The ability of about 1 in 8 Americans to buy groceries depends largely on a key piece of the nation's social safety net known as SNAP benefits, the country largest food aid program. On Friday, judges ...

More than 1 million California households rely on SNAP benefits that are threatened by a government shutdown with no immediate resolution in sight. And, the ability of many beneficiaries in the nation ...

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A pause in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for millions of low-income Americans, including 5.5 million Californians, remains in effect as the government shutdown continues.

Chelsea Hylton is a web producer for CBS Los Angeles. An Inglewood native, Hylton has her master's degree from USC. She covers local breaking news across the Southern California region. Before joining ...