The death toll is climbing in a multi-state outbreak of listeria linked to prepared pasta meals sold in several stores, including several in Florida.

SNAP benefits for food stamps expired on Nov. 1 and local communities, businesses and food banks are stepping up to help.

Forecasters are watching a tropical wave in the Caribbean, where waters remain warm enough to support tropical development.

Hurricane Melissa's sustained winds of 185-mph become one of the two strongest Atlantic storms on record to make landfall, USA TODAY reported.