Montana, Oregon and Pennsylvania have joined the ranks of states where older people outnumber children, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates to be released Thursday morning. The ratio of people ...

On a recent Saturday, the Brazilian consulate was filled with parents and their children — babies to toddlers, to ...

New data also shows how the population of children is going down, while the population of elderly Americans is rising.

Virginia GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin recently signed legislation that now requires students to be cell-phone free during the school day, making his state the most recent to adopt such a policy.

As previous disasters have laid bare the US’ vulnerabilities to other types of extreme weather, this week is revealing ...

Heat wave continues across Boston and New England for the fourth consecutive day. Relief is on the way as a front brings dry ...

Tuesday will be the hottest day of this heat wave for the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, and portions a dozen states have ...

Household incomes haven’t grown at the same rate as home prices here in New Hampshire. As a result of this growing disconnect ...

After seeing a dramatic uptick in search and rescue calls, an official in southern Washington is threatening to charge hikers ...

Rural Wyoming law enforcement is under the gun, battling crime with small departments, low pay, and tiny budgets while ...

Biologists say Vermont’s loon boom is entering a new phase, which may mean lower levels of nesting success as the population levels out.