A Stanford study reported by the New York Times last week found a sizable language gap between young children of affluent and poor parents. Proponents of early education contend that preschool can narrow this gap. President Obama has … An electric …

Thousands of blankets and other emergency items were handed out as his church became a hub for a huge aid operation, he remembered proudly. Repairs far from complete. In the affluent neighborhood of Belle Harbor, a five-foot (1.60-meter) high cement …

The culprit is new laws, put into effect since the 2006 tax was enacted, that created more items exempt from the tax. Then once … For less-affluent counties, the decrease is hitting them hard, making a penny tax an almost necessity to supplement …

It is easy to live in Southern California – particularly in the more-affluent, coastal sections or the middle-class inland valleys – and hardly know how critical international trade is to our regional economy. Invisible to denizens of Malibu or Newport …

Narendra Modi is now attempting to reach out to “my Muslim brothers”. Muslims in Gujarat are more affluent, can afford to go for the Haj pilgrimage, he contends. While there is a quota for over 7,000 people for Haj from … Modi says the Minimum Common …

Wendy Guo, publisher of Taste of Life, said the home show gives affluent immigrant home buyers plenty of options as they aim to create unique homes. “A lot of them are Asian customers and they came here with a dream for their future, with a dream for …

Narendra Modi is now attempting to reach out to “my Muslim brothers”. Muslims in Gujarat are more affluent, can afford to go for the Haj pilgrimage, he contends. While there is a quota for over 7,000 people for Haj from … Modi says the Minimum Common …

Affluent shoppers are the fastest-growing users of dollar stores, says Mike Paglia, principal analyst with Kantar, “but they still represent the smallest segment. More than two-thirds of dollar store shoppers earn $50,000 or less, and this core group …

American Express is attempting to get in early, partnering with Jamba Juice to allow customers to pay for items simply by tapping their phones against processors. Google has also thrown its hat in the ring, designing Nexus phones to be … Ultimately …