Food banks and pantries have been experiencing historic demand since SNAP benefits stopped Nov. 1 for many Americans due to the federal government shutdown. That suspension affected nearly 42 million Americans, many of whom are older or low-income, and use benefits to help pay for food and other essential items. The government shutdown appears to…

Among the more than 20,000 Epstein documents released by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday were several email exchanges that disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had in 2015 and 2016 with friends, lawyers and journalists about the prospect of a Donald Trump presidency. In some cases, Epstein offers suggestions to…

Researchers in California have identified an unexpected impact of climate change within the state: an increase in human-wildlife conflicts due to prolonged, climate-exacerbated conflicts. drought conditions. According to an article published on Friday in Scientific advances. The analysis of nearly 32,000 human-wildlife interaction reports made to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife between 2017…

President Donald Trump remains “committed” to sending every American a $2,000 dividend check to be distributed with tariff revenues, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday. White House officials are exploring ways to execute the plan laid out by Trump in a social media post over the weekend, Leavitt added, but did not provide…

A sheriff’s deputy in Indiana was fatally struck by a truck while helping a motorist stranded on an interstate, according to local officials. “This is a heartbreaking loss for our law enforcement family and the entire Delaware County community,” Jeff Stanley, chief deputy of the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office, said in a statement Wednesday. The…

Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein referred to Donald Trump as the “dog that hasn’t barked” and told his former partner Ghislaine Maxwell that an alleged victim had “spent hours at my house” with Trump, according to email correspondence released Wednesday by Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. “I want you to realize that…

At least 878 flights were canceled in the United States early Wednesday, with departures from the busy hubs of Chicago, Denver and Atlanta topping the list for the most cancellations, according to a flight data tracker. Another 404 flights had been delayed as of approximately 5 a.m. ET, according to conscious flight. Travelers walk through…

Texas is currently seeing four times as many cases of whooping cough compared to the same period last year, the state health department said in a health alert. The state has reported more than 3,500 cases this year. This is the second year that Texas has seen large increases in whooping cough cases. Nationally, pertussis…

Airlines have canceled more than 7,500 flights since Friday due to weather and air traffic control shortages, but relief now appears to be in sight as more controllers report to work with news of a possible end to the government shutdown. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said staffing shortages at air traffic control facilities eased significantly…

The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s administrative stay of a lower court order for the Trump administration to immediately complete payment of full SNAP benefits for November. The decision, despite Judge Jackson’s own objection, preserves the status quo as Congress appears poised to end the record-long government shutdown and fully fund…