Veterans Day 2025 deals: Where Veterans can get free meals and discounts

Veterans Day is celebrated each year to honor the men and women who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. To honor and thank Veterans for their service and sacrifice, many businesses offer discounts and special deals.

‘Hopelessness’ among air traffic controllers as government shutdown drags on, expert says

Most air traffic controllers worked six days a week and put in mandatory overtime even before the shutdown, but they have been doing so without paychecks as lawmakers fail to agree on a way to reopen the government.

Tesla investors approve Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package

Elon Musk won a shareholder vote on Thursday that would give the Tesla CEO stock worth $1 trillion if he hits certain performance targets over the next decade.

How to help SNAP recipients in North Georgia

Community groups across North Georgia are asking for donations and volunteers to help families who may go weeks without assistance.

Trump must fully fund SNAP benefits in November, federal judge orders

A federal judge in Rhode Island has ordered the Trump administration to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November.

2025 government shutdown is the longest in US history

The previous longest government shutdown was during President Donald Trump’s first term when he demanded Congress give him money for a U.S.-Mexico border wall.

Tenants in Cave Spring face eviction just days before Thanksgiving

Tenants of a rural apartment complex say they may be evicted just before Thanksgiving after a bank foreclosed on the property.

Spelman College receives $38M gift from MacKenzie Scott

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $38 million to Spelman College — her second major gift to the Atlanta HBCU.