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Multigenerational living is on the rise, and the trend is growing fastest among Gen Zers and millennials.

Former Vice President Joe Biden and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren faced off onstage for the first time, but Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders wound up taking much of the heat, sparing Warren.

A new review of state education data shows teacher pay increases can't keep up with inflation and fewer students are enrolled in public schools.

NPR's Snigdha Prakash reports on a Massachusetts-based internet startup that plans to take the idea behind frequent flyer programs and apply it to an entirely new area: college savings. UPROMISE says it is signing up credit card companies, grocery chains, car companies and will take the rebates these companies offer and put them in a college savings investment account. Financial advisors are skeptical that such programs are a good idea for most people.

The cuts amount to several thousand dollars in savings for Sarasota County, where libraries are well-regarded and funded with a $17 million annual budget.

A plea deal fell apart Wednesday for President Biden's son Hunter in a federal court in Delaware — intending to plead guilty to two misdemeanor charges. The judge asked for more information.

Dabney Coleman, the mustachioed character actor who specialized in smarmy villains like the chauvinist boss in "9 to 5" and the nasty TV director in "Tootsie," has died.

As lawmakers continue to wrangle over President Biden's spending plan, we asked New Yorkers on Wall Street for their take.

The pay equity issue, which President Obama and Democrats are using as a central campaign theme, could also gain traction with male voters.

Update 4/2/2015: Senate President Andy Gardiner says increased budget uncertainty following the federal government's decision to delay talks about...

Dozens of criminal cases are being dismissed in Massachusetts and other states as public defenders refuse to take on new cases until they get a pay raise.

At age 26, he was the youngest member of Congress when he took office in 2001, but after a decade in Washington, Adam Putnam of Polk County said he wanted…

Wildland firefighters are in demand these days, but federal money to pay their salaries is quickly running out.

As they move forward with a proposal that would allow college athletes to receive off-field compensation, Florida senators expect the NCAA to tackle…

The Justice Department has announced an $8.3 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin — one of the prescription drugs at the center of the overdose crisis in the U.S.

Consumer prices are climbing at the fastest pace in nearly 13 years as the U.S. recovers from the pandemic recession. Prices rose 5% in May. Authorities say this inflation spike will be temporary.

Sept. 3 will be a nationwide discount day in more than 3,000 theaters and on more than 30,000 screens. It's part of a newly launched National Cinema Day.

A severe allergic reaction sent a patient at night to an ER, which now wants to charge more than for a daytime visit. Billing specialists say the patient might have grounds for an appeal.

President Trump says he is going to order that TSA agents be paid, but travelers caught in the partial government shutdown are weary and some have had to shoulder extra expenses.

Two days after Super Tuesday, Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are preparing for a drawn-out, expensive duel that could last months before either one gets enough delegates to claim the nomination. Clinton announced Wednesday that she had loaned her campaign $5 million.

On Tuesday, reporters, editors, advertising, and circulation staff went on strike at Seattle's two daily newspapers: the Times and the Post-Intelligencer. Within an hour, they'd set up a website under the old (the name dates back to 1919) Union Record name and reporters who'd been competing for scoops just hours before were working together on an online alternative to the two dailies. The Times and Intelligencer are still being published, but in pared down form, by management. From member station KUOW FM, Marcie Sillman reports.

The Elder Index, developed by researchers at the University of Massachusetts-Boston, shows that nearly 5 million older women living alone, 2 million older men living alone, and more than 2 million older couples have incomes that make them economically insecure.

Did spending by President Biden and the Democrats rack up the country's debt? Is a default the same as a government shutdown? Here are answers to things people often get wrong about the debt ceiling.

A multibillion-dollar dispute on Internet sales taxes landed at the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The decision could have far-reaching consequences for consumers, states and companies large and small.