Some unique generational and economic stresses may help explain why more people in their 50s and 60s are killing themselves.
$2 trillion in cash, untaxed earnings may explain why consumers can keep spending even with tax hikes and a slow jobs recovery.
A large number of Americans don't realize that the Affordable Care Act is still the law of the land and will require everyone to have health insurance next year.
In another inauspicious sign, the president says his massive Affordable Care Act will face a rocky rollout.
These devastating events have created some of the most costly natural disasters in recent years.
New research shows government spending cuts have dire health effects. Welcome to malaria outbreaks and a rise in HIV infections.
The Florida theme park pressured state lawmakers to vote against allowing local governments to set their own wage, benefits and sick-time laws.
A court says companies can terminate employees for legal medical or recreational marijuana use because it remains illegal under federal law.
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