IRS won’t tax most relief payments made by states last year
The IRS says most relief checks issued by states last year won’t be subject to federal taxes, providing late guidance as taxpayers have begun filing returns.
Day: February 11, 2023
Clergy sex abuse suits could bankrupt San Diego diocese
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego says it may declare bankruptcy in the coming months as it faces “staggering” legal costs in dealing with some 400 lawsuits alleging priests and others sexually abused children.
Love of rare liquor lands Oregon officials in criminal probe
The Oregon Department of Justice is opening a criminal investigation into allegations that senior officials in the state’s alcohol regulatory agency violated ethics laws by diverting rare bourbons for personal use.
China unlikely to launch ‘major aggression’ against Taiwan by 2030: U.S. official
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Ethiopia’s online horrors: ‘I saw my father’s dead body on Facebook’
It took a university student in Ethiopia four years to get a horrific online photo removed.
UN human rights chief calls on international powers to help Haiti
Volker Turk ends a visit to Haiti with renewed calls for the international community to send forces to combat its gangs.
World War II bomb accidentally goes off during disarming work
An unexploded bomb has blown up unexpectedly in the English town of Great Yarmouth.
Chock and Bates lead at Four Continents figure skating
Madison Chock and Evan Bates took the lead after the rhythm dance at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships on Friday as the American ice dancers seek their third title in the marquee international event.
Trump team turns over items marked as classified: AP source
Lawyers for former U.S. president Donald Trump have in recent months turned over to federal investigators additional documents with classified markings as well as a laptop belonging to a Trump aide, a person familiar with the situation said Friday night.