Child tax credit: How families can get the rest of their money in 2022

Although the IRS paid out the last monthly installment of the expanded child tax credit in December, millions of parents should be on the lookout for a letter from the agency that will help them collect the remaining half of the money when they file their 2021 tax returns. 

California EDD freezes 345,000 disability insurance claims

California's Employment Development Department has frozen 345,000 claims for disability benefits while it investigates fraud and a widespread identity theft scam. The EDD's suspicions were piqued by a sudden surge in applications for benefits.

Navient cancels $1.7 billion in student loans following settlement

Navient, a major student loan servicing company, has settled allegations of abusive lending practices for $1.85 billion.

US Army offering $50K bonuses to recruits amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

The U.S. Army, for the first time, is offering a maximum enlistment bonus of $50,000 to highly skilled recruits who sign up for six years.

Inflation surges in December to highest rate since 1982

Prices paid by U.S. consumers jumped 7% in December from a year earlier, the highest inflation rate since 1982 and the latest evidence that rising costs for food, rent and other necessities are heightening the financial pressures on America's households.

Maya Angelou becomes 1st Black woman featured on US quarter

A new U.S. quarter featuring the late poet Maya Angelou went into circulation on Monday, the U.S. Mint announced.

Bank of America cuts overdraft fees

Bank of America is slashing the amount it charges customers when they spend more than they have in their accounts and plans to eliminate entirely its fees for bounced checks.

Man who paid former employee's final paycheck in pennies gets sued by US Dept. of Labor

The repair shop boss in Georgia who paid a former employee in oil-soaked pennies dumped in his driveway with a vulgar note is being sued by the US Department of Labor.

Winning Powerball ticket sold at Sacramento 7-Eleven

A winning Powerball ticket in Wednesday evening's drawing was sold at a Sacramento 7-Eleven store, according to Lottery officials.

Powerball winning numbers for Wednesday, January 5, 2022; $630M jackpot

Here are the winning Powerball numbers for Wednesday, January 5, 2022. The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $630 million, the seventh-largest jackpot in the game’s history.

Powerball jackpot climbs to $610 million

2022 comes with another shot at winning the massive Powerball lottery after no winners on Monday. 

Virginia dad wins $1M jackpot while on chocolate milk run for kids

Dennis Willoughby stopped at a 7-Eleven store in Richmond to buy the drinks and to buy a $1 million Platinum Jackpot scratch-off ticket.