Low-income older Americans on average die nearly a decade earlier than wealthier people, a new analysis finds.

NEW YORK -- From "Crazy Rich Asians" to the model minority myth, there is a stereotype that all Asian Americans are doing just fine financially. But Asian Americans have some of the highest poverty ...

A look into the Americans who could be affected by the delay of SNAP food assistance during the government shutdown.

More older Americans were living in poverty in 2024, new data on income, poverty, and health insurance released by the Census Bureau shows. According to the supplemental poverty measure, which takes ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Most poor people are not black or brown. Most poor people are white. They ...

Over 50% of Americans think homelessness and poverty is a growing problem nationwide. Respondents to a new AP-NORC/Harris poll are divided on the cause of homelessness. However, there is agreement ...

When the system thrives and profits off brokenness, who’s truly there for those caught in it? This is how the ...

Lesotho has been a poster child for the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which allowed sub-Saharan African ...

In public life, you get the chance to talk to lots of people. And if you listen carefully, certain themes repeat themselves. During conversations at the Annie Malone May Day Parade, the same topics ...