A viral video shared on Facebook claims a new $1,000 stimulus check is purportedly being offered to Americans as of November 2024. Verdict: False The claim is false. A spokesperson for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) denied the claim’s validity in an email to Check Your Fact. Fact Check: Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the […]

Sneaking a little ahead of line to get on that plane faster? American Airlines might stop you.

Trump promised voters tariffs are a panacea for the economy, but Walmart finance chief John David Rainey warned they will be inflationary for customers.

The vast majority of U.S. citizens are concerned about their future social security receipts, with such anxieties popping up amid the projected depletion of social security funds over the next decade. More than half (53 percent) of Americans who havent retired yet say they expect to rely on Social Security benefits to pay their necessary […]

Companies contributing to Saudi Arabia's construction projects have been called on to boycott the projects amid human rights concerns.

The billionaire class, not those whom Republicans single out for criticism, are the ones making life hard for Americans.

As a physician who cares deeply about the health and safety of all of our patients and communities, I am appalled by Donald Trump’s reckless decision to appoint Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). The health and well-being of 336 million Americans depend on leadership at HHS that prioritizes […]

In a parting shot to President-elect Donald Trump, President Joe Biden is making the immigration crisis worse before he leaves office.

African Americans make up about 14% of the population, but they represent just 5.2% of doctors nationwide.

In the HBO documentary “Surveilled,” Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ronan Farrow travels across the globe to investigate and expose the dark underbelly of the multi-billion-dollar advanced spyware industry. The film reveals that repressive regimes aren’t alone in using spyware to hack into citizens’ cell phones and computers clandestinely; democratic governments are also...

The annual travel predictions report for 2025 highlights the "passport to longevity" trend.

Some 15 percent of Americans are enrolled in Medicare Part D, which covers outpatient prescription drug costs for older adults and other qualifying individuals, providing nearly $140 billion a year in support to about 50 million people. But the program is administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Serviceswhich President-elect Donald Trump has nominated […]

From her background to her unique sense of style to her comments about Black Americans, theGrio highlights some of Cynthia […]

Home affordabilityis top of mind for most Americans but, even with mortgage rates trending higher, there are still cities where its possible to own a home without stretching your income too far.

Both bodies have been accused of side-stepping the "opportunity for public accountability" regarding how they Americans safe.

HONOLULU (AP) The latest lawsuit to take aim at Hawaiis gun laws challenges the state’s ban on gun ownership for young adults 18 to 20 years old, which Second Amendment advocates say is an unconstitutional restriction on the right of Americans to bear arms.Elijah Pin...

I pull the following directly from the summary of the 2024 annual reports of the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees:The Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund (that is, Social Security) will be able to pay 100 percent of total scheduled benefits until 2033, unchanged from last years report. At that time, the funds reserves will become depleted and continuing prog...

Congress and the American people have an appetite for sensible tax reform that will boost the economy and allow Americans to keep more money in their pockets.