An 18th-century British levy targeted people of means and plunged the poor into darkness.

The union demands pay raises and more amid district budget woes.

The loss of its status as the global reserve currency would hurt the U.S. economy and national security.

The Democratic candidate is on the offensive, giving his party hope in the deep-red state.

The U.S. needs more than new weapons. It needs new ways of enlisting allies to produce weapons.

Steak ’n Shake is betting that beef tallow and grass-fed beef will draw diners and lift sales.

After a summer of Gen Z discontent, political workers and members of the public chastised women for violating social norms.

A speech that quieted concerns about the Fed’s direction left the decision resting on the coming data, including an inflation ...

More than 3,000 people are missing after a partial detachment of a glacier on a Nepalese mountain sparked the disaster.

Private-placement life insurance is a customizable insurance contract that allows unlimited investments to grow tax-free.

Voters weighed the nation’s security in the wake of Trump saying he would like to acquire Greenland.

WASHINGTON—Social Security’s looming insolvency is the country’s most foreseeable problem, a blaring demographic siren ...