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The poverty rate in the United States increased last year, the first increase in 13 years, according to the Census Bureau. The poverty rate in the United States increased last year, the first increase in 13 years, according to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the poverty rate was 12.4%, up 4.6% from 2021, according to the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), which looks at government programs and tax credits designed to help low-income families, according to the census. The expiration of pandemic programs, including refundable tax credits and stimulus payments, at the start of 2022, led to an increase in the SPM over the official poverty rate, the census reported. MORE: 14th Amendment challenges against Trump's candidacy mount as campaign pushes back The poverty rate among children saw a sizeable increase, more than doubling from 5.2% in 2021 to 12.4% last year, census data shows. The increase in the child poverty rate comes after the child tax credit expansion ended on Dec. 31, 2021. ...

Nearly 7 million mothers and children could lose the nutrition assistance they receive from the U.S. government if Congress fails to avert a government shutdown. Nearly 7 million mothers and their children could lose the nutrition assistance they receive from the federal government if Congress fails to reach a deal this week to avert a government shutdown, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told reporters during a White House press briefing on Monday afternoon that the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, commonly known as WIC, would stop immediately if the government shuts down. "That program expires, if you will, or stops immediately when the shutdown occurs," Vilsack said. MORE: Which federal programs will first be impacted in a government shutdown According to USDA, the WIC program provides healthcare services and nutrition to low-income pregnant women, breastfeeding women and chi...

A Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice on YouTube made her initial court appearance on charges that she and the owner of a relationship counseling business abused and starved her children A Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice via a once-popular YouTube channel called “8 Passengers” made her initial court appearance Friday on charges that she and the owner of a relationship counseling business abused and starved her two young children. The proceedings were delayed by about 45 minutes due to technical difficulties after more than 1,300 people sought to log in to watch the virtual hearing, said Tania Mashburn, spokesperson for the Utah State Courts. Ruby Franke, 41, and Jodi Hildebrandt, 54, were charged with six felony counts of aggravated child abuse after their arrests on Aug. 30 at Hildebrandt's house in the southern Utah city of Ivins. Both appeared before Judge Eric Gentry via video from jail wearing orange striped uniforms and spoke little. Their attorneys waiv...

An Australian ex-priest convicted of sexually abusing children has had another 12 months added to his 39-year prison sentence for molesting a 72nd victim MELBOURNE, Australia -- An Australian ex-priest convicted of sexually abusing children had another 12 months added to his 39-year prison sentence on Tuesday for molesting a 72nd victim. Gerald Ridsdale, 89, has been in prison since 1994 for a series of convictions for abusing children between 1961 and 1988 while he worked as a Roman Catholic priest in churches and schools across his home state of Victoria. He was sentenced in the Ballarat Magistrates Court to an additional year after he pleaded guilty in June to indecently assaulting a 13-year-old boy while he worked at a Catholic school in Horsham in 1987. It was his 193rd conviction for child abuse. Ridsdale appeared in court via a video link from a hospital prison bed. He kept his eyes closed throughout the hearing. Magistrate Hugh Radford told Ridsdale he had been in a position o...

The family of Ajike Owens, 35, and their attorney held a news conference on Monday demanding an arrest be made for her shooting death. The family of Ajike Owens, 35, and their attorney Anthony D. Thomas held a news conference on Monday demanding an arrest be made for the shooting death of Owens, a Florida mother of four. The Owens family is also being represented by civil rights attorney Ben Crump. Owens was shot and killed last Friday in Ocala, Florida on the doorstep of the suspect's home, after she went to the suspect's residence to question the unidentified woman about an alleged dispute with Owens' children, according to police reports. “She knocked on [name redacted because not confirmed]’s door, a closed, locked door,” Pamela Dias, Owens' mother, said at the news conference. “Door never opened. My daughter, grandchildren’s mother was shot and killed with her nine-year-old son standing next to her.” Ajike Owens, 35, was fatally shot by neighbor in Florida after...

The stepfather of a 3-year-old girl whose burned remains were found on a softball field several years ago has pleaded guilty to child endangerment charges DOVER, Del. -- The stepfather of a 3-year-old girl whose burned remains were found on a softball field several years ago has pleaded guilty to child endangerment charges, according to a plea agreement unsealed Friday by a Delaware judge. Brandon Haas, 41, pleaded guilty in March to one felony count and three misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of a child. None of the offenses carries mandatory prison time, although the felony count carries a maximum sentence of five years behind bars. Probation is the presumptive sentence for each of the four counts. The plea agreement was unsealed one day after Haas’ wife, Kristie Haas, pleaded guilty to murder by abuse or neglect in the 2019 death of her daughter Emma Grace Cole. Kristie Haas also pleaded guilty to abuse of a corpse and three counts of endangering the welfare of a child. ...

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West set to welcome ‘ fourth child via surrogate ’ Kim Kardashian looks set to become a mum again. The 38-year-old is expecting a fourth child with Kanye West in May. The delighted pair are understood to be using the same surrogate who carried their daughter Chicago, born 11 months ago .   The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star was advised not to have any more kids for medical reasns following the birth of three-year-old Saint. But according to US Weekly husband Kanye is determined to have a big family. The famous couple had a single fertilised embryo left after little Chigago’s birth, and their baby boy is due in May. In the last Keeping UP With The Kardashians Kim told her pal: “Kanye wants to have more children. He’s been harᴀssing me. He wants like seven. He’s like stuck on seven.” Kim and husband Kanye also have five-year-old North. Speaking about her choice of surrogate Kim, who a...