Food Banks Brace for Growing Demand, and Putin’s New Missile Test NYT | Top Stories By: Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Ian Stewart and Damien Cave 27 October 2025 at 18:32 Plus, this year’s top Halloween costumes. © Lawren Simmons for The New York TimesVolunteers in Maryland this month preparing items for federal workers. Food banks across the United States were stretched thin even before the government shut down.