Salt marsh on the Grand Strand is disappearing. How can a new program help fight erosion?

As Horry and Georgetown counties see more erosion and the loss of salt marsh habitat, a South Carolina program is providing free nature-based solutions.

2.9M people in Florida rely on SNAP benefits | What to know as the shutdown persists

What areas are likely to be impacted most, how officials plan to fill the gap and where those in need can seek food ...

Some Head Start preschools shutter as government shutdown continues

The government shutdown is triggering a wave of closures of Head Start centers, leaving working parents scrambling for child ...

Ohio child care workers, business leaders push for pilot program to subsidize care

The leaders of multiple child care businesses in Ohio urged state lawmakers once again to support measures to boost child care, Ohio Capital Journal reports.

The end of federal food aid could hit Black Americans hardest

A looming government shutdown puts crucial food assistance for millions at risk. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...
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Congressional federal loan program open to employees affected by government shutdown

Federal employees continue to miss paychecks the longer the government shutdown continues; but Congresswoman Val Hoyle says ...

Hurricane Melissa deals another heavy blow to Jamaica's farmers and fishers

Hurricane Melissa has devastated Jamaica, causing severe damage to fishing and farming communities. The updates sent by ...

Here's What The 'C' Actually Means On A USB-C Port

USB-C is the latest and greatest version of the USB port and receptacle. But have you ever stopped to consider what it means?

NC State hands Georgia Tech its first loss. What we learned in the Wolfpack win

Wolfpack running back Duke Scott finished with a career-high 196 rushing yards and one touchdown in Hollywood Smothers’ ...
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Local organizations lend helping hand to SNAP recipients as federal funding runs out

Thousands of families in South Florida are worried about where they’re going to get their next meal as the federal funding for the<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

Prop. 36 one year later: Thousands more prosecuted, but is it working?

More than 13,000 people have been charged in LA, Orange and Riverside counties since the measure’s passage, mostly for repeat ...
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SNAP has provided grocery help for 60-plus years; here’s how it works

By  MARGERY BECK and GEOFF MULVIHILLAssociated PressThe Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is a ma ...