President Donald Trump has been cutting probationary employees as part of his effort to downsize the federal workforce.

Local author Elaine Soloway reflects on her family's humble beginnings in Chicago after emigrating from Russia about 100 years ago.

Millions of people would be pushed into, or deeper into, poverty under Republican proposals that Congress could consider this ...

Baby Boomers are "the luckiest generation" in America and the most entitled in recent history, how did they get so lucky?

Two forms of support could significantly improve American families’ health: providing free diapers and offering rides to ...

The Texas House on Thursday filed a sweep of education bills including public school finance and school voucher proposals.

ALFA's proposed self-funded health plan has sparked a fight with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama. Who will come out on ...

Maybe she should just stick to acting at this point? Meghan Markle is once again being slammed for being a poor business ...

Every year, fewer Americans can afford to live where they want to.” So what happens to a country—geographically, culturally, ...

Judy Woodruff has traveled the country exploring the roots of America’s divisions over race, religion, culture, wealth and ...

Peltier was headed back to his reservation, where the tribe arranged a house for him to live in while serving his home ...

Throughout his nearly half-century in prison, Peltier has maintained that he didn’t murder FBI agents Jack Coler and Ronald ...