Jamaica is celebrating historically-low poverty rates, with its 2023 numbers becoming the lowest ever recorded since 1989.

Joni Holifield grew up in West Baltimore in a neighborhood plagued by gun violence and addiction. When she was younger, her ...

A new study has listed the best cities for raising a family based on metrics including cost of housing, quality of local schools and opportunities for fun.

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Korea’s top-ranked senior employment rate masks a troubling reality: too many older adults are working not by choice, but out ...

The Golden State is a highly stratified society, one its leaders don’t want to acknowledge while they tout it to world.

The challenge of building wealth in California, where high living costs, poverty rates, and housing shortages exacerbate ...

The proposal doesn't define a "natural family," but an Ohio representative who proposed the bill says it refers to a man, a woman, and their children.

When children suffer trauma, it harms their bodies as well as their minds. Dr. Megan T. Sandel, co-director of the Grow ...

In Georgia, schools in high-poverty communities are disrupting trends and achieving noteworthy student outcomes. Their success provides a blueprint for other schools.

Nearly 3 in 5 low-income Americans (57%) are experiencing energy poverty, a condition where households can’t afford essential ...