The central bank’s decision to lower interest rates for a third straight meeting was highly contentious, reflecting an internal divide that will likely limit how much borrowing costs will fall next year.

Several Democrats who fought to steer federal money to their states and districts have boasted about their success even after voting against the bill that provided the funds.

FEMA rejected requests for federal assistance, twice, after devastating floods in western Maryland, part of a larger pattern of making communities pay for their own disaster recovery.

Republicans redid their voting map so they could flip five seats to help keep control of the U.S. House. But achieving that goal is far from guaranteed.

GPS collars on cattle are letting ranchers remove fences in the West. That’s good for wildlife and for the land.

Surro Connections held itself out as a reliable business. Now, clients have lost as much as tens of thousands of dollars meant to compensate women carrying their pregnancies.

The actor, 60, was struck by a vehicle in Midtown Manhattan late on Monday, her agent and the police said.

Investigators said that a security camera recorded thieves preparing to burgle the Louvre. The museum’s director said previously that the camera was facing the wrong way.

A head-to-toe guide to the many unexpected symptoms of the midlife transition.

Midpriced steakhouses and fine-dining establishments are trying to figure out how to cover their rising costs without scaring away customers.

In the 1970s, she photographed Andy Warhol and Debbie Harry on wild nights at Studio 54. Now she’s chronicling a new generation.

Writing under a pseudonym, Madeleine Wickham cultivated an international following for her series centered on a young woman addicted to shopping.

The high cost of health care in America is suppressing wages, driving job losses and fueling inequality.

The school has been brought to heel by conservative critics of higher education. It is part of a broader transformation at the state’s universities.

The United States’ history in the region includes several about-faces, contradictions and missteps.