Some women are quitting hormonal birth control, even though they're not ready for pregnancy. Doctors warn some may be swayed ...

Two federal judges ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funding to provide SNAP benefits. But it's unclear how ...

The Northwest Forest Plan has long protected vulnerable species like spotted owls in federal forests along the West Coast.

More than five million low-income Californians are expected to lose their CalFresh food assistance benefits starting Saturday. States are suing the Trump administration to reinstate aid.

U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut said Friday that she aimed to issue a ruling Sunday — the day that her temporary restraining order blocking the deployment of National Guard troops expires.

With federal food aid frozen during the government shutdown, there has been a wave of people rushing to help — sending gift cards or buying groceries for SNAP recipients in their community.

Many economists and business leaders are raising alarms about falling birthrates. But advocates for lower human populations say a less crowded world will be happier and more sustainable.

Not counting his golf outings in Virginia, President Trump spent all or part of 14 days outside of Washington, D.C. during the first 31 days of the shutdown.

While too much shouldn't be made out of off-year elections, the Nov. 4 election will be the first major electoral sign of the political mood and what voters think of the president.

A student is considered chronically absent when they miss at least 10% of a school year. In most states, that means missing about 18 days a year, regardless of whether the absences were excused.

The judges ruled in favor of local officials who sought to force the federal government to keep the SNAP program running in November.

Relations between the two neighbors hit a low point this month, with fighting killing people on both sides of the border. At issue is a rise in militancy in Pakistan since the Taliban took over ...