Franklin Graham's Samaritan's Purse launched its inaugural 767 cargo flight delivering 290,000 food packets and emergency supplies to Gaza families amid ongoing crisis.

The bosses of the UK's largest supermarkets warn the chancellor against imposing higher taxes on the industry.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.

As the government shutdown stretches on, thousands of furloughed workers are missing paychecks. Another blow looms for families already struggling to put food on the table. SAME Café says it's ready to help the community.

County officials are weighing an emergency plan to use local funds to support thousands of residents who could lose CalFresh benefits as the federal shutdown continues.

The government shutdown has many furloughed and fired federal workers needing food assistance. It comes as more than 40 million Americans are days away from losing their monthly food benefits as a result of the government shutdown.

People who rely on the federal food assistance program might not receive their benefits for the month of November because of the ongoing government shutdown.

There are no absolute guidelines on what is safe to eat. However, in some cases, gambling with your stomach rather than wasting food may not be a good idea.