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Morrisey seeks matching funds for food bank investment

CHARLESTON — West Virginia is prepared to spend up to an additional $13 million supporting the state’s two largest food banks as SNAP benefits run out at the beginning of November due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, but Gov. Patrick Morrisey is seeking private matching ...

Republicans grapple with voter frustration over rising health care premiums

WASHINGTON (AP) — The first caller on a telephone town hall with Maryland Rep. Andy Harris, leader of the House's conservative Freedom Caucus, came ready with a question about the Affordable Care Act. Her cousin's disabled son is at risk of losing the insurance he gained under that law, the ...

Hamas expands search for the remains of hostages in Gaza

CAIRO (AP) — Hamas has expanded its search for bodies of hostages in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian group said Sunday, a day after Egypt deployed a team of experts and heavy equipment to help retrieve them. Under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire, which took effect on Oct. 10, Hamas is expected ...