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Welfare changes in the 1990s helped slash cash benefit rolls, yet the use of food stamps has soared today. One of the original architects of the Clinton overhaul says it was a success, but an official who resigned in protest of the bill says poverty is still on the rise.

Ann Powers on one of the world's biggest singers, who died at age 48 Saturday afternoon.

Amber Guyger, who is white, had testified that she entered Botham Jean's unit after a long day at work, thinking it was her own home and mistaking the 26-year-old black accountant for an intruder.

The House approved the massive package with aid to states, local governments, individuals. Senate Republicans already dismissed the proposal and it's unclear when parties will reach bipartisan deal.

The all-electric truck's unique design threw some Tesla fans for a loop. And the event went off track when a demonstration meant to show off the truck's "armor glass" left the windows smashed.

The survival of Civita di Bagnoregio has grown more uncertain as erosion eats at the base on which it sits. But tourists — 850,000 expected this year in a town of 10 — may pose an even greater threat.

Arkansas voters remain firmly committed to the death penalty despite an upcoming quick execution schedule, advances made in DNA testing, and a national...

The president laid out an ambitious agenda in his address to Congress, but in a chamber largely empty due to COVID-19 restrictions, he was reminded of the thin majorities with which he has to work.

Scarlett Helmecki, the first girl in Delaware to achieve the rank, accepted the Eagle Scout challenge two years after joining an all-girl BSA troop.

Many wealthy families have chosen not to have their children play football, but for lower-income students, football is still seen as a ticket to a better education.