SNAP benefits run dry as government shutdown continues, here’s how states are stepping in

SNAP benefits run dry as government shutdown continues, here’s how states are stepping in

Sunday, November 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Beginning Saturday, some 42 million low-income Americans, including 16 million children, lost access to benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as the government shutdown continues.The Department of Agriculture has said that funding for this month's benefits, which it says... Read More.

Obamacare enrollee sees premium spike over 300% as sign-up period begins: ‘This will devastate us’

Saturday, November 1 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Stacy Cox used one word repeatedly as she described how she felt after learning her ACA premium could jump over 300% without the enhanced tax credits: "devastating.""I don't know if I've ever cried opening a letter from an insurance or before,... Read More.

Top labor groups break with federal union’s demand to end shutdown

Saturday, November 1 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The largest federal workers' union this week threw its support behind a Republican government funding bill, ratcheting up pressure on Democrats.But many of the top labor unions told ABC News that they continue to back the strategy taken up by Democrats,... Read More.

2 adults, 3 children dead in New Jersey house fire

Saturday, November 1 by ABC News

(PATERSON, N.J.) -- A rapid moving house fire claimed the lives of five people Friday night in Paterson, New Jersey, according to fire officials.Paterson Fire Chief Alex Alicea said that the fire broke out in the home at around 9:54 p.m. and spread quickly... Read More.

JD Vance defends saying he wants his wife Usha to convert to Christianity

Friday, October 31 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President JD Vance on Friday defended comments about his faith and marriage after critics accused him of throwing his wife's Hindu religion "under a bus" during a Turning Point USA event earlier in the week.Vance responded to a user on X... Read More.

NBA star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s home burglarized during game: Police

Friday, October 31 by ABC News

(NICHOLS HILLS, Okla.) -- NBA superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's home was broken into Thursday night in the upscale Oklahoma City suburb of Nichols Hills, police and sources confirmed to ABC News.Officials received the call of a burglary on Thursday at approximately 7:45 p.m., while Gilgeous-Alexander,... Read More.

Judge rules Trump’s attempt to suspend SNAP funding is unlawful

Friday, October 31 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge in Boston has ruled that the Trump administration's attempt to suspend SNAP funding is "unlawful," but declined to immediately order that the program be funded.U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani reserved judgment about whether to issue a temporary restraining order,... Read More.

Trump says he hasn’t made a decision on whether to strike inside Venezuela

Friday, October 31 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Friday denied reports that he's made a decision to strike inside Venezuela."There are reports that you are considering strikes within Venezuela. Is that true?" a reporter asked the president on Air Force One as he traveled to Florida... Read More.

Ariana Grande, Jessica Lange and more join ‘American Horror Story’ season 13

Friday, October 31 by ABC News

The cast for American Horror Story season 13 has been revealed, and it features some familiar faces.Ryan Murphy announced the cast of the 13th season of the horror series on Friday, which just so happened to be Halloween.Ariana Grande has... Read More.

19 fatalities in Jamaica from Hurricane Melissa, death toll expected to rise

Friday, October 31 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Nineteen people are confirmed dead in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa tore through the island as a Category 5 hurricane this week -- and that death toll is expected to rise, officials said.Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information Dana Morris Dixon... Read More.