Americans are completely unprepared to live into their 70s, 80s or 90s, according to a new study by Northwestern Mutual.

Republicans ignored a veto threat and overcame a rebellion by party conservatives to push a bill through the House Friday keeping interest rates on millions of federal student loans from doubling this summer.

The Supreme Court, suddenly at the heart of presidential politics, is preparing what could be blockbuster rulings on health care and immigration shortly before the fall election.

Ongoing troubles with the City of Chicago's mounting pension liabilities have led the Moody's rating agency to drop the city's status to "negative."