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Victor Flores, 66, a third-generation owner of a gift shop, sweeps the steps of his store on Olvera Street in downtown Los Angeles, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. Millions of business owners are about to get additional help as they weather the coronavirus outbreak. The Small Business Administration and the Treasury Department are reviving the Paycheck Protection Program five months after its first two rounds of funding ended. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, file)
More coronavirus relief on the way for small businesses

By Joyce M. Rosenberg Jan. 08, 2021 03:01 AM EST

This Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, photo shows a line of empty chairs bearing the names of workers who have lost their jobs during the pandemic, outside Crumbs restaurant in Danville, Calif. (AP Photo/Michael Liedtke)
As small businesses await new US aid, it's too late for some

By Joyce M. Rosenberg And Paul Wiseman Dec. 22, 2020 03:48 PM EST

Arkansas man gets 2 years in prison for virus relief fraud

Dec. 08, 2020 04:58 PM EST
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A former Walmart manager has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for fraudulently seeking more than $8 million in small business...

Software developer pleads guilty to COVID-19 fraud scheme

Oct. 26, 2020 10:14 AM EDT
SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle man has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud for carrying out a scheme to defraud several COVID-19 relief programs, according to...

FILE - In this July 4, 2020 file photo, a member of the public has a haircut at a barbers shop in Manchester, England. Official figures released Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020 show unemployment in the U.K. edged up in July even though large sections of the British economy reopened after the coronavirus lockdown, a clear signal that the jobless rate is set to spike sharply higher when a government salary-support scheme comes to an end in the autumn. (AP Photo/Jon Super, file)
Cracks start to show in UK jobs market as unemployment rises

By Pan Pylas Sep. 15, 2020 03:07 AM EDT

United will cut up to 2,850 pilots without more federal aid

Aug. 27, 2020 05:15 PM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines said Thursday that it will furlough up to 2,850 pilots this fall unless the federal government provides more relief to help...

Officials: Man lied to get $3.9M in coronavirus loans

Jul. 28, 2020 02:37 AM EDT
MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida man fraudulently obtained $3.9 million in federal coronavirus relief loans, using some of the money to buy a $318,000 Lamborghini...

Navajo Nation reports 21 new virus cases and 2 more deaths

Jul. 27, 2020 10:17 AM EDT
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Hundreds of people who had been on paid leave from their jobs with the Navajo Nation's gambling enterprise won't be paid after Monday...

Feds: Man fraudulently sought $13M in COVID-19 loans

Jul. 15, 2020 04:00 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man is charged with fraudulently seeking for his information technology company more than $13 million in government loans...

FILE - In this June 25, 2020 file photo, a price sign is displayed at a retail store as a store employee wears a mask while working in Niles, Ill. Small businesses can still get help from the government’s coronavirus relief plan after Congress extended the Paycheck Protection Program until Aug. 8. The program that had been set to expire last week still has more than $130 billion left after giving out more than 4.8 million loans since its April 3 start. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Q&A: The nuts and bolts of the Paycheck Protection Program

By Joyce M. Rosenberg Jul. 06, 2020 12:08 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 2, 2020 file photo, amid concerns of the spread of COVID-19, a mannequin displays fashion masks for shoppers the buy at the Highland Park Village shopping center in Dallas. Many people consider the Paycheck Protection Program that promised nearly $670 billion in forgivable loans to help companies rehire laid-off workers to already be a success because millions of businesses have gotten the money. But owners and business groups have said loans weren’t getting to companies most in need and it wasn’t arriving fast enough. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
For small business lending program, a few hits, some misses

By Joyce M. Rosenberg May. 07, 2020 03:01 PM EDT

FILE - This April 29, 2020 file photo, a passer-by wearing a mask out of concern for the COVID-19 coronavirus, background center, walks past mannequins in a clothing store in Boston. The nation’s small businesses slashed more than 11 million jobs in April as they were forced to close or suffered steep revenue losses amid the coronavirus outbreak. That report comes from payroll provider ADP, which counted the jobs lost at its business customers with under 500 workers. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Small businesses cut jobs while waiting for government loans

By Joyce M. Rosenberg May. 06, 2020 10:09 AM EDT

In this photo taken Monday, April 27, 2020, a woman walks pass the historic San Felipe de Neri Church in Albuquerque, N.M., as the church and nearby Old Town shops remain close under a state health order to stop the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)
New Mexico diocese sues over limits on virus relief funds

Apr. 28, 2020 07:02 PM EDT

In this image from video, Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., gestures to Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., as they speak on the floor of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 23, 2020. (House Television via AP)
Trump signs $484 billion measure to aid employers, hospitals

By Andrew Taylor And Alan Fram And Kevin Freking Apr. 24, 2020 12:34 AM EDT

Three women wait to receive Ramadan candies at the Imam Ahmed Raza Jaame Masjid mosque in Springs, south west of Johannesburg, Thursday, April 23, 2020. South Africa is under a strict five-week lockdown in a effort to fight the Coronavirus pandemic.(AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
Virus pushes US unemployment toward highest since Depression

By David Crary, Regina Garcia Cano And Angela Charlton Apr. 23, 2020 01:24 AM EDT

In this image from video, Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas., speaks on the floor of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 23, 2020. (House Television via AP)
Somber Congress delivers nearly $500B more in virus aid

By Andrew Taylor And Alan Fram Apr. 23, 2020 12:20 AM EDT

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y. speaks with reporters outside the Senate chamber, Tuesday, April 21, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Congress has reached a tentative agreement with President Donald Trump on a nearly $500 billion coronavirus relief bill. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
As 4th virus relief bill nears passage, fight looms over 5th

By Andrew Taylor And Lisa Mascaro Apr. 22, 2020 12:15 AM EDT

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks with reporters alongside Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., after the Senate approved a nearly $500 billion coronavirus aid bill, Tuesday, April 21, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Senate approves $483B virus aid deal, sends it to House

By Lisa Mascaro And Andrew Taylor Apr. 21, 2020 12:36 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 20, 2020, file photo Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks to reporters as he arrives for a meeting to discuss the coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill Washington. The Trump administration and Congress are nearing an agreement as early as Sunday, April 19, on a $400-plus billion aid package to boost a small-business loan program that has run out of money and add funds for hospitals and COVID-19 testing. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Talks drag on $450B virus aid for small business, hospitals

By Andrew Taylor And Lisa Mascaro Apr. 20, 2020 12:14 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 20, 2020, file photo from left, Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., and White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow attend a a meeting to discuss the coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Trump says he's close to a deal with Congress on virus aid

By Hope Yen And Lisa Mascaro Apr. 19, 2020 01:07 PM EDT