Here’s what SNAP benefits are, who funds them, the average amount that participants will be missing next month and some food assistance resources.

The twin crises at the heart of the government shutdown fight in Washington are coming to a head. The federal food assistance program is facing delays and uncertainty.

More Americans are turning to food banks to help fill the assistance gap, but administrators caution they aren't designed to act as a safety net for a government program.

Police are investigating a deadly shooting near a barber shop on Detroit’s west side. The shooting occurred on Friday (Oct. 31) in the 20500 block of Schaefer Highway, between West 8 Mile Road and ...