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While serving time in jail, Emma King had to go to great lengths to find something as common as tampons. She and other women in prison eventually learned…

“I hope to extend my life as long as possible for the sake of my children.”This is a story about family.“I was told I only had four to six months to…

The proposed changes to food stamps, now called SNAP, would be drastic: About half the benefits would be boxed-up, nonperishable foods. Recipients would lose a lot of their ability to pick their food.

Standing in her home, Shalonda Cooper points to an old picture of her mom, Windora.“See how she looks here?” Shalonda asks. “She looks healthy! Look at…

On a Saturday afternoon at the downtown Columbus, Ohio courthouse, close to 20 men sat in a conference room; arms crossed, eyes staring blankly ahead,…

A law passed in 2014 was supposed to ensure Illinois families no longer have to give up custody of their children in order to get them necessary mental…

The nation's dairy farmers are facing their fourth year of depressed milk prices. The outlook is so bleak, it's increased worries about farmer suicides. One recent outreach effort drew criticism.

At least a million more home aides will be needed in the next decade, U.S. statistics suggest. And about a quarter of today's 3 million aides who help older adults avoid nursing homes are immigrants.

The Indiana Senate has passed a bill requiring more complete reporting of overdose data from county coroners.As opioid overdose deaths continue to…

The flu descended on Connie Gabaldon like a fog, she recalled, clouding her mind and compromising her judgment. It progressed to chest and back pain, the…