Moving up is more likely in some states; education levels may make a difference.
According to recent Gallup data, Americans are split on legalized same-sex marriage. How might the issue play out among voters this election year?
New York is now the second most important U.S. tech hub after Silicon valley, based on startups and job growth, new study says.
One of Russia's passenger planes crashed into a volcano in Indonesia. Reporter Peter van Dyk discusses the implications of the crash.
Contrary to all the talk of the 1 percent and the 99 percent, Gallup polls reveal that Americans might not be so weary of the rich after all.
Lawmakers in Illinois are poised to take up a bill to hasten construction on a new expressway. But to get the land for the highway, lawmakers may use a controversial method known as quick-take power.
Jen Miller's face — and her money habits — mirror her mother's.
The hooded sweatshirt has become a charged symbol, depending on who wears it and where.
The Portuguese government announced plans to abolish four national holiday to help ease that country's debt crisis.
Commentator Robert Samuelson says that contrary to popular wisdom, it's actually the poor and the middle-class who control the government.
