Senators to work through the weekend on shutdown as Republicans and Democrats are still far apart

As the weekend session was set to begin Saturday, it was unclear if Republicans and Democrats could make any headway toward ...

People in some states get SNAP food aid while others still wait for their November benefits

(AP) - People in some U.S. states will be able to buy groceries with federally funded SNAP benefits Saturday while those in other states were still waiting for November food benefits that had been ...