Stephanie Ackerman News Today

Bryan Abell was recently deployed to Syria, a country experiencing a civil war that has lasted for more than decade.

. The Paycheck Protection Program was a lifeline for millions of small businesses brutalized by the pandemic. Over a four-month span, the government program distributed $523 billion in forgivable loans to more than 5 million companies. The average recipient got just over $100,000. And then there were the roughly 300 business that received loans of $99 or less. Judith Less, who runs a thrift shop in New Jersey, got $27. Nikki Smith, a baker and caterer in Oregon, collected $96. A.J. Burton, the ...