Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is among President Trump's Cabinet heads who try to smile away the economic reality facing ...

On average, North Carolina is slightly ahead of the rest of the country in terms of getting kids ready for kindergarten – but children from lower-income families are lagging behind their peers, new ...

Students engaged with simulated real-life scenarios designed to illustrate the daily struggles faced by individuals living in poverty. Over 100 middle and high school students from across New Jersey ...

A college education is not the ticket out of poverty that it used to be. A Dallas Morning News analysis of data from the U.S.

Beneficiaries who earn more than four times the federal poverty level wouldn’t be eligible for any subsidies on marketplace plans if the enhanced premium tax credits expire at the end of the year. The ...

This guest essay reflects the views of Paule Pachter, president and chief executive of Long Island Cares, Inc. — The Harry Chapin Regional Food Bank in Hauppauge. I am often asked by elected officials ...

On the Sunday before Thanksgiving, a wealth manager named Michael Green published a Substack post arguing that a $140,000 income is the new poverty level for a family of four in America, where the ...