Families aren’t failing the poverty line—the poverty line is failing them. How outdated metrics mask today’s economic reality ...

America’s cost-of-living problem is simple math: Inflation spiked several years ago and paychecks haven’t had enough time to catch up. The latest jobs report revealed Tuesday that the problem got even ...

My cross-country journey through the great state of North Carolina reveals hurricane recovery, job growth and family values ...

A new AP-NORC poll finds that Americans are more likely to prioritize health care than they were last year, while immigration and rising costs remain pressing issues. (AP Video: Nathan Ellgren) ...

Learn how the poverty gap measures poverty's intensity through income shortfalls from the poverty line, and explore its ...

In 1996, Edelman resigned from the Clinton administration in protest against the president’s signing welfare reform legislation. Here, the Georgetown University law professor sharply criticizes the ...

Each year, CBS News Chicago remembers some of the many people who made the city tick through a variety of talents and achievements. Here are 62 people whose memories Chicago is honoring in 2025.

David Muir reports on small businesses in the U.S. creating products and jobs. For the 14th year running, ABC News' "World News Tonight" is spotlighting small businesses across the country that make ...