Lifestyle and Budget

It's critical to understand Social Security and how you might make the most of it, instead of acting on misconceptions.

Many parents tell me they feel guilty about allowances.

Campbell Soup Company has issued a voluntary recall for approximately 4,185 pounds of chicken soup products due to a misbranding mishap and undeclared allergens, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

Lawmakers are looking at dramatically changing these retirement plans.

If you're planning to lean on Social Security income during retirement, you're playing with fire.

The once-promising Silicon Valley backed juice startup Juicero is now offering full refunds on their $400 luxury juicer, after a media report showed the device may not bring much to the table.

Your retirement is likely the biggest purchase you'll make in your lifetime. Shouldn't you prepare for it?

KFC, a unit of Yum! Brands, announced Friday that actor Rob Lowe will take on a new role as the company’s new Colonel Sanders debuting on Sunday.

Marijuana advocates are handing out more than 1,000 free joints to Congress members and staff Thursday on Capitol Hill.

A brand-new Yahoo News-Marist poll finds a softening stance toward pot and a growing acceptance of investing in the "green rush."

Here's some eye-opening data on Medicare. Consider yourself enlightened.

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and the president of the American Federation of Teachers will meet up Thursday to visit a public school district in Van Wert, Ohio.

Tom Ridge, the former Homeland Security secretary and Pennsylvania governor, argues that the country’s growing drug problem can’t be cured until the U.S. closes loopholes in the postal system that allow illegal and deadly synthetic drugs to be shipped – undetected -- through the regular mail.

Behind on bills? Brace yourself. Debt collectors are adopting high-tech tactics to boost payments. Watch your smartphone for avatars that coo and voicemails that arrive without a sound. Collections…

While the IRS mainly focuses on the wealthy, be aware of these triggers to a tax audit.

KFC, a unit of Yum! Brands announced Monday that they have spent nearly $80 million to create a new chicken sandwich in order to drum up sales.

A comparison of property taxes across all 50 states and Washington, D.C...

The IRS is expected to send out more than 100 million tax refunds this year. If you’re among the recipients, you owe it to yourself to put the money to good use.