In China, the northeast Dongbei region looms large. Once a gritty, industrial hub, now this rust belt area is the source of ...

Over the past 17 months of Trump’s second term as president, American politics and governance have been subjected to ...

Given his early statements about President Donald Trump, critics call him a hypocrite or political opportunist—but as my late dad always said, “Never measure a man by what he says, only by what he ...

Deindustrialization, suburban flight, and over-reliance on a single industry turned Detroit from America’s richest city into a symbol of urban decline, offering a cautionary tale for other cities ...

A historic factory is now undergoing a major renovation after securing a lifeline deal that could help revive Pennsylvania's economy.

Rust Belt Robotics is Buffalo’s only free, community-based FIRST Robotics team. While the team’s ongoing success story is both exciting and heartwarming, the push is on to create a sustainable, ...

Detroit has become the poster child of American decline and for good reason: No city in what is now known as the Rust Belt experienced such soaring highs and such abysmal lows. In the 1950s, Detroit ...

Rust Belt Riders has come a long way since they started using bicycles to haul away residential food scraps in buckets. Now, their operation based at 2701 St. Clair Ave. in Cleveland, diverts 4,500 ...

Traffic data for the United States’ largest local newspapers shows big gains for Gannett, the impact of national news on local sites, and one way the Rust Belt still beats out the Sun Belt. Since July ...

Democrats know they have a problem with working-class voters but don’t agree on the cause. Commentators chalk Kamala Harris’s 2024 loss to high prices, an unusually short campaign cycle, or voter ...

A previous version of this story incorrectly cited a statistic provided by Syracuse real-estate agent James Burnham. Here’s a puzzle: Name two Rust Belt cities with ties to Joe Biden where home prices ...