ST. CLOUD, Fla. — Florida chef Elijah Button was chopping onions in June when his knife slipped and sliced his middle finger to the bone. It was his worst kitchen accident to date. But having given up his Affordable Care Act health insurance plan in January because of a $100 monthly premium hike he couldn’t
PHOENIX — Enrollment in the biggest federally funded food aid program in the U.S. dropped by more than 13% in a 12-month span — a decline far steeper than the government estimated as work requirements and other provisions of President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” take hold. Those losing coverage in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
The New Mexico attorney general is requesting the state’s foster care system work to return a 15-year-old American citizen from Mexico after staff took the child to a Texas border crossing and allegedly forced him to walk across the border to be reunited to his estranged mother. A civil lawsuit filed by state Attorney General
MIAMI– The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers and others. The policy, known as “public charge,” appeared Thursday in the Federal Register and will be formally published on July 20. The policy was first implemented in
WASHINGTON– The Trump administration has finalized a rule that will prevent international students from staying in the United States for more than four years unless they get approval from the federal government, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday, announcing a change to a long-standing practice. The rule, which goes into effect in September, also
HOPKINTON, R.I. — At Ashawaug Farm in southwestern Rhode Island, Dawn and Cassius Spears preserve their indigenous knowledge of agriculture by growing and maintaining three traditional Narragansett crops: white corn, succotash beans, and crookneck squash. They would like to expand the reach of their farm beyond their stand, but it is a challenge. Like many