive a $1,200 payment, and a married couple filing…
The bulk of the challenges have occurred with three initiatives designed to get cash to struggling Americans: $1,200 per adult relief payments that launched this week, $349 billion in Small Business Administration loans, and $260 billion in unemployment benefits for the more than 22 million people — and growing — out of work.The SBA ran…
Getty Getty Are you ready for a second stimulus check? Here’s what you need to know. Stimulus Check The first batch of stimulus checks have been sent to millions of Americans. Have you received your stimulus check? Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin estimates that approximately 80 million Americans have received their stimulus check this week through…
CLOSE The coronavirus (COVID-19) is impacting the global economy and raising fears of a recession. What causes a recession and what are the signs? USA TODAYAmericans are reaching out to tax preparers and lining up at their offices around the country to find out what happened to their stimulus checks.One answer: The IRS sent those…
The IRS started depositing coronavirus stimulus checks into some Americans' bank accounts this week.Individuals will receive up to $1,200, married couples will get up to $2,400 and $500 will be added for every child.There are income restrictions: If you earn more than $75,000 as an individual or $150,000 as a couple, the total amount you're eligible to…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…