Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in Alabama will be suspended effective Nov. 1 until federal funding is provided or until states are directed otherwise, according to the state’s Department of Human Resources (DHR). The agency said recipients will be able to use benefits issued to their electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card prior to November 1, 2025, at any SNAP authorized retailer. About 15% of the state’s population is enrolled in SNAP. Nearly 70% of participants are f

The gap in physical activity for children with disabilities is bigger than most parents realize. Research from Western University's Child Health and Physical Activity Lab reveals a stark reality: 78 percent of young children without a diagnosed disability meet current international physical activity guidelines, spending 12.5 percent of their day engaged in physical activity. However, children with some types of disability spend as little as 0.3 percent of their day engaged in physical activity (

The Trump administration is quietly preparing a plan that could strip hundreds of thousands of older Americans of their Social Security disability benefits. And they're doing it by redefining what 'old' means. Currently, the Social Security Administration considers age when evaluating disability claims. If you're over 50 and have health problems that make it hard to adapt to new types of work, that's taken into account. It makes sense - a 55-year-old construction worker with a bad back can't exa