Statistics show Southern states have the lowest economic mobility in the country. These phenomena help explain why

Politicians' new favorite tactic: Give money and get a chance to win a prize. How did campaigns turn into glorified raffles?

In this collection of light, often interconnected stories, characters move in rarefied social circles where fate rewards the guilty and even tragedy has a silver lining.

His newest novel, which treads similar ground as "Money," features an oddly sentimental turn

The state has sold $83 million worth of Powerball tickets since April, 11 percent of the game's sales

It turns out that for the past three years, they haven't existed.

In "Joe Millionaire," with its lumpen-wacky TV vision of the rich, pop culture finally faces inequality in "classless" America.

Be careful what you wish for tonight. Seventy percent of lottery winners are financially ruined within seven years

In the most awkward half-hour in televised sports, Chicago wins the NBA draft lottery and a shot at Memphis point guard Derrick Rose.

"For Schiff, today’s vote was thrilling, in ways that only a court-appointed psychiatrist could fully appreciate"

The "Girls" creator nabbed a staggering advance for an advice book. And we wonder why big publishers struggle

It's a sword of Damocles over our banking system, and it looks more and more troubled as time passes

Hashtagging Rihanna's pizza dress, Gosling's cereal and Uncle Denzel is an act of communal redemption

It's unfair, but it's the sad truth: As black women on-screen, the stakes are so much higher when we mess up

The sportswriter says he's dropped hundreds of thousands at Gucci and elsewhere -- and CBS affiliate has the photos