US News Misc

United States News Miscellaneous

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington on June 28, 2023.

IRS Hiring 5,582 Tax Enforcers in 2024 but Says Only Some Will Carry Guns

Watchdog overseeing IRS revealed agency is hiring 5,582 tax enforcers this year, but dismissed claims the tax agency is hiring “87,000-armed enforcement agents.

Social Security Will No Longer Withhold 100 Percent of Monthly Benefits to Recover Overpayments

Social Security announced a new measure, slashing amount social security beneficiaries must pay to the agency from their monthly benefits to repay overpayments.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

IRS Issues Recommendation on How to Pay Taxes on Time, Avoid Penalties

The IRS issued a tax guide, listing out the various electronic payment options taxpayers can use when paying tax dues on time.

Wheel Falls Off United Airlines Boeing 777 Shortly After Takeoff in San Francisco

A United Airlines Boeing 777-200ER plane lost a wheel from the left main gear shortly after takeoff from San Francisco International Airport on Thursday.
The Origin of the Purple Heart Medal

All 13 US Service Members Who Died in Kabul Airport Attack Will Be Posthumously...

U.S. service members killed during U.S.-led evacuation mission at Kabul airport in Afghanistan have been posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.