Where you live can determine how happy — or unhappy — you feel. Fremont, California, has been named the happiest city in the United States, according to a new study from WalletHub. The California city also topped the list in 2025. WalletHub evaluated cities across 29 key indicators of happiness. WalletHub One contributing factor to … Read more
“Jackass” star Johnny Knoxville tied the knot to his longtime girlfriend and costume designer Emily Ting over the weekend in an intimate ceremony with close family and friends. “It seems I have had a lot of news lately but there is no news bigger than this…..Today Emily and I got married and I’m the luckiest … Read more
There’s little that lifts spirits more than taking a vacation — and one study showed that some destinations do it better than others. BookRetreats.com recently released its Holiday Happiness Index, which combined science and data to find the holiday destinations that make people feel their best. Research shows that people are no longer traveling just … Read more
They’re high on life. America’s most cheerful hourly employees aren’t sitting behind a computer, it seems — they’re at the counter selling vapes, weed and smokes, according to a new report from workplace management platform Deputy. Over 1.51 million end-of-shift survey responses paint a less-than-ideal picture of the state of the union for wage workers. … Read more
Where you live can have a big impact on your mental health. Particularly for seniors, it’s important to settle down in a location that promotes happiness. Older adults face a higher risk of mental health problems due to circumstances like the loss of loved ones, loneliness, chronic illness or disability, medications, changes brought on by retirement and … Read more
Andrew Lloyd Webber never thought he’d get Nicole Scherzinger to Broadway. “I always remember when she did ‘Don’t Cry for Me Argentina’ on a TV show some years ago,” Lloyd Webber told me during an hour-long sit-down. After her performance on that 2013 ITV special, “Cats” director Trevor Nunn excitedly rang him up and said, … Read more
What’s the secret to happiness? If you ask a Finn, it might just start with an outdoor hike followed by a cold plunge. Finland has once again clinched the top spot on the World Happiness Report — for the eighth year in a row — leaving the rest of us to wonder what kind of … Read more
The happiest place on Earth isn’t Disneyland. People feeling down in the dumps should consider relocating to Copenhagen, Denmark, which has been named the happiest city in the world in 2025 by the Institute for Quality of Life. Meanwhile, the Big Apple was named number one in the US on the so-called Happy City Index, … Read more
Meghan Markle is on cloud nine. The Duchess of Sussex, 43, made a “confession” about the current state of her life during her speech at the Time100 Summit in New York City Wednesday. “A confession I can share with you today is that I’m the happiest I’ve ever been,” Markle told the audience. Meghan Markle at … Read more
For the eighth year running, Finland has been named the happiest country in the world in new rankings published today. Based on the World Happiness Report‘s data, they’re leaps and bounds happier than the US, which dropped to 24th place — the lowest ever. What makes Finland markedly happier than even its Nordic neighbors is … Read more
Finland is named the happiest country in the world for the eighth year in a row, according to the World Happiness Report 2025 published Thursday. Other Nordic countries are also once again at the top of the happiness rankings in the annual report published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford. Besides Finland, Denmark, Iceland and Sweden remain the top … Read more
It might be time to move. Consider yourself lucky if you live in one of the 10 cities that have been listed as the happiest places to live in America. The list, put together by a WalletHub study, measures happiness based on metrics such as depression rates, income, work-life balance and more. The Golden State once … Read more
Oh, joy. A list of the happiest cities in the world has just been published — and New Yorkers will have to travel awfully far to get a taste of the good life. Denmark’s second city, Aarhus, took top honors, with nine other lucky northern European spots snagging top 10 status. The United States and Canada … Read more
Sunday equals frowny face. A global survey of airline passengers has revealed the best and worst times to fly — and according to the vast majority, any kind of air travel on the Lord’s Day is absolute hell. Customer satisfaction site HappyOrNot.com examined responses from 10 million flyers from 30 nations during the first three months … Read more
Your guide will tell you that, if you are lucky enough to be in Bhutan, you did something good in a past life. Maybe so. Landlocked against India, China and Tibet, and surrounded by the Himalayas, the nation has kept itself to itself. Only accessible via remote mountain passes, modern education only made it to … Read more
If you’re happy and you know it, move to Finland. Gallup released the 2024 World Happiness Report and it turns out young people in the United States and Western Europe are becoming less satisfied with their lives. The report, which was conducted over a three-year period, surveyed more than 100,000 people in 143 countries who … Read more
Spring has sprung — and for so many Americans, this means warmer temperatures and more time spent outside. It’s no surprise that spending time outdoors can boost endorphins and overall make people happier. In line with that, WalletHub has just named the top 10 happiest cities in America. The company compared 182 of the largest cities in the country … Read more
For a number of years now, Finland has been named the happiest country in the world. Don’t get it twisted, warns Frank Martela, a Finnish psychology researcher and philosopher. Finns aren’t born spitting rainbows — and they work hard to earn that title. “It would be more accurate to say that Finland is the country that … Read more
They’re not feeling the sisterly love. In Thursday’s Season 4 premiere of “The Kardashians” on Hulu, Kourtney, 44, had some scathing words for Kim, 42. During a series of heated exchanges, Kim asked her older sister if she’s happy. Kourtney replied, “Yes, but not when I’m on the phone with you…I have a happy life and that … Read more
It’s an age old extensional question: What is the secret to happiness? To unlock the answer, 31-year-old Akso Heart took a four-day happiness masterclass at a beautiful Finnish Lakeland resort — and said the secret lies in nature, fresh food and limiting materialism and societal pressure. “Everything seemed like a natural way of being” and … Read more