SC food stamps will be unavailable overnightGreenville NewsCOLUMBIA — South Carolina's food stamps program is going down for half a day so the state can switch vendors. The Department of Social Services administers the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. The agency says it's moving its …and more » More: continued here

States With the Most People on Food StampsWFMY News 2With grocery bills priced as high as $1,300 per month as of late, some American workers simply cannot afford all of their groceries on top of everything else they already have to buy. This is why the government offers food stamps. …

DC Has Highest Percentage of Food Stamp RecipientsNewsmax.comMore people living in the nation's capital use food stamps, when compared to their overall population, than in the rest of the nation, an analysis of federal data reveals. There were 144,768 food stamp recipients in September and 146,278 recipients in …and more » More: …

Bill would allow renaming of post office to honor late Congressman OberstarHibbing Daily TribuneWASHINGTON — If at first you don't succeed in Congress, then you definitely try and sometimes try and try again. And that's exactly what Minnesota's two U.S. senators and the 8th District congressman intend to do in …

Yahoo News Man takes hostages in post office near Paris: mediaYahoo NewsNewspapers Le Figaro and Le Monde, both citing an AFP news agency dispatch based on police sources, reported that a man equipped with a military weapon had taken an unconfirmed number of hostages at the post office in the …

Plattsburgh Press Republican North Bangor store owner charged with misuse of food stampsPlattsburgh Press RepublicanBANGOR — The owner of the Old Time Butcher Block store in Brushton was charged Friday with misuse of food stamps and grand larceny after a year-long investigation. Dennis J. Sauve, 45, of Bangor, fraudulently exchanged …

Financial Express RSS wants government to ban Flipkart, Amazon and eBay?Daily News & AnalysisClaiming that foreign e-commerce firms such as Amazon and eBay are 'killing domestic players in the Indian market', the economic wing of the RSS has asked the government to ban them. However, that is not the end …

Kentucky makes list of 10 states with the most people on food stampsWHAS 11.com (subscription)This means, a single person can be eligible for food stamps if his or her gross monthly income is under $1,265 ($15,180 per year), and a family of four can be eligible if they gross less …

There is no doubt Dale Earnhardt Jr. is an avid eBay user. The NASCAR fan-favorite uses the bidding web site to buy and sell vintage NASCAR items such as memorabilia, die-casts, and programs. Yet this week, fans have the opportunity to purchase two of Earnhardt's personal items up for sale …

YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in southwestern Arizona say two FedEx employees are accused of stealing numerous cellphones from a Yuma facility. FedEx officials reported the thefts Wednesday and say they could have been occurring since early January. Yuma police say 24-year-old Michael Luevanos and 27-year-old Ernesto Luebanos allegedly admitted …