The IRS announced on Monday that it has recently issued hundreds of thousands more in Covid 19-related aid thanks to the America Rescue Plan signed last March. The latest round of refunds amounts to more than a half-billion dollars. Most Americans received relief in the form of a $1,400 stimulus …

The Perry County district attorney’s office dismissed a felony charge that was filed against a homeless man after he paid $2 for a Mountain Dew drink that cost $2.29 plus tax. Pennsylvania State police filed a felony charge against Joseph Sobolewski who claimed his arrest for retail theft after visiting …

The tension at Howard University is at an all-time high. The students are currently staging a sit-in to protest the unlivable housing conditions. The students have complained of rats and insects running wildly and mold infestation inside the dorms. Some students have become ill, while others were forced to stay …

Well, Britney Spears has taken a moment to expose her family yet again. Britney reflects on her newly found freedom in a very lengthy Instagram post and sends warning shots to her family. The pop star hints at how she is currently sitting on a vault full of crazed stories …

Tina Turner has sold her immense catalog, name, and likeness to BMG for an estimated $50 million. On Wednesday, the Queen of Rock & Roll released a statement confirming that she’d inked the new deal with the German music company. She will continue to be signed under the Warner Music …

The CDC is now recommending women who are pregnant and those who were recently pregnant to get the covid-19 vaccine. Just last month, the CDC issued a similar message. The COVID-19 vaccine has only been given to 31% of pregnant women in the United States. Yesterday the CDC warned that …

Former President Barack Obama has finally broken ground on his massive presidential center, which has met with controversy over the years. The groundbreaking took place on Tuesday near Jackson Park in Chicago, with the former president and former first lady Michelle Obama in attendance. During the ceremony for the forthcoming …

New Jersey has unveiled a new program that will give unemployed citizens a $500 bonus to return to the workforce. The “Return and Earn” program is meant to relieve the burden of widespread labor shortages that have plagued businesses since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some experts have long …

A homeless man is in jail, facing seven years in prison for accidentally shorting a cashier 43 cents. On August 23rd, Joseph Sobolewski stopped at an Exxon store in Watts Township, Pennsylvania. While inside the store, he saw a sign that advertised two 20-ounce Mountain Dew bottles for $3. Assuming …

One in 500 Americans has died from the Coronavirus. Since the first COVID-19 was detected in the States, one in 500 Americans has passed away after contracting it. This data, collected by John Hopkins University, was released Tuesday night. The information shows 663,913 people in the U.S. have died of …

Genelle Guzman McMillan had only been in New York City for two years after leaving her native Trinidad and was working on the 64th floor of Tower 1 in the World Trade Center as an administrative temp for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, twenty years ago. …

Amazon has offered to pay the college costs for 750,000 of its frontline workers, a move meant to offer perks and incentives to job seekers and help retain staff during a labor shortage. The company has invested $1.2 billion toward the cost of college tuition fees and textbooks for hourly …

The United States is getting an average of 1,500 COVID-19-related deaths a day. For the first time since March, the country is reverting back to averaging 1,500 Rona infections a day. Over the past two weeks, cases of COVID-19 have increased by 1 percent. The number of people being hospitalized …

Berry Gordy is one of five to be celebrated as a Kennedy Center honoree for his exceptional achievement in arts and culture. The Motown founder has made the 2021 list for the institution’s 44th class, including opera singer Justino Díaz, “Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels, singer-actress Bette Midler, and …

A Compton, California woman is $50,000 richer after she won the state’s vaccine lottery. Pamela Jackson was one of many state residents who won $50,000, Los Angeles CBS Local News reported. California took funds from its state lottery to create the special incentive program, “Vax for the Win,” with hopes …

An increasing number of American children speak with British accents after binge-watching “Peppa Pig” during the pandemic. Some children are developing English accents and using terms like “telly” and “ready, steady, go.” During the Covid-19 pandemic, many children in the US started imitating Peppa Pig after increased television time as …

The CDC announced that the number of Covid–19 cases in the United States spiked 10 percent this week as the highly contagious delta variant spread further. According to NBC News, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during a White House briefing, that the country’s lagging vaccination rate and the rapid …

Prince’s handwritten lyrics to “Nothing Compares 2 U” were recently snatched by a lucky fan at auction for a jaw-dropping amount. The piece of music history fetched $150,986 at the auction, sold by Boston-based RR Auction. The lyrics were written out in cursive on notebook paper and still have the …

Kanye West recently received the tax-exempt status for Sunday Service, even though he’s facing $50 million lawsuits from ex-workers. Kanye hired San Francisco-based attorney Karl F. Mill, who specializes in non-profits, according to records obtained by The Sun. The Sunday Service Church currently has 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. The publication just …

A new Bloomberg report claims that Airbnb spends $50 Million a year to deal with hosts and guests who have bad, some might even say, “traumatic” experiences while using the service. The payouts are used towards necessary after-care like counseling sessions, patching bullet holes, and hiring body-fluid crews to clean …