House Republicans aren't done slashing food assistance and fighting over social issues
After clamping down on food stamps in the debt ceiling deal, House Republicans now want to take a whack at WIC, the food assistance program for low-income women, infants and young children.
2023-07-31 19:15
South Korean dog meat farmers push back against growing moves to outlaw their industry
Dog meat consumption, a centuries-old practice on the Korean Peninsula, isn't explicitly prohibited or legalized in South Korea
2023-07-31 12:49
Multiple police dogs died from heat-related illness in Indiana after an air conditioning failure, authorities say
Multiple dogs being driven to a police K-9 training facility died in Indiana on Thursday after the air conditioning in the truck transporting them failed in a "freak event," police say.
2023-07-31 04:17
Pig cooling pads and weather forecasts for cows are high-tech ways to make meat in a warming world
More than a third of the heat-trapping gases cooking the planet come from growing and raising food, but millions of cattle, pigs and other animals get to stay cool in the United States and the rest of the developed world
2023-07-30 16:52
Russian missile attacks leave few options for Ukrainian farmers looking to export grain
The collapse of the Black Sea grain deal and a series of missile strikes on Ukrainian grain silos and ports have left farmers with few options to export their grain — and all of them are getting more expensive
2023-07-30 13:18
At least 30 dead and more than 90 malnourished dogs discovered at Ohio animal rescue
Butler County, Ohio, deputies found approximately 30 dead dogs and puppies, in various stages of decomposition, stuffed into fridges and freezers earlier this week at an Ohio animal rescue. According to the Butler County Sheriff's Office, there were more than 90 dogs and puppies removed from what deputies and investigators said were "the most horrible conditions they have ever seen."
2023-07-30 05:58
India cuts rice exports, triggering panic-buying of food staple by some Indian expats in the US
Hoping to stave off inflationary pressures on a diet staple, the Indian government is banning exports of non-Basmati white rice varieties
2023-07-30 04:21
More Trader Joe's recalls? This soup may contain bugs and falafel may have rocks, grocer says
Trader Joe’s is recalling a broccoli cheddar soup that may contain insects and cooked falafel that may contain rocks, about one week after the grocery chain recalled two cookie products over similar concerns
2023-07-30 01:15
Bike ride across Iowa puts vibrant small-town America into sharp focus
It’s become easy to say that “small-town America” is slowly dying
2023-07-30 00:49
Do you believe in angels? About 7 in 10 U.S. adults do, a new AP-NORC poll shows
Compared with the devil, angels carry more credence in America
2023-07-29 20:50
Americans are spotting more sharks in the water. Here's why that's a good thing
It's that time of year again: the thick of summer when sharks have caught America's attention.
2023-07-29 18:25
To wrap, or not to wrap? Hungarian bookstores face fines over closed packaging for LGBTQ+ books
Booksellers in Hungary must decide whether to comply with a law requiring books that depict homosexuality to be placed in closed packaging on their shelves
2023-07-29 14:24