Families around the world aren't having as many kids as they used to.
Researchers say the average woman is having half as many children now than they did in the 1970s.
I love having only one child.
On the Sunday Story from Up First,
why are so many families making this choice and what exactly does it mean for our future?
Listen now to the Sunday Story on the Up First podcast from NPR.
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Amy Held.
Two challenges are deepening at the heart of the government shutdown fight.
Millions of Americans are set to see a sharp rise in health insurance rates,
open enrollment begins on healthcare.gov,
and delays and uncertainties surround the federal food assistance program.
Federal judges have ordered the Trump administration to pay for it,
but after funding ran out, there will be a lapse.
Nearly one in eight Americans rely on SNAP.
Food pantries are now stepping in to fill the gap,
including in Monterey County, California, from member station KAZU and Gauzy Cole Reports.
At the Thomas Carmen food pantry in Marina,
John Perry is dropping off some reusable bags to pack the food.
I would hope to get the situation resolved so people don't go without food.
California State University Monterey Bay student Alison Ng got a notification on her phone that her EBT card wouldn't load.