USDA cuts impact fresh produce for food banks, schools in Iowa
The Local Food Purchasing Assistance program helped farmer Ryan Marquart put money in his pocket while also providing fresh ...
North Dakota Legislature close to asking US Supreme Court to undo landmark same-sex marriage ruling
The resolution — which would not have any direct sway with the nation's top courts — passed the state House of ...
Kuwait frees a group of jailed Americans, including contractors held on drug charges
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — Kuwait has released a group of American prisoners, including veterans and military contractors jailed ...
USDA ends program that helped schools serve food from local farmers
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Agriculture Department is ending two pandemic-era programs that provided more than $1 billion for ...
Military leaders warn of risks to armed forces' readiness in temporary funding bill
The vice chiefs of each military branch said Wednesday that if they don't get additional funding, they at least need the ...
Education Department layoffs gut its civil rights office, leaving discrimination cases in limbo
WASHINGTON — The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s ...
Central Iowa shelter ends weather amnesty amid rising costs
"In just a 10-day period in January under weather amnesty, the expense was $100,500 and that extra cost was not only due to the rate of having additional staff to make sure we had a safe work ...
A volcano near Alaska's largest city could erupt in the coming weeks or months, scientists say
Mount Spurr is one of 53 volcanoes in Alaska that have been active within the last 250 years and is nearly 80 miles northwest of Anchorage.
EPA head says he'll roll back dozens of environmental regulations, including rules on climate change
The United States is the second largest carbon polluter in the world, after China, and the largest historical emitter of ...
Egg prices continue to hit records as Easter and Passover approach, but some relief may be coming
But there may be light at the end of the tunnel. The USDA reported last week that egg shortages are easing and wholesale ...
'In DOGE we trust': House GOP governs by embracing Trump's effort to cut government
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, who has routinely voted against government spending bills, said what’s changed is Trump in the White ...
Trump to name Michelle Bowman as top bank regulator at Federal Reserve
Bowman was appointed to the Fed's governing board by President Donald Trump in 2018 during his first term in the White House.