Equitable access to nutritious food is crucial for household health, yet racial disparities in food security persist, often driven by income and wealth inequalities. Guaranteed income programs, which ...

President Donald Trump’s approval rating with low-income Americans has fluctuated over the past month, according to data from a series of national polls. Newsweek has contacted the White House via ...

Affordable housing in Dallas is becoming more scarce for renters who make less than $30,000 a year, according to a new study released Tuesday. The Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality shared ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — State courts in Iowa cannot bill low-income Iowans for the cost of their court-appointed ...

A rush of bond-funded affordable housing construction in the past decade has aimed to house low-income and homeless Portlanders. But compressing rents between regulated and market apartments, paired ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — While placing one credit card skimmer at a 7-Eleven in Chula Vista, the two Romanian nationals living in San Diego worked in tandem. One distracted the store clerk, while ...

In the early 2000s, after a severe slump, McDonald’s orchestrated a major turnaround with the introduction of its Dollar Menu. The menu, whose items all cost $1, illustrated just how important it was ...

Fast food chains are losing lower-income customers as rising prices and broader economic pressures reshape who can afford quick-service meals. Analysts say the shift reflects widening wealth divides ...

Renee Boros' Thanksgiving table is usually filled with turkey, ham and plenty of sides. This year her table will look a little more empty. Between high grocery prices and her husband’s recent 5-month ...

Corrections & Clarifications: McDonald's clarified remarks by CEO Chris Kempczinski. Lower-income consumer foot traffic dropped nearly double digits industrywide. The dollar (menu) doesn’t go as far ...

Fast food has become so expensive that many low-income families are being priced out, according to a report. McDonald’s chief executive Christopher Kempczinski told investors last week that fast-food ...