A government shutdown looked increasingly likely on Saturday as the midnight deadline approached. It would have serious consequences for key programs that poor and disadvantaged families and children ...

U.S. Representative Greg Stanton led group of Arizona’s Democratic Congress members who sent a letter to Trump urging him not to cut off funding, saying it puts Arizona families at risk in the heat.

Head Start programs are facing closures due to a federal funding lapse amid the government shutdown. The shutdown affects nearly 65,000 children and over 22,000 staff nationwide in Head Start.

The impacts of the federal shutdown are expected to grow exponentially this week. Children in the Head Start program play outside with lead teacher Genesis Lavanway at the Arthur M. Blank Early ...

Four Head Start programs serving nearly 1,000 of California’s most vulnerable children will not receive their annual federal funding on Saturday because of the U.S. government shutdown. One of the ...

Head Start programs that serve tens of thousands of the nation's neediest preschoolers are facing a cutoff of federal funding at the end of the month because of the government shutdown, leaving many ...

A line of severe thunderstorms moved across Central New York Wednesday afternoon evening between 3 and 7 PM. Severe damage reports while isolated still notable. Community members raise concerns about ...