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The government says that the poverty rate for 2011 was 15 percent, essentially unchanged from the year before. That still means that more than 46 million people lived below the poverty line last year. According to one economist, "the bad news isn't as bad as it has been."

Brian Beals was convicted in the 1988 murder of a 6-year-old. At the time, Beals, a 22-year-old student at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, was home in Chicago during Thanksgiving break.

The captain of the 6,852-ton ferry has been criticized for allowing 30 minutes to pass before giving an evacuation order. He has been arrested, even as a recovery effort continues.

Stocks fell sharply across the globe on Monday, as worries about the U.S. economy triggered a worldwide sell-off. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled more than 1,000 points or 2.6%.

More than 500 companies submitted applications for 6.5 million vaping products to the FDA. The agency ruled on some of them but did not yet make a decision on products made by Juul.

The U.S. economy grew 6.5% pace in the April-June quarter, continuing to strengthen from the worst of the pandemic. A slowdown is inevitable; the question is how much it will slow.

It was a big night for Democrats, who got their first major wins at the ballot box in the Trump era. Here is what it means.

His parents traveled 15 hours by bus to bring him to a clinic to save his life. He weighed 6 pounds. And he could be one of the fortunate ones.

Larry Householder's arrest is tied to a racketeering conspiracy, a spokesperson for the federal prosecutor's office said. Four others, including Ohio's former GOP chairman, were also arrested.

Below the surface of the sprawling, modern metropolis is a different world. Archaeologists are gaining insights into the city's ancient past by examining the basements of ordinary buildings.