The Trump administration on Wednesday formally tightened work requirements for SNAP. Some 700,000 people will no longer be eligible for food stamps.
Author: Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY
North Korea blasts Japanese PM as ‘idiot,’ warns of ballistic missile launch toward Japan
Pyongyang warns that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ‘may see what a real ballistic missile is in the not distant future.’
Powerful winter storm threatens millions of travelers heading home – especially in New England
As a winter storm continues east and disrupts holiday traffic, a nor’easter is set to dump heavy snow from New Jersey to Boston.
London Bridge attack: Police kill man who stabbed 2 people to death and had been jailed for terror crimes
A police official said Usman Khan, 28, was attending a program that works to educate prisoners when he launched the attack, killing two people.
Thanksgiving weather: Snow, wind could snarl travel in central, eastern USA as 55M clog roads, airports
Wintry conditions are expected not only to delay travelers on icy, crowded Interstates, but also disrupt air travel with strong, gusty winds at key airports.
Ex-Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky appears in court; resentenced to 30 to 60 years
Jerry Sandusky, 75, is serving a 30 to 60 year sentence for sexual abuse of 10 boys through a youth charity.
Trump proposes minimum age of 21 for buying vaping products
With some 5 million U.S. teens now vaping, the e-cigarette issue has taken on more urgency following mounting reports of vaping-related lung illnesses, deaths.
Texas appeals court halts execution of condemned man who many say is innocent
Rodney Reed was convicted of killing Stacey Stites, but his family and supporters have maintained his innocence, accusing her fiance, Jimmy Fennell, of the killing.
Red tide, the toxic algae bloom that kills wildlife, returns to southwest Florida
Southwest Florida is warily watching the return of red tide, a toxic algae bloom that cost businesses nearly $150 million in losses last year
‘No wall can’t be broken down’: Germany marks 30 years since collapse of the Berlin Wall
Chancellor Angela Merkel says history proves that barriers to freedom cannot stand as she and Germany mark 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall.