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Nearly one-third of households on SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, still have to visit a food pantry to keep themselves fed, according to USDA data.

The SNAP Gap: Benefits Aren't Enough To Keep Many Recipients Fed

About 23 million American households rely on SNAP, formerly known as food stamps. But nearly one-third of them still have to visit a food pantry to keep themselves fed, according to USDA data.

Berta Cáceres was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2015.

Berta Cáceres, Honduran Indigenous Rights Leader, Is Murdered

The InterAmerican Commission for Human Rights had called on Honduras to give Cáceres protection. Local media cite police as saying she was killed during a robbery at a house they were not guarding.

An entrance to Union High School in South Carolina, where a student reportedly took a photo of a racy image on a teacher's cellphone.

Student Petition Supports Teacher Who Resigned Over Racy Photos Taken From Phone

"Leigh Anne Arthur is the victim of a blatant attack of her privacy," states the petition started by students after the teacher in South Carolina was dismissed. It's been signed more than 3,000 times.

U.S. Military To Expand Operations Against ISIS In Libya

NPR's Kelly McEvers interviews Claudia Gazzini, Libya analyst for the International Crisis Group, about how ISIS gained a foothold there.

Waco Brothers Mix Country And Punk On 'Going Down In History'

The Waco Brothers recently released their first album of original material in more than a decade. Rock critic Ken Tucker says the music on Going Down in History is "urgent, precise and pointed."

Surrey NanoSystems, the U.K. company that makes Vantablack, describes it as "a functionalised 'forest' of millions upon millions of incredibly small tubes made of carbon, or carbon nanotubes."

Some Artists Are Seeing Red Over A New 'Black'

It's not a paint or a pigment. It's not even really black. But the "material" known as Vantablack is causing a stir after renowned sculptor Anish Kapoor bought exclusive rights to use it in art.

<em>The Outlaw</em> (1943) was condemned by the Catholic Legion of Decency because Jane Russell's blouse kept falling off her shoulders.

C Is For 'Condemned': A Nun Looks Back On 47 Years Of Unholy Filmmaking

A new Turner Classic Movies series honors films that were deemed salacious, immoral or downright lewd by the Catholic Legion of Decency. Condemned is hosted by respected critic Sister Rose Pacatte.

Domestic Politics: When Couples Are Divided Along Party Lines

Super Tuesday may be over, but there are many votes to come, including Saturday's vote in Nebraska. That's where Maria Julie Rodriguez and James Borer live. They responded to our call out on social media for couples divided over their presidential primary candidate of choice. They're split not just between two candidates, but between two parties.

Tech Companies, Security Experts Express Support For Apple

Silicon Valley firms, human rights nonprofits and other groups have filed legal briefs in support of Apple's defiance of an FBI order. Some San Bernardino victims' families have filed in opposition.

Amran, an unaccompanied minor from Afghanistan, at right, walks in the camp known as the Jungle with 35-year-old Farid Hamdan, a father of four, also from Afghanistan. "My heart is saying help him because he's only a kid," says Hamdan. "He has nobody else here to look after him." There are 300 to 400 children staying in the Jungle.

A Young Afghan Migrant Makes His Way In The Calais 'Jungle'

Many asylum-seekers in Europe are unaccompanied minors, traveling alone or separated from families. Amran, a 13-year-old Afghan, is among hundreds of minors left to fend for themselves in France.

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