Stretching Your Dollar: Free Covid Tests and Healthcare Benefits
With an uptick in reported COVID-19 cases, the U.S. government has made free testing kits available to Americans beginning today. Jacqueline Schadeck, certified financial planner at New Perspective Financial Solutions, joined 'Stretching Your Dollar' to share information on getting tests delivered, how to take advantage of health perks from insurance companies and local municipalities.
Inflation hit a 40-year high last year, and while inflation has slowed and even declined in recent months, consumers are still shelling out more than usual for their groceries.
New York, Connecticut and Virginia are among states where proposed legislation would prohibit anyone convicted of participating in an insurrection from holding public office or a position of public trust, such as becoming a police officer.
Women's marches across the country demanded the protection of abortion rights on Sunday, the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision to legalize the medical procedure that was struck down by the court last year.
Michele Power, a meteorologist for News12, said that one explanation for this "parade of storms," at least in the United States, is a phenomenon called the "atmospheric river,:
The beginning of the year is critical for those in need of blood transfusions as people tend to stop donating during the holidays. The winter in general also experiences a dropoff as donors get sick more frequently.
