Experts say smugglers are treating migrants more harshly and bringing them on paths that could be more dangerous in extreme ...

The Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded Monday to a trio of U.S.-based researchers, for their study of the institutional roots of wealth and poverty among nations.

Here are some upcoming events in the Charlotte area, and throughout North and South Carolina, which highlight the traditions, history and resilience of Indigenous peoples.

Lilly Ledbetter, a supervisor at a Goodyear tire plant in Alabama, discovered she was receiving less pay than men who worked ...

Both Republicans and Democrats are trying to marshal Native American voters in Arizona, which could prove decisive to winning ...

Mike Causey is seeking a third term but faces a challenge from Natasha Marcus. Both candidates agree that in the wake of the ...

Anti-trans ads from the Trump campaign are in heavy rotation in North Carolina and other swing states. The ads' use of photos ...

Asian Americans are the fastest growing-voting group in the country. That means parties are courting them in tight races in ...

In McDowell County, at the eastern base of the Blue Ridge Mountains, students from Old Fort Elementary are returning to class ...

The award is shared by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson of MIT and James Robinson of the University of Chicago for their ...

Climate change has driven rising insurance rates for all kinds of real estate, but especially in the coastal Southeast where ...

Over 4,500 square miles of ocean will be protected off the California coast. It will also be managed in partnership with the ...