There will be more whole grains on school lunch menus this year, along with a wider selection of fruits and vegetables and other healthy options. The challenge is getting children to eat them.

The New York pension fund has reported a negative 1 percent return on investment, with the overall fund value dropping to $146.5 billion.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama on Monday of distorting the GOP ticket's tax policies, continuing the presidential campaign's sharply personal tone.

Who loves Medicare more?

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are telling New Hampshire voters that they wouldn't touch seniors' health care.

Ryan's proposal to allow workers to shift a third of their Social Security taxes into retirement-oriented accounts has Democrats worried.

The jobs-and-economy election suddenly seems all about Medicare for now, at least.

Nebraska's unemployment rate edged up to 4 percent in July, the state Labor Department said in a report released Friday.