El Paso honors 250 years of U.S. Military at downtown veterans day parade

The El Paso community gathered downtown Saturday morning for the annual Veterans Day Parade, hosted by the United American Vetera ...

Texas Roadhouse offers free meal vouchers for veterans and active military

Texas Roadhouse will honor veterans and active U.S. military with free meal vouchers as part of its 16th annual Veterans Day tradition.On Nov. 11, from 11 a.m.
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Pressure Grows on Area Food Banks as Federal Shutdown Cuts Food Assistance Funding

Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency Oct. 31, a day before SNAP expired, and allocated $42.5 million in relief ...

Supreme Court blocks SNAP for 42 million Americans at 9PM Friday, extending benefits collapse - here's what happens now

The last-minute intervention blocked the lower court's order, freezing the additional $4 billion needed to fully fund the program. The administration had already agreed to release $4.6 billion from an ...

The impact of losing SNAP benefits and a Head Start school closure on this grandmother

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Nicole Hines of Davenport, Iowa, about how the loss of SNAP benefits and the closure of a Head Start school that her granddaughter attended are affecting her life.