According to the U.S. Census Bureau, one in ten older adults in the U.S. — or 5.9 million individuals 65 or over — lives in poverty, although the percentage varies from state to state. In the District ...

Why a white fast-food worker in Mississippi who never started college is the statistical epitome of a low-wage worker 615_McDonalds_Hiring_Reuters.jpg One in four U.S. workers -- or nearly 40 million ...

This chart shows the number of people worldwide affected by these indicators of multidimensional poverty.

New York, 17 October 2025 – Nearly 8 in 10 people living in multidimensional poverty – 887 million out of 1.1 billion globally – are directly exposed to climate hazards such as extreme heat, flooding, ...

CARE CEO Michelle Nunn (pictured here, center right, in Zambia) leads efforts that helped more than 50 million people last year. BY FastCo Works From poverty to wars to climate change, more and more ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Nearly one in eight Iowans lives in poverty. Despite Iowa's low unemployment rate, many Iowans work at ...

El Salvador faces a great opportunity to accelerate poverty reduction. Although poverty rates have dropped significantly over the past two decades, extreme poverty remains a challenge: by 2023, around ...

Norwegian director Monica Strømdahl spent years traveling across the United States, documenting life in cheap hotels also known as flophouses. Then in 2017, she met 11-year-old Mikal in a hotel lobby.

London. It's the epicentre of Britain but without it the UK's GDP is equivalent to the poorest state in the US. And one fifth ...