PLAINS, Ga. (AP) - The pilgrims arrive early and from all over, gathering hours before daybreak in an old pecan grove that surrounds a country church. They come, they say, for a dose of simple decency and devotion wrapped up in a Bible lesson. The t...

When Ulysses Galves began working for Instacart last year, he easily made $700 a week ferrying groceries from supermarkets. He averaged about $18 an hour, and qualified for bonuses - an extra $200, say, for making 40 deliveries in a week. But within...

A decade after the recession sparked by the collapse of the housing market, the fortunes of homeowners keep getting better in large swaths of America, but not all. Just 3.5 million homes with mortgages in the U.S. - or about one in 15 - are "serious...

Unemployment is hovering near a five-decade low, workforce participation is at the highest level in six years and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell recently called the labor market "strong." Yet, 44% of Americans age 18 to 64 are low-wage worke...

Getting young children to sit still or be quiet during an orchestral performance can be challenging enough. But for parents of children with special needs, an outing of that nature is virtually impossible. That's why Elgin High School's first sensor...

Young Illinois artists recently participated in Illinois American Water's annual "Imagine a Day Without Water art contest." Entries from third to fifth-grade students depicted what a day without water meant to them and included a related phrase. ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Pose" and "Batwoman" are among the shows contributing to a surge in LGBTQ and gender inclusiveness on television, according to a new study by the advocacy group GLAAD. The percentage of regularly seen LGBTQ characters on prime-ti...