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Shoppers who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program may find it harder to use their benefits to purchase fresh fruit and vegetables at farmers markets like this one in Minneapolis, Minn., while the goverment changes contractors.

Technical Difficulties May Jeopardize Food Stamps At Farmers Markets

If a popular app used by many farmers markets to process federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits is no longer offered next spring, consumers' access to fresh produce may be stalled.

FedEx is suing the U.S. Commerce Department to block it from enforcing export regulations against the giant shipping company.

FedEx Sues U.S. Commerce Department Over Export Controls In Huawei Dispute

FedEx has been caught up in the conflict between the Trump administration and Huawei Technologies. Now, the shipper is suing the government to block it from enforcing export regulations against FedEx.

Technical Difficulties May Jeopardize Food Stamps At Farmers Markets

If a popular app used by many farmers markets to process federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits is no longer offered next spring, consumers' access to fresh produce may be stalled.

Jessica Morris prepares to inject a blood-clotting protein into son Landon's arm at their home in Yuba City, Calif.

Miracle Of Hemophilia Drugs Comes At A Steep Price

The market is flooded with 28 different medications for just 20,000 patients with the hereditary bleeding disorder. Yet intense competition hasn't worked to bring costs down.

Miracle Of Hemophilia Drugs Comes At A Steep Price

The market is flooded with 28 different medications for just 20,000 patients with the hereditary bleeding disorder. Yet intense competition hasn't worked to bring costs down.

Hospital staff wash the emergency entrance of Wuhan Medical Treatment Center, where patients infected with a new virus are being treated, in Wuhan, China, on Wednesday.

Health Officials In China Say 9 Dead From Newly Identified Coronavirus

Chinese health officials say that while the new virus doesn't appear to be as virulent as the one that caused a SARS pandemic 17 years ago, it is still "highly infectious."

Cheryse Sana, left, and Derrik Parker were interns 10 years ago and now help manage the farm's current interns as well as run the day-to-day operations.

Youth Farm In Hawaii Is Growing Food And Leaders

The program practices tough love — Hawaiians call it kuleana, or a sense of personal responsibility. Kids commit to more than two years of work, and get free college tuition for their "sweat equity."

While Sen. Elizabeth Warren, seen speaking in Iowa, may be dominating the policy debate, there is little evidence that voters are rewarding politicians who flesh out their plans over others with strong personal brands.

Warren Focuses On Policy, Which Looks Like A Tough Sell With Voters

While Sen. Elizabeth Warren may be dominating the policy debate, there is little evidence that voters are rewarding politicians who flesh out their plans over others with strong personal brands.

James Holland (second from left) and a group of history buffs in accurate kit, recreate a World War II overland march by British Tommies during the Battle of France in 1940.

SECRETS OF THE DEAD: World War Speed

Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Follow historian James Holland on his quest to understand how the use of amphetamines affected the course of World War II and unleashed the first pharmacological arms race.

Klute-Nelson takes a break with her dogs Kona (left) and Max.

As Insurers Offer Discounts For Fitness Trackers, Wearers Should Step With Caution

Millions of Americans use wearable devices to monitor their diet and fitness. Some insurance companies offer incentives to use them, but privacy advocates caution customers not to share too much data.

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