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The U.S. added only 29,000 jobs in September, the government said in its final employment report before the midterm elections.

States and cities sued the Trump administration Thursday for repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas.

Despite regulations requiring it, an air traffic controller failed to tell the pilots of an Amazon cargo plane about the potential for strong tail winds as they landed in Miami, careening off the runway and killing five people last month, according ...

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate jumped this week to its highest level in nearly three years.

Jamaica's once-flourishing tourism sector is struggling to regain its footing nearly a year after Hurricane Melissa slammed into the island as a Category 5 storm.

A small-town Texas barbecue joint has pulled brisket from its everyday menu, a sign of how costly beef has become for restaurants and shoppers.

The Trump administration would require U.S. taxpayers to disclose their citizenship and work authorization status to the IRS as part of a proposed change to the annual tax form that nearly all workers file each year.

A record-low 31% of adults participating in the Gallup poll described a college education as "very important," the company reported Thursday.

The number of people applying for U.S. unemployment benefits dipped last week to the lowest level since mid-July as layoffs remain low and most American workers enjoy job security.

Colleges are starting to offer degrees in social media influencing, but 33% of Americans would not support their child if they decided to major in it, says new research.