Finland is the world’s happiest country, US drops to all-time low

Gallup released the 2024 World ... all-time low for the US, falling eight spots — and 62nd for people under the age of 30. This year is the first since the report first launched 20 years ago ... Read More

2024 World Happiness Report: Happiest countries revealed, US fails to crack top 20

For the first time since the World Happiness Report was first released 12 years ago, the US isn't ranked in the world's top 20 happiest countries ... its a partnership between Gallup, the Oxford ... Read More

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Images of a saturated desert metropolis startled the world, prompting talk of cloud ... for the first time since the fall of apartheid 30 years ago. Coffee shops and kiosks are everywhere in ... Read More

US election 2024: Who are the presidential candidates?

Biden, the oldest U.S. president ever at 81, must convince voters he is more fit for office than Trump, who is just four years ... news and analysis on the U.S. elections and how it matters to the ... Read More

US falls out of world’s top 20 happiest countries list for the first time ever

World Happiness Report reveals country dropped from 15th to 23rd place, driven in part by a decline in happiness among young people The US has fallen out of the top 20 happiest countries to live ... Read More

Blinken agrees with Putin Russian-US relations are at lowest point in years

He expressed this opinion in an interview with the Fox News TV channel ... Putin said that the Russian-US relations have deteriorated to their "lowest point in recent ... Read More

US race relations

US attorney general says the six officers tortured and inflicted unspeakable harm on their victims. The five members of the Patriot Front group will spend three days in jail, an Idaho court has ruled. Read More

US nuclear aging nuclear arsenal nearing lowest point as next 5 years to determine safety

Heather Williams, leading the Project on Nuclear Issues at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), told Newsweek: "The next five years-perhaps ... of the US arsenal, free ... Read More

Biden agrees with Putin Russian-US relations are at ‘low point’

In an interview with the NBC TV channel, part of which was aired on Friday, Putin said that the Russian-US relations have deteriorated to their "lowest point in recent years." As the Kremlin and ... Read More

Poll finds most Americans don't support Israel's action in Gaza as Biden-Israel relations hit 'low point'

Approval of Israel’s actions in Gaza has fallen among Americans for the first time since the conflict began, according to the newest Gallup poll published Wednesday. "While there have been other ... Read More

Education Gap by Race

The education gap by race metric is one of many that factor into the overall Best States rankings. See the Best States methodology for a detailed look at the data behind the analysis. 50 States #1 ... Read More

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By Ronen Bergman, Farnaz Fassihi, Eric Schmitt, Adam Entous and Richard Pérez-Peña For years, Harry and his wife ... The city wants no more than 20 million hotel stays annually. Read More