In Washington, there was little urgency to end the government funding impasse. Lawmakers are away from Capitol Hill and both parties are entrenched in their positions.

It’s never been easy to qualify for Social Security disability benefits. Christopher Tincher knows this firsthand. Tincher began his working life in a coal mine in Aflex, Kentucky, as a teenager in ...

Researchers in China say a rising number of unemployed university graduates feel as though they are being forced to pursue ...

Mississippi currently offers limited tax credits to private schools through a program dubbed the Children’s Promise Act.

In a written statement, the Arizona Attorney General's office said USDA’s $5 billion emergency fund will not be able to cover the full SNAP costs for all 50 states in November.

New Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) rules are going into effect on Saturday, even as benefits will already not be issued through November without federal funding due to the ...

Republican lawmakers heartily rejected President Donald Trump's most recent plan for ending the ongoing government shutdown: getting rid of the filibuster rule.

She asked if I wanted to tag along with our grandson and her on a weekend camping trip to Oso Lake. I haven’t slept on the ground in 20 years, but the weekend sounded fun, so I agreed to go. My ...

The city’s municipal deer control program which permits archery hunting in certain locations within the Medina city limits is in full swing and some local hunters have taken advantage of the program.

Updates to California Lifeline have gotten the attention of Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who alleged it “encourages unlawful entry and misuses taxpayer dollars.” ...

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers declared a State of Emergency Friday night, just hours before federal funding lapses for food ...

The program serves about 1 in every 8 Americans and is a major piece of the nation’s social safety net — and it costs about ...