The New York Times5d
Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze Has Created Chaos. Here Is What to Know.
A map showing countries that have been affected by President Trump’s decision to halt foreign aid. Patients were told to leave a U.S.-funded refugee hospital. Most of the soup kitchens that feed ...
Wall Street Journal3d
How Much the U.S. Spent on Foreign Aid—and Where It Went
The U.S. was the world’s largest funder of foreign aid for decades—propping up education, health services and human rights in developing countries and supporting the militaries of strategic ...
CNN5d
The US State Department says humanitarian assistance can continue. Foreign aid workers say that’s not happening
US-funded aid work around the world has been largely brought to a standstill, multiple sources tell CNN, despite Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s claims that the United States continues to ...
GMA Network3d
Ex-security guard attacks rider in Manila
A former security guard, who introduced himself as a policeman, ran amok along a busy street in Divisoria Market in Manila after he found the honking of vehicles loud. In Bea Pinlac’s Monday report on ...
ABC News4d
Nonprofits, NGOs scramble to provide global aid amid USAID uncertainty
Organizations described being locked out of systems and unable to access funds. Despite verbal assurances from Secretary of State Marco Rubio about allowing lifesaving humanitarian aid to continue ...
The New York Times4d
One Very Real Problem Lost in the Politics of Aid Cuts: Child Malnutrition
As President Trump suspends a large share of foreign aid, the winner of my annual win-a-trip contest is reflecting on her reporting with me in Africa. The winner, Trisha Mukherjee, has written ...
New York Post9d
USAID was rotten, but Trump needs the ‘soft power’ of foreign aid done right
In an ideal world, USAID strengthens US influence through soft power. At just over $40 billion, USAID’s annual budget is a small fraction of the Department of Defense’s annual allocation of ...
Yahoo Finance8d
I was married to my ex-husband for 15 years and never remarried. If he dies, can I collect his higher survivor benefits?
While she has an amicable relationship with her ex-husband, she doesn’t feel comfortable approaching him (or his new wife) about the topic, either. Her situation isn’t uncommon, as women tend ...
STAT7d
Trump administration allows some global aid to restart, but concerns remain on impact of USAID shutdown
The Trump administration has permitted the resumption of a range of global health initiatives despite its ongoing foreign aid freeze, offering a boost to programs targeting scourges like malaria ...
Reuters9d
Exclusive: US food purchases for foreign aid halted despite waiver
Wheat, soy purchases for foreign aid halted since Trump review State Department waiver exempted food from aid freeze Freeze leaves farmers and aid groups scrambling Feb 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. has ...
The Hill7d
Elites, criminal networks and aid failures drive the immigration crisis
Despite decades of U.S. aid and development programs, poverty, corruption and violence remain entrenched across El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. The U.S. has invested billions to promote ...