New Census Bureau data highlights sharp contrasts in poverty across the U.S., with some states reporting rates nearly three ...

Watch the prologue from "Born Poor" — a documentary made over 14 years that follows kids in three families who try to overcome poverty from childhood through the teen years to young adulthood.

President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff regime is already reshaping global trade and spiking government customs revenue. But ...

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

Utah leaders are promoting community-based poverty solutions aimed at self-sufficiency, rather than expanding traditional ...

Social media can predict wealth: Using just seven development-related Twitter topics (such as discussions of food systems, ...

The number of people living in poverty in Australia has increased to 1 in 7, according to a new report released today—at the ...

In the first major teaching of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV turned his attention to the poor, calling on Christians worldwide to ...

Madagascar plunged into political chaos after President Andry Rajoelina reportedly fled the country as massive youth-led ...

Morocco ranks among Africa’s top performers in fighting poverty — yet water shortages are quietly destroying that progress for millions of citizens.