In March, the Trump administration announced that the U.S. Agriculture Department would be required to cut $1 billion in federal funding from schools and food banks. Part of those cuts included a ...

It’s a tale as old as time — or, as old as commercial farming and refrigeration. You scoop up a clamshell of gleaming red strawberries in the supermarket, take it home, and snack on your favorite ...

In early April, officials shared reports of a thwarted smuggling attempt in Thailand that sounds like it could have easily served as a plotline in season three of “The White Lotus.” On April 4, ...

In 2024, Oklahoma City's Point in Time count concluded there were an estimated 1,838 people experiencing homelessness. This is a 28% increase from 2023, reflecting an increase in homelessness seen ...

When Shaheera Alnatshia first migrated from Jordan to the United States in 2011, she was seeking a better life. But in 2017, facing domestic violence, her husband kicked her and her four children out ...

With housing costs on the rise, the idea of owning a home can feel like a fairytale. But New Zealand couple James and Leonie have found a way to thrive in a sustainable tiny home and food forest ...

Growing up in St. Cloud, Florida, 11-year-old Kenzie and 9-year-old Kayleigh became well-acquainted with hurricane season. And when Hurricane Helene hit Florida in late September and continued up the ...

As March Madness wraps up and prom season approaches, a third event is sweeping across the country: kitten season. “Kitten season is what those of us in the animal welfare community call the period of ...

In the summer of 2021, The Johnson & Wales University campus in East Denver, Colorado ceased operations. In the place of the college, stakeholders said, the property would be transformed into “a hub ...

In Sacramento, California sits a tiny house neighborhood where emancipated foster youth — or those between the ages of 18-24 facing homelessness — find the first place that is all their own. Formed by ...

In 2022, Mecklenburg County scooped up an unassuming hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina — the TownePlace Suites Arrowood — for $10.5 million. They did it with a vision in mind: to turn the hotel into ...

A small, quail-like bird species called the plains-wanderer hasn’t been seen in west Melbourne for decades — but thanks to new artificial intelligence technology, the bird has finally been heard. In a ...