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What does “healthy” mean? New guidelines for food labels focus on what we should eat, instead of what we shouldn’t.

Nearly 3 million people could receive a boost in Social Security payments under legislation that’s set for a final vote in the Senate.

The discount retailer will begin “going out of business” sales, or “GOB” sales, at its 963 remaining stores ahead of the closures.

As the insurance market options dwindle in these areas, homeowners who carry a mortgage that requires a policy are increasingly being forced to turn to expensive state-backed programs.

President-elect Donald Trump announced “success” in coming up with a new plan to fund the government and lift the debt ceiling a day before a government shutdown, urging Congress to swiftly pass it in votes as soon as Thursday evening.

A former bank teller is accused of embezzling more than $180,000 from customer accounts, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Thursday.

Boston Scientific’s Relievant Medsystems used at least 25 unclaimed bodies for training, including that of a murdered 21-year-old woman whose family was fighting to bring her home. The company said it didn’t know.

Aurimar Iturriago Villegas left Venezuela hoping to lift her family out of poverty. When she was murdered, her corpse became a commodity in the U.S. body trade.

Fort Worth-based American Airlines has reached a settlement in a federal race discrimination lawsuit filed by three Black men who were removed from a flight at the request of white flight attendants.

The U.S. saw its fastest growth of population rate in 23 years as the nation surpassed 340 million residents, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The items should not be disposed of in the trash because they contain lithium-ion batteries.

What is the debt ceiling, also known as the debt limit, and how is it tied to government spending? And why would it be such a catastrophe for the U.S. to default on its debt? Here’s what to know.

Two separate ‘safety alerts’ are warning restaurants and consumers about possible contamination

In a phone interview with NBC News, Trump said getting rid of the debt ceiling entirely would be the “smartest thing it [Congress] could do. I would support that entirely.”