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4 days ago | scrippsnews.com | Justin Boggs

A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities indicates that a proposed change to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program would risk the benefits of 11 million Americans receiving assistance. The report examined a recent bill proposed by Republican Reps. Dusty Johnson, Randy Feenstra, and Warren Davidson. One notable aspect of the legislation is that it would increase the age for complying with SNAP's work requirements from 55 to 65.

4 days ago | scrippsnews.com | Justin Boggs

Doughnut purveyor Krispy Kreme announced this week that it is pausing adding its products to McDonald's menus throughout the U.S.Joshua Charlesworth, CEO of Krispy Kreme, told investors that Krispy Kreme doughnuts are now available at 2,400 McDonald's locations throughout the U.S. For now, that number won't go up. That means that only about 17% of U.S. McDonald's locations will serve Krispy Kreme doughnuts for the foreseeable future.

5 days ago | scrippsnews.com | Lori Jane Gliha |Simon Kaufman

As Pope Leo XIV begins his papacy, some 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide will be looking to him for guidance on important issues like immigration, abortion, capital punishment, and the Church’s relationship with the LGBTQ+ community. “He's going to be talking, I think, about these most difficult issues with a voice that is confident but also welcoming,” Gary Adler, a sociology professor at Penn State University, told The Associated Press.

5 days ago | scrippsnews.com | Alexandra Miller |Alex Miller

In the heart of New York's Chinatown, Christina Seid has been running her family business, an ice cream shop, for nearly half a century. She strives to keep the price of a scoop affordable but faces challenges due to various costs. While the ice cream in the cup uses local ingredients, the cups themselves have a long journey before reaching her store. “Our cup manufacturer — they are based in California, but then they are printed in Taiwan,” Seid said. It’s not just the cups.

5 days ago | scrippsnews.com | Joe St. George

In a monumental event for the Roman Catholic Church, Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as the first American pope in history and will take the name Pope Leo XIV. His election marks a significant moment for the Church and is expected to reverberate worldwide. Friday morning in Rome, Pope Leo XIV presided over his inaugural mass for the Cardinals who elected him, delivering a homily that emphasized humility and the importance of serving with grace.