Wal-Mart is putting special labels on some store-brand products to help shoppers quickly spot healthier items. Millions of schoolchildren are helping themselves to vegetables from salad bars in their lunchrooms, while kids' meals at Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants automatically come with a side of fruit or vegetables and...

Federal employee labor unions are trying to soften the blow for more than 1 million government workers who may be forced to take unpaid time off if mandatory budget cuts kick in this week.

Eighty-one percent of Americans say they would support an act by Congress to make pensions more widely available, according to a recent nationwide report by the National Institute on Retirement Security.

Medicare patients overwhelmingly choose low-cost plans to meet their health needs, according to a new report.