The world has made little progress in combating global hunger as conflict, extreme weather and economic challenges restrict people’s access to food, according to the United Nations. About 733 million ...

Scientific understanding is challenging the conventional wisdom about hunger — now framing it as a scourge that afflicts not only people who get too few calories, but also those who consume mostly ...

You know it’s tough when the dollar store becomes the $1.25 store. Every penny counts, especially now. The Index of Consumer Sentiment, which measures how Americans feel about the economy, sank to the ...

The collapse Saturday of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program shows how vulnerable people are to food insecurity.

NEW YORK(CBSNewYork)-- New York City's hunger problem is now a crisis, according to those who work with people who need help. One in six New Yorkers is now living in a home where there is not enough ...

AI and Nanotechnology are two of the leading technologies today, and they may soon help in solving World Hunger via "Precision Agriculture" which has been debuted by researchers. The team from the ...

Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana is launching a campaign next month to raise awareness of hunger and prompt greater action, and both are needed to combat this serious ...

Nearly 42 million people in the United States get help from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to buy food. To put that number in perspective, State Farm Stadium — where I play for ...