Louise Schiavone

As the government shutdown continues, communities across the nation are bracing for food stamps to run out.

Families are turning to food banks for help, but those food banks are also running low on supplies, with demand doubling in many places.

Carl Esquivel is executive director at the Salvation Army in Aurora, Colorado.

This is day 25 of the government shutdown.

The White House's historic movie theater has been demolished as part of the Trump administration's plans to make way for a new $300 million ballroom.

NPR's Chloe Veltman reports the venue was loved by many presidents.

This is NPR.

Collagen supplements have become popular in wellness circles as a way to boost skin, hair, and nail health.

NPR's Maria Godoy looks at the evidence behind the hype.

Torrential rain is in the forecast for Jamaica as Tropical Storm Melissa is now a hurricane.

In Kingston, Jamaica, preparations for days of heavy rain and flooding are underway.

Vendors at Coronation Market were hurrying to sell and stock goods before the storm.

Diane Thompson sells herbs.

I'm a gardener, no problem.

I'm asking this morning to keep me from turning by the storm.

Because no matter what, we cannot manage it.

All you can do is survive, says fisherman Clive Davis.

After the storm, there must be a calm, so we all come together and do a clean up.

Haiti and the Dominican Republic are also in the path of the storm.

I'm Louise Schiavone and PR News.