Nov 19th, 2008 · The United Nations is warning that hundreds of thousands of people in the Gaza Strip face severe shortages of fuel and food because Israel has sealed the borders. Israel allowed a minimal amount of aid into the coastal territory on Monday before reclosing the borders citing Palestinian rocket and mortar fire. The informal truce between Israel and Hamas, which controls Gaza, has all but collapsed. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports.
Nov 18th, 2008 · The Job Center in Dayton, Ohio, is busy these days. It's a one-stop center for help with food stamps, Medicaid, resumes, employment searches and classes for new skills. Forty-three agencies are under one roof.
Nov 14th, 2008 · In turbulent times like these, don't we all need a little comfort food? As world leaders converge in Washington, D.C., this weekend for the Group of 20 financial summit, we asked cooks about soothing foods from their homelands.
Nov 12th, 2008 · In "Eat Local country," food writer T. Susan Chang says, neighbors get together to buy "beefers" — whole steers — from a nearby farm. Her share — some fresh ground beef, steaks, tongue and even a heart — provided for a year of memorable eating.
Nov 9th, 2008 · Host Liane Hansen speaks with Antonio Guterres, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, about the intensifying conflict in eastern Congo and the challenge of providing food and shelter to those trying to flee the war-torn region.
Nov 7th, 2008 · Last-minute holiday travelers are in for some sticker shock. Ticket prices are as much as 30 percent higher than last year, and average prices are already at 13-year highs. And that's before taking into account additional fees for checked bags, food — even pillows.
Nov 4th, 2008 · The worldwide economic turmoil is showing signs of impact in the West African city of Dakar, as rising prices of food, fuel and fertilizer threaten the livelihood of the nation's poor. Africa will not be immune to the financial crisis, a World Bank executive says.
Nov 4th, 2008 · Starbucks and Ben and Jerry's are among the companies that originally planned to offer free food or drinks to voters Tuesday. But federal law says you can't give people free stuff to encourage them — or dissuade them — from voting.