The latest threat to SNAP funding came after weeks of confusion over the status of benefits during the government shutdown. By Linda Qiu Reporting from Washington The Agriculture Department said on ...

People who rely on government assistance are often subject to the same three-word admonishment: Get a job. But many already have one. In Massachusetts, 74 percent of working-age recipients of the ...

Russia is now sending troops and advanced military systems to Venezuela in support of Nicolás Maduro, creating one of the most intense geopolitical moments in the Caribbean in years. In this video, we ...

Mary Schiely relies on SNAP benefits, as do many customers at the small grocery store where she works. The nation’s day of feasting is not the easiest for them. By Kevin Williams and Audra D. S. Burch ...

The month leading into the biggest food holiday of the year has been stressful for the 41.7 million Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food ...

DEAR ABBY: Should parents be allowed to send birthday invitations to school if only select students are the recipients of the invitation? I’m the parent of a (very) special needs pre-k child. Daily, I ...

North Carolina Governor Josh Stein has requested a special legislative session to address a Medicaid funding shortfall. Republican legislative leaders have refused the request, calling it a "political ...