Alex Brown | (TNS) Stateline.org Alaska has some of the most expensive groceries in the country. Many rural Alaskans depend on food stamps, and many grocery stores rely on their …
Michelle Andrews | KFF Health News (TNS) Mary Delgado’s first pregnancy went according to plan, but when she tried to get pregnant again seven years later, nothing happened. After 10 …
Six tents sit along the side of Seaport Boulevard in Redwood City, tucked between rock quarries and a refinery. There are no houses in the area. Just a railroad track, …
By Anna Claire Vollers | Stateline.org Medical debt is the leading cause of bankruptcies in the United States, and more than 2 in 5 American adults have some. In many …
BY ADAM ECHELMAN | CalMatters At 47, Ibrahim Mohamed doesn’t fit the typical image of a college intern. When he arrived in the U.S. from Sudan in 2016, he went …
ISLAMABAD — Human Rights Watch said Monday that Afghanistan’s public health system has been hit hard following a sharp reduction in foreign assistance, coupled with serious Taliban abuses against women …
As most Californians know from personal experience, their state has an especially high cost of living, particularly for housing. Forbes magazine rates California as having the nation’s third-highest living costs behind …
J_art | Moment | Getty Images House lawmakers on Wednesday night passed a $78 billion bipartisan tax package, including a child tax credit expansion that could benefit millions of children …
By Pan Pylas and Masha MacPherson | The Associated Press The world could have its first trillionaire within a decade, anti-poverty organization Oxfam International said Monday in its annual assessment …
A program aimed at helping remove families and infants in Flint, Michigan, from deep poverty will give $1,500 to women during mid-pregnancy and $500 each month throughout the first year …