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Down for Life: Remembering Shawty Lo
The snap pioneer didn't just make his mark on music, he touched everyone in Atlanta, D4L group member Fabo told us.
Should Food Stamp Recipients Be Allowed to Buy Groceries Online?
An online grocery chain is helping lead a coalition of organizations and other interested companies in a petition to bring food stamps online.
A Megachurch Is Attempting to Expose the Identities of Two Young Abuse Victims
Last year, a Bible school volunteer at the Westside Family Church in Lenexa, Kansas, was convicted of sexually abusing two underage girls. The church is now trying to prevent the girls and their families from remaining anonymous in a lawsuit.
Thousands of Young People Are About to Lose Their Food Stamp Benefits
If you are younger than 50, don't have children or a disability, and rely on government benefits to eat, you could be in trouble soon.
A Polygamist Cult Has Been Running a Major Food Stamp Scam
Leaders of a polygamous community there were among eleven people charged with food-stamp fraud and money laundering.
A Food Stamp Fraud Case Could Bring Down a Polygamous Sect of the Mormon Church
Federal prosecutors have indicted 11 top leaders of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on charges of money laundering and fraud.
A Million Americans Could Soon Lose Their Food Stamps — And People of Color Are Getting Screwed the Most
This year, 23 states are expected to lose federal food aid because of stricter rules triggered by falling unemployment rates. But the economy hasn't improved equally for everybody.
A Fun-Hating Senator Wants You to Stop Using Your Food Stamps at Strip Clubs
A New York state senator is seeking to tighten the screws on the food stamp program in his home state with a proposed law that would see poor people unable to use stamps in casinos, strip clubs, and liquor stores.
More than a Million Americans Are About to Lose Access to Food Stamps
1.1 million unemployed recipients of food stamps only have until the end of March before they lose all their food aid and are once again forced to fend for themselves.
NYC Officials Made Millions by Illegally Selling Red Bulls Bought with Food Stamps
A ring led by a New York State Human Resources Administration bureaucrat came up with a way to rip off $2 million in food stamps and other public assistance benefits over the past five years. They even used the proceeds to start a business reselling...
Pope Francis Criticized for Calling Priest Sex Abuse Protesters 'Dumb'
Former survivors of abuse say the pope's words are "hurtful" and undermine remarks about accountability and transparency made during his US tour.
A Government Shutdown Could Leave Millions Without Food Stamps and Literally Starving
Unlike previous government shutdowns, it seems more than likely that millions of Americans reliant on food stamps could be left without a thing to eat as a result.