National News

3:34 PM on Friday, October 31

The SNAP program has been a major piece of the U.S. social safety network since it launched as the food stamp program in 1964

3:00 PM on Friday, October 31

Wisconsin’s Democratic governor has signed a bipartisan bill that would allow candidates to remove their names from the ballot

2:48 PM on Friday, October 31

2:05 PM on Friday, October 31

Judges order the federal government to use contingency funds for SNAP food aid payments during the shutdown

1:19 PM on Friday, October 31

President Donald Trump has declined to say whether he plans to resume underground nuclear detonation tests

1:18 PM on Friday, October 31

The campaign to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida is suing Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration in the state’s Supreme Court

1:16 PM on Friday, October 31

Federals prosecutors have charged an Alabama man with making threatening calls and texts to multiple rabbis, an imam and others in the South, including telling one that “I want you to die.”

1:15 PM on Friday, October 31

A Wisconsin judge has put on hold his order that requires elections officials to verify the citizenship of all 3.6 million registered voters in the battleground state before the next statewide election in February

1:13 PM on Friday, October 31

Alabama man arrested and charged with threatening rabbis, imam and others in several Southern states, FBI says

1:11 PM on Friday, October 31

In the year since the viral Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest, a group of contestants have found opportunity and community

1:01 PM on Friday, October 31

The South African government has criticized the U.S. policy shift that will give priority to Afrikaners for asylum

11:12 AM on Friday, October 31

What is next for the commoner once known as Prince Andrew probably involves moving trucks as he packs up the trappings of his once royal life to move to an isolated private home owned by his brother, King Charles III

11:01 AM on Friday, October 31

A man on death row in South Carolina has chosen to die by firing squad

8:37 AM on Friday, October 31

There’s been an unprecedented surge in the numbers of attendees at Sunday worship at the Quaker Arch Street Meeting House in Old City Philadelphia

5:47 AM on Friday, October 31

The U.N. human rights chief says U.S. military strikes on vessels allegedly carrying illegal drugs from South America are unacceptable and must stop

12:21 AM on Friday, October 31

An investigation by The Associated Press and Cox Media Group Television Stations found that school crossing guards face dangerous conditions, with many injured or killed on the job

12:10 AM on Friday, October 31

A Republican-led panel in Ohio has adopted new U.S. House districts, potentially boosting the GOP's chances of gaining two seats in next year's elections

12:04 AM on Friday, October 31

In the weeks since Israel and Hamas agreed to a fragile ceasefire and hostage deal, Indonesia has emerged as an intriguing partner to Trump

12:03 AM on Friday, October 31

A tiny town in Vermont has attracted “Beetlejuice” fans eager to visit the film’s iconic locations for nearly 40 years

6:56 AM on Monday, October 27

Mali is facing a fuel blockade imposed by jihadi militants, causing significant disruptions