The odds are fairly high that everyone around you is currently sick. But you’re not imagining things if it seems like your typical sore throat is worse than usual. A “mystery throat virus” is going ...

As 2026 fast approaches, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beneficiaries will likely experience changes to their benefits. The White House has made several changes to SNAP over the ...

More than 190,000 people in Michigan are, as of Dec. 1, subject to federal work requirements for food assistance benefits. The longstanding program, formerly referred to as food stamps and designed to ...

An alleged scheme that fraudulently obtained nearly $7 million in SNAP benefits was cracked open after the feds arrested two men who are accused of operating the “criminal enterprise” out of tiny ...

Missourians who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, may soon see new restrictions on what they can buy with the federal benefit. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in ...

Tennessee recipients of federal food aid may soon see new restrictions on what candy and soda they can purchase with the federal benefit. The Department of Agriculture approved Dec. 10 Tennessee's ...

Six more states signed a pledge to ban Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments from being used on sugary foods or drinks. Hawaii, Missouri, North Dakota, South Carolina, Virginia, and ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture approved South Carolina's request to remove candy and soft drinks from SNAP eligibility. Gov. Henry McMaster's executive order defined four categories of food to be ...

SPRINGFIELD — The farm store Gardening the Community sells locally-grown produce, eggs, and milk, with a special focus on making these items available to low-income residents. When food stamps were ...

A fast-moving virus is spreading across North Carolina, slipping from person to person — and there’s no treatment to stop it. From Aug. 1-Nov. 13, there were 153 norovirus outbreaks reported in 14 ...

When Lee Harris’ SNAP benefits didn’t come through on Nov. 11, he was forced to get creative. Having already exhausted the family’s October benefits, the 34-year-old stay-at-home dad in Little Rock, ...

New SNAP work requirements take effect in December and could significantly reduce the number of recipients over the next decade. As federal SNAP benefits start returning to low-income households, many ...