Stimulus check missing $500? IRS to start sending parents payments this week

The IRS will begin rectifying economic impact payment amounts for individuals who may not have received all that they were eligible for – and households can expect to receive the extra cash within the coming weeks.

Laid-off workers endure loss of $600 federal aid amid COVID-19 pandemic

Around the country, across industries and occupations, millions of Americans thrown out of work because of the coronavirus are straining to afford the basics now that an extra $600 a week in federal unemployment benefits has expired.

Cities go to extremes with coronavirus quarantine crackdowns: Checkpoints, power shutoffs, steep fines

With the daily number of coronavirus cases in the United States still hovering at about 50,000 and American deaths from the disease approaching 160,000, cities across the country are taking increasingly severe measures to force the curve of the outbreak downward -- including power shutoffs, fines and more.

1.2 million seek jobless aid after $600 federal check ends

Nearly 1.2 million laid-off Americans applied for state unemployment benefits last week, evidence that the coronavirus keeps forcing companies to slash jobs just as a critical $600 weekly federal jobless payment has expired.

Is it safe to reopen schools during the pandemic?

It depends on how widespread COVID-19 infections are in the community and the safety measures the school takes.

Virtual learning could make it harder to identify students with difficult home lives

As students start the school year off with virtual learning, experts say it could be harder for teachers and staff to identify and help students with a difficult home life. 

Students opt out of University of Georgia because of freshmen dorm requirement during pandemic

Several students are backing out of plans to enroll at the University of Georgia because of a policy requiring incoming freshmen to live on campus their first year. They’re concerned about coronavirus cases that continue to rise at the school and across the state.

Florida man in nursing home with dementia thought wife had died

A man with dementia thought his wife had died since he was unable to see her because he resides in a facility that banned her from entry due to the coronavirus

Georgia governor likely to call special session to fix relief bill, address budget

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said he will be calling for a special session of the General Assembly in the coming weeks to fix a procedural issue with a bill he signed this week offering tax relief for those who received federal disaster relief or assistance following Hurricane Michael in 2018.

CDC warns 2020 could be peak year for polio-like virus that is affecting mostly children

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning for parents and medical officials to be on the lookout for a possible peak in acute flaccid myelitis, a polio-like paralytic illness most often seen in children.

COVID-19 testing in the US is dropping, even as death toll rises

Officials attribute the drop largely to Americans getting discouraged over having to wait hours to get a test and days or weeks to find out the results.

Bracing for a 'perfect storm,' doctors urge Americans to get a flu shot soon

For those on the fence about getting a flu shot, pediatrician and WebMD medical editor Dr. Hansa Bhargava said this year the vaccine might be needed more than ever.