Women and Infants Nutrition Program Endangered by Federal Shutdown

Children walk outside an elementary school in Bellaire, near Houston, Texas, on Dec. 16, 2020. François Picard/AFP via Getty Images The Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, known as WIC, will run out of federal funding “very soon” due to the federal government shutdown, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Oct.

Why Memphis crime stats from local and federal agencies are different

When the Trump administration set up a federal task force to address crime in Memphis, Tennessee, last month, it cited crime data that didn’t match statistics from the city’s police department.  While a White House press release from September says violent crime rose in Memphis in 2024, Memphis Police Department data shows violent crime went