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A grocery store employee stocks produce, which is covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), at a grocery store in Baltimore, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

SNAP has provided grocery help for 60-plus years; here's how it works

12:34 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

FILE - Guinea Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo speaks at the Peace Forum on Nov. 11, 2022 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool, File)

Guinea-Bissau arrests officers for alleged coup attempt

12:02 PM on Friday, October 31

Military officers in Guinea-Bissau have been arrested for allegedly planning a coup

FILE- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign event, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)

Wisconsin's governor signs Kennedy-inspired bill allowing candidates to withdraw from the ballot

12:00 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

Texas freezes program to help minority-owned businesses compete for state contracts

11:13 AM on Friday, October 31

A Texas program intended to help small businesses owned by women, minorities and disabled veterans compete for government procurement contracts has been frozen by the Comptroller of Public Accounts

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

11:05 AM on Friday, October 31

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

FILE - Israeli soldiers gather at the gate to the Sde Teiman military base, as people protest in support of soldiers being questioned for detainee abuse, July 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov, File)

Israel's military prosecutor admits she leaked video of soldiers assaulting a Palestinian detainee

10:52 AM on Friday, October 31

Israel’s top military prosecutor has resigned after admitting to leaking a video showing soldiers assaulting a Palestinian detainee

President Donald Trump speaks to the media after arriving at Palm Beach International Airport, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump declines to clarify if the US will conduct tests of its nuclear weapons

10:19 AM on Friday, October 31

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

FILE - A Trulieve employee listens during a discussion of the medical marijuana company's product and packaging safety standards, at an event in support of Amendment 3, a ballot initiative which would legalize the recreational use of pot in Florida for adults 21 years old and older, at a Trulieve medical cannabis dispensary in Hallendale Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Campaign to legalize recreational marijuana takes DeSantis administration to state Supreme Court

10:18 AM 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

FILE - The Wisconsin Capitol is seen, Oct. 24, 2023, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer, File)

Wisconsin judge puts on hold ruling that required citizenship check of voters

10:15 AM 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

FILE - Afrikaner refugees from South Africa arrive, May 12, 2025, at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

South African government criticizes Trump's refugee policy prioritizing white Afrikaner minority

10:01 AM on Friday, October 31

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

Virginia's Democrat-led legislature OKs step toward mid-decade congressional redistricting in fight to control US House

9:18 AM on Friday, October 31

Virginia's Democrat-led legislature OKs step toward mid-decade congressional redistricting in fight to control US House

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the start of a meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)

Xi and Carney, meeting in South Korea, try to rebuild China-Canada relations

5:02 AM on Friday, October 31

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney have taken steps to mend their countries' fractured ties

FILE - U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk addresses attendees on the activities of his Office and recent human rights developments around the globe, during the 60th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP, File)

UN human rights chief says US strikes on alleged drug boats are 'unacceptable'

2:47 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

People protest in the streets of Arusha, Tanzania, on election day Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo)

Security forces and protesters clash following disputed election in Tanzania; UN says 10 dead

12:12 AM on Friday, October 31

Protests in Tanzania have entered their third day as the electoral body continues to announce the results of an election that sparked deadly demonstrations, leading to the government’s shutdown of the internet and the deployment of the military

FILE - The William McKinley Monument is silhouetted in front of the west side of the Ohio Statehouse, April 15, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Ohio panel and Virginia lawmakers move forward with congressional redistricting plans

9:10 PM on Thursday, October 30

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

President Donald Trump greets Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

With fragile Gaza ceasefire holding, Trump wants to make headway on Indonesia-Israel normalization

9:04 PM on Thursday, October 30

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

Jennifer Bittner holds her 6-year-old daughter Amelia at their home on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Pflugerville, Texas. (AP Photo/Jack Myer)

Last-minute scramble over pay takes a toll on military families during the shutdown

8:39 AM on Thursday, October 30

The government shutdown is taking a toll on military families as they live without the guarantee of a paycheck

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