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SPRINGFIELD, Mo -- A local organization is filling a need in the Ozarks one diaper at a time. More than 15.3 billion diapers are needed every year for babies living in low income homes in the United States. A new diaper bank in Springfield is helping out....

(Reuters) - The pace of European disintegration continues to quicken. Recession deepens in the 17-member euro zone. It is now the longest downturn since the currency was launched in 2000. In Italy, a new left-right government, launched on an anti-...

(John Lloyd is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By John Lloyd May 21 (Reuters) - The pace of European disintegration continues to quicken. Recession deepens in the 17-member euro zone. It is now the longest downturn since the currency...

IRS probe ignored most influential groups KEN THOMAS,Associated Press STEVE PEOPLES,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups. The nation's tax agency has admitted to...

Modern history is the story of how liberal democracy, originating in Britain and America, spread around the world. This may sound like an absurd fantasy. In actuality, this Whiggish narrative of progress underpins most newspaper editorials, political...

Philippine Labor Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz and Saudi Deputy Labor Minister Mufarrej bin Saad Al-Haqbani signed a labor agreement Sunday on the hiring of Filipino household service workers (HSWs). Al-Haqbani signed on behalf of Labor Minister...

Niagara County legislators have ordered that welfare recipients' shelter allowances be paid directly to landlords, effective June 1. Now it's time for the other side of the issue to receive some attention, according to Minority Leader Dennis F....

"No one in Israel should be surprised that Israel tops the poverty rankings. This is the direct result of economic and budget policies which benefit the rich and hurt the poor," Prof. Momi Dahan, the head of the Federmann School for Public Policy and...

By WILLIAM P. HOJNACKI I am very disappointed in the way that the Obama administration is dealing with the Republicans in the ongoing discussions concerning the federal budget. The administration has, once again, allowed the Republicans to set the agenda...

Khaled Hosseini stormed the best-seller lists with his debut novel, “The Kite Runner,” in 2003, following it up with the even more popular “A Thousand Splendid Suns” in 2007. Both set in the author's native country of Afghanistan,...

State and federal agencies are teaming up in an effort to fight food-stamp fraud. While the Washington Department of Social and Health Services is tracking people who misuse their benefits, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is going after stores that...

A Dingmans Ferry man has been sentenced for welfare fraud, according to the state Office of Inspector General. Carmen J. Patti Jr., 48, received more than $1,350 in cash assistance and SNAP benefits. Patti was sentenced to a one year probation and...