It's Tax Day. Here's how big the average tax refund is in 2026.
Americans are receiving larger tax refunds this year due to the 2025 "big, beautiful bill," which enacted new tax deductions.
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Americans are receiving larger tax refunds this year due to the 2025 "big, beautiful bill," which enacted new tax deductions.
Stanford economists estimate that the typical U.S. household will spend an additional $740 on gas this year because of the jump in global oil prices.
Early tax refund data shows the typical check is so far 14% higher than a year ago. Here's what Americans are planning to do with the money.
New deduction allows taxpayers to deduct up to $10,000 on interest they paid to buy a new American-made vehicle in 2025.
The FTC is warning taxpayers to keep an eye out for phishing and smishing scams aimed at stealing tax refunds and personal data.
It will mostly be business as usual for homeowners this tax season. However, new changes introduced under the "big, beautiful bill" may affect how they file.
Filing a tax extension is easy. But it's important to know what you're getting into, including what to do if you owe money to the IRS.
IRS data shows that the average refund check so far is about $2,200, or $1,000 less than a year earlier. Here's what experts say.
Taxpayers saw their tax refunds shrink last year due to the expiration of pandemic benefits. But some people may get a boost in 2024.
By one estimate, roughly 70% of Americans worry about tax refunds this year, mainly because of expiring pandemic relief programs.
A 7-year-old boy became the third victim of apparent drowning within a week, as June weather sent people looking for cooler spots on Colorado's Front Range. Colorado's waters can be surprisingly cold and fast-moving, and the YMCA is offering resources to help families stay safe.
Denver's school board unanimously passed a policy that will require students' personal electronic devices to be turned off and put away while at school.
Breckenridge business owners are feeling optimistic about the months ahead after a difficult ski season.
A program in Denver is on a mission to provide the skills necessary for young professionals to fill the gaps in the trades.
A Northern Colorado man was arrested after deputies say he drove 130 miles per hour on Interstate 25, nearly twice the posted speed limit.
A 7-year-old boy became the third victim of apparent drowning within a week, as June weather sent people looking for cooler spots on Colorado's Front Range. Colorado's waters can be surprisingly cold and fast-moving, and the YMCA is offering resources to help families stay safe.
Denver's school board unanimously passed a policy that will require students' personal electronic devices to be turned off and put away while at school.
Breckenridge business owners are feeling optimistic about the months ahead after a difficult ski season.
A program in Denver is on a mission to provide the skills necessary for young professionals to fill the gaps in the trades.
A Northern Colorado man was arrested after deputies say he drove 130 miles per hour on Interstate 25, nearly twice the posted speed limit.
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Breckenridge business owners are feeling optimistic about the months ahead after a difficult ski season.
Colorado Rockies first baseman T.J. Rumfield, the reigning NL Rookie of the Month, sat down with CBS Colorado to share what it's like moving to the major leagues.
A Northern Colorado man was arrested after deputies say he drove 130 miles per hour on Interstate 25, nearly twice the posted speed limit, while traveling through Larimer County. Deputies accused the driver of operating a vehicle intended for a "cannonball run," or a race across the United States.
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The final score wasn't a great one for the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on Sunday, but there was one very bright spot in the game.
In his fourth major final, Alexander Zverev beat Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1 for the French Open title on Sunday.
Since the end of its final racing season, Colorado's historic Bandimere Speedway has been slowly dismantling as it prepares to open a new racetrack in Hudson. Now, demolition has begun on one of its most iconic buildings.
Ned Jarrett was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2011 after 50 career wins on the sport's top circuit.
Denver Broncos outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper has been arrested and accused of domestic violence.
The Trump administration on Monday announced it is seeking to revoke the citizenship of 17 U.S. citizens accused of immigration fraud.
Pope Leo XIV denounced the "scourge" of sexual violence by Catholic clergy and called for a "culture of care" in the Church ahead of an expected private meeting with victims in Spain.
Iran and Israel declare a halt to fighting as President Trump says both are seeking an "immediate ceasefire" after a major escalation in the 101-day war.
A series of drone incursions into countries neighboring Ukraine and Russia is fueling concern that their four-and-a-half year war could spread.
An 18-year-old died last week on a hike deep in the Grand Canyon, after showing symptoms of heat-related illness, the National Park Service said.
The Trump administration on Monday announced it is seeking to revoke the citizenship of 17 U.S. citizens accused of immigration fraud.
Colorado now has its first law restricting how AI chatbots can interact with kids.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
Colorado residents can now legally prepare and sell a wider range of homemade foods under a new law signed by Gov. Jared Polis.
Gov. Jared Polis signed legislation inspired by the family of cyclist Magnus White that requires law enforcement officers to offer a voluntary breath test to drivers involved in crashes with serious injuries or fatalities.
Travel bans and conflict have disrupted supply chains in the Democratic Republic of Congo, leaving health workers without Ebola tests and protective gear needed to contain the outbreak.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
The first human case of West Nile virus in Colorado this year has been reported in Jefferson County.
Come January, pregnancy care physician billing codes will change from a bundled system to an à la carte one.
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
Controversial redevelopment plans for Denver's Asia Center have been withdrawn and are providing relief for some of the complex's tenants.
With the unemployment rate for young workers about twice as high as the national average, "Sunday Morning" talks with recent graduates from across the country about how AI is affecting both their prospects and the hiring process itself.
A Colorado-based space technology company has secured a major NASA contract that could play a key role in future missions to the moon.
The additional payouts come from uncashed settlement funds and will be issued to eligible claimants beginning on June 9.
The labor market continues to show strength despite rising inflation and concerns about slowing economic growth.
Brandin Kreuzer, the man whose 50-year prison sentence for shooting a sheriff's deputy was commuted by Colorado's governor, says he is ashamed of the violence he committed as a 19-year-old.
Construction on a much-anticipated 10-acre entertainment district in Glendale has come to a halt, with the developer and the city accusing each other of being responsible for the project going off the rails.
An Aurora fire lieutenant will remain demoted after he and a fellow firefighter ran an Aurora police sergeant off the road with a fire truck last year.
A confidential investigative report commissioned by the City of Denver alleges a high-ranking Denver police division chief was "severely abusive."
The City of Denver and the parent company of the Denver Post have reached a tentative agreement to resolve a major lease dispute over the iconic downtown building that bears the newspaper's name, CBS News Colorado has learned.