Food banks say inflation is increasing demand while making it more expensive to keep shelves stocked and donations aren't going as far.

China is reopening its pandemic closed borders. Ukraine wants to host a peace summit at the U.N. in February. States that charged people to pay foster care bills added to the struggles of families.

The U.S. announced it will send a Patriot missile air defense system to Ukraine. Congress mulls a massive government funding measure. A massive winter storm is affecting much of the country.

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill aim to approve a massive $1.7 trillion government funding measure that includes aid for Ukraine. And the House Jan. 6 committee is expected to issue its final report soon.

A big winter storm is creating headaches for travelers and airlines across much of the country. It will affect dozens of states — if not with snow — then with bitter cold.

Communities across the southern border are on edge — waiting to find out what will happen to pandemic restrictions known as Title 42. The Supreme Court paused a ruling that found them unlawful.

Once a powerful man in Hollywood, Harvey Weinstein has been convicted of three of seven charges in his second sex crimes trial. He is already serving a 23-year prison sentence in New York.

The North Carolina company that makes the video game has agreed to a settlement for failing to protect young players. More than a half a billion dollars will go to consumers and the FTC.

The House panel probing the Jan. 6 attack held a final hearing. Pandemic border restrictions are extended by the Supreme Court. Harvey Weinstein is found guilty of rape in a trial in Los Angeles.

While the Supreme Court is yet to decide on President Biden's student loan relief plan, the Department of Education is reviewing millions of borrower accounts and could cancel debts for some.

The Jan. 6 panel wraps up its probe into the attack on the U.S. Capitol. Argentina wins its first World Cup in 36 years. The Biden administration announces a shift in strategy to fight homelessness.

Concern about Iran's crackdown on antigovernment protesters increases with reports of more people being sentenced to death and some executions taking place.

The officers in Louisiana face criminal charges in the deadly arrest of Ronald Greene after a high-speed chase. Bodycam video showed officers brutally beating the Black driver.

Press freedom advocates are criticizing Elon Musk after he suspended the accounts of several high-profile journalists who cover him, and his chaotic leadership of the social media site.

Twitter suspends journalists who shared information about Elon Musk's jet. Tunisians go to the polls Saturday for parliamentary elections. To try to stop protests, Iran sentences more people to death.

A new NPR poll shows Americans want congressional leaders to compromise. Peru declares a 30-day national emergency. Israel's longest-serving prime minister is poised to return to office.

Scientists predict China will see the largest COVID surge of the pandemic this winter, with hundreds of millions of people infected. But some experts say that it could have been even worse.

Federal authorities are scrambling to process thousands of migrants who have crossed into the U.S. from Mexico in recent days as pandemic border restrictions are set to end in less than a week.

World Cup semifinals continue Wednesday. Defending champ France plays Morocco — the first African and majority-Arab nation to make it this far in the tournament. The winner faces Argentina on Sunday.

Rapper Megan Pete, known as Megan Thee Stallion, took the stand in a LA courtroom to testify against rapper Tory Lanez. Pete says Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, shot her in 2020.