Summer break doesn't mean a break in help for hungry kids. A state program called SUN Bucks is back for a second year. It's California's Summer EBT program. Eligible families receive $120 to cover the ...

For millions of retirees in the United States, federal programs like SNAP, Medicare, and Social Security are crucial economic ...

Lennox worries that soon she may find it more challenging to afford the food she needs. The U.S. House and Senate have ...

Thirty-eight states already participate in the Summer EBT program, which gives eligible families $120 per child for the ...

As the Wednesday Night Farmers Market returned to downtown Red Bluff on Wednesdays, it has grown in bringing fresh produce, ...

Louisiana is poised to hike taxes on sports betting to pump more than $24 million into athletic departments at the state's most prominent public universities.

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or fewer and are subject to editing for grammar and clarity. Publication is at ...

Today’s Air India crash follows the deadliest year for air disasters since 2018. Here, experts shed light on the safety of ...

Shmira neighborhood patrol of Crown Heights updates about an attempted burglary in Remsen Village, theft of tools and a ...

President Donald Trump wants to cancel $9.4 billion in spending already approved by Congress. The package of 21 budget ...

As of yesterday, since Jan. 20 the Boston feds have charged approximately 76 Third World criminals with illegal entry, in ...

Around 158,000 of Hawaii’s low-income seniors, families and single adults could lose essential nutrition education and access ...