A 2025 survey commissioned by MetLife found 1 in 7 (15%) of U.S. pet owners experience “pet poverty,” struggling to pay for ...

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Approximately 10% of Seacoast residents live below the poverty line, according to the U.S. Census and nearly 9% of York ...

WalletHub released a ranking of the safest cities in the US, examining community and financial safety as well as natural-disaster risk.

Johns Hopkins-led effort offers powerful new tool to aid health policy by integrating personal decision-making into disease ...

At age 15, I.B. fled poverty and a father who abused her. She emigrated without her parents to the United States -- like ...

A US Air Force veteran found peace in Vietnam, living comfortably on $4,000 a month after leaving behind a stressful life in America.

Not long ago, obesity was popularly considered a disease of affluence — the product of excess and overindulgence. Today, obesity is increasingly recognized as a disease of poverty, rooted in ...

Cuts to international aid are risking the development of Asia's youngest democracy. Ted Alcorn reports from Dili.

Christ’s whole life is an example of poverty, Pope Leo writes, and the Church, if it wants to belong to Christ, must give the poor a privileged place.

“The proportion of households in South Africa that experienced moderate to severe food insecurity was estimated at 15.8% in ...

KITTERY, Maine — Supporters, staff and leaders of Mainspring Collective recently gathered to celebrate seven months of collaboration, growth and impact. The social services hub, which opened its doors ...