Troops stung by ‘hard’ credit checks and unexpected denials in USAA’s relief loans

Tens of thousands of service members, military families and other federal workers have rushed to apply for emergency financial assistance amid fears of missing a paycheck next week. That fear appeared almost certain to become reality after...

Shepherd’s Incubator Farm Program to Launch in 2026

Shepherd University to launch an Incubator Farm Program in spring 2026, providing beginner farmers access to land, equipment, and mentorship to start their own farm businesses. “The Incubator Farm is a place to grow farmers,” said program...

American Airlines Joins $500 Million Pumpkin Spice Fall Flavor Trend

DALLAS, TEXAS - DECEMBER 8, 2018: American Airlines passenger jets parked at their gates on a rainy morning at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport which serves the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, metroplex area in Texas. (Photo by Robert...

U.S. Farm Report's College Road Show makes annual stop at Mizzou.

COLUMBIA — Thursday morning, Mizzou alum Tyne Morgan made her annual stop at Mizzou, making the university the fourth school to be featured on the U.S. Farm Report host's College Roadshow. Big energy yields big results, as the Mizzou agricultural...

I Tried 6 Fast Food Grilled Cheese Sandwiches and Found One That I’d Order Again (And Again)

While a homemade grilled cheese sandwich can really hit the spot when you’re feeling under the weather or just craving nostalgic comfort food, a fast food grilled cheese sandwich is a great on-the-go option when you need a quick meal. For...

Canada Targets “Maple Washing” Amid Rising U.S.-Canada Trade Tensions

As U.S. tariffs make Canadian consumers more inclined to purchase Canadian-produced goods, regulators have noted a rise in “maple washing” - the use of Canadian-themed branding (such as maple leaves, “packaged in Canada,” “designed in Canada,”...

Maria Corina Machado | Maduro’s foe, Trump’s friend

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has honoured the prominent Venezuelan Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado with the Nobel Prize for 2025 at a time when U.S.-Venezuela relations have hit a new low. The honour to Ms. Machado, one of the strongest...

U.S Federal government shutdown grinds into a week two as tempers flare at the Capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) —Tours at the Capitol have come to a standstill. The House is keeping its doors closed, while the Senate repeated its loop Wednesday of failed votes to reopen the government. President Donald Trump is threatening to mass fire...

Cook Islands PM Brown welcomes United States’ increasing engagements in the Pacific

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has welcomed the United States’ increasing involvement in the Pacific. Brown, who is also the chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, made the comments in the U.S-Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Dialogue in Port...

Trump’s own Labor Department quietly admits his immigration crackdown risks ‘supply shock-induced food shortages’ and higher prices

The Trump administration quietly issued a dire warning about the president’s immigration crackdown, admitting that it risks food shortages and that American workers will not step up to fill labor needs. The startling acknowledgment was buried in...

Opinion: In ‘One Battle After Another,’ El Paso becomes Hollywood’s lens on Latino migration and U.S. labor struggles

News that matters to El Paso, delivered to you. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter. By Kevin M. Anzzolin The city of El Paso takes center stage in director Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another.” The film follows the fanatical, even...

This Michigan City Spends More on Groceries Than Anywhere Else in the U.S.

If it feels like your grocery bill has been getting out of hand lately, you’re definitely not alone — especially here in Michigan. A new study from WalletHub looked at 100 of America’s biggest cities to see where people are spending the largest...

OPINION | DRIVETIME MAHATMA: Department of Transportation working on overflow issue on U.S. 70

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. Oh Great and Wonderful Mahatma: Do you know who I complain to about water pouring across the sidewalk and onto Broadway in downtown Little Rock from a fast food...

How to protect unaccompanied minors who are in the U.S.

Thousands of unaccompanied minors flee violence and seek safety in the U.S. Legal representation helps minors gain the security they deserve. The IRC provides legal assistance, casework and emergency care for children. Your support can help expand...

Tylenol Claims Are a Microcosm of Trump and RFK’s Wider Attack on Public Health

Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you? If you value what we do, please support our work with a donation. Trump and RFK’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) commission has come for us, and public...

One Of The Biggest Halloween Parties In The U.S. Returns To WeHo With Free Admission — Here’s When

Photo by Jon Viscott / Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) – Courtesy of WeHo City. Save Whether you go as a Minion, Barbie, Deadpool, or stick to classic choices like a skeleton or vampire, Halloween night (or why not the whole month of October) gives us...

Immigration enforcement risks higher food prices, Labor Department warns

The Trump administration said that its immigration crackdown is hurting farmers and risking higher food prices for Americans by cutting off agriculture’s labor supply. The Labor Department warned in an obscure document filed with the Federal...

Shutdown Persists: Effects of government shutdown ripple throughout U.S. ag industry

As the partial shutdown of the federal government stretches into its second week, the standoff in Congress shows little sign of resolution, and the ripple effect is starting to become widespread. Since funding lapsed on Oct. 1, Congress has...

John Philip Hill: The U.S. Representative Who Resisted Alcohol Prohibition in 1924

Illustration created by Brewminate with AI, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license Hill was put on trial for creating a public nuisance and manufacturing alcoholic beverages and was found not guilty....

Immigration Raids Blamed for Potential Food Crisis

President Donald Trump’s own Labor Department is warning that his administration’s tough immigration enforcement could trigger a food crisis, citing “immediate dangers to the American food supply” caused by a collapse in the migrant farm labor...