America's middle class has been shrinking for the past 50 years. While middle class Americans remain the biggest income group by number of people, the same can't be said of the aggregate income earned ...

Historical norms and a bit of whimsy play a role in why we have middle names When a baby is born, the first name gets all the glory—and scrutiny. But the middle name, if there is one, can seem like an ...

Across the United States, the line between middle and upper-middle income is shifting, and it looks very different in Boston ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — In a middle school hallway in Charlottesville, Virginia, a pair of sixth grade girls sat shoulder to shoulder on a lime green settee, creating comic strips that chronicled a ...

Parents-to-be seeking a middle name for a boy won't have to look very far. Traditionally, middle names for boys used to be reserved for family names, but modern parents are trying new ideas. Both ...

If you are a middle child, or have a sibling who is a middle child, you may be wondering if “middle child syndrome” is a real thing. Middle child syndrome is the belief that middle children are ...

What is considered middle class? It takes more money than you might think to reach this income tier, and it differs depending upon which state you live in. Pew Research Center defines middle-class or ...

How to tell which one you belong to among the various classes Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who ...

(NEXSTAR) — With costs rising these days, it can be hard to tell whether you still rank in the middle class. Depending on where you live, what it takes to be a middle-earner can vary — greatly. A new ...

Last November, the actor, musician, and author Macaulay Culkin enlisted the help of the internet to choose a new middle name using a poll on his lifestyle website, Bunny Ears. With a whopping 60,900 ...

Confession: I once forgot my second son at the gym. He was 4, safe in the child care center (no children were harmed in the making of this family lore!), but somehow my husband and I each thought the ...