Food banks have already been contending with higher food prices and increased need. Administrators say demand will skyrocket if federal nutrition benefits stop in a few days because of the government shutdown.

USAID was the lead American agency in disaster response. Now that it's been dismantled, questions are arising about how effective U.S. relief efforts will be in Jamaica after the hurricane.

DHS's social media campaign promises to defend American identity and culture from an invasion. For many Latinos, it's a message that does not sit well.

Trump wants Beijing to curb exports of chemicals that make fentanyl in exchange for a lowered tariff rate with China. Xi's expected to push Trump to weaken U.S. support for Taiwan.

Austin Tice was captured and detained in 2012 by the Assad regime in Syria. Tice is the longest-held American journalist abroad.

About 30% of SNAP recipients are disabled or elderly.

The White House has fired all six members of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, the independent federal agency that reviews design plans for monuments, memorials, coins and federal buildings.

Young teens who use cannabis are more likely to be frequent users than people who start later, according to a study in JAMA Network Open. They are also more likely to seek care for health problems.

Israel's military said the ceasefire in Gaza resumed after it carried out heavy airstrikes overnight that killed 104 people, including 46 children, according to local health officials.

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