As hantavirus cases continue to climb, many Americans are wondering if the US is prepared for another pandemic. According to US News & World Report, we may not be. The publication ranked the US No. 18 for public health preparedness as part of its Best Country ratings released Thursday. Dead bodies of COVID-19 patients are … Read more
The land of the free — and the home of the brave face. America has a lot of things going for it: Unrivaled military strength, extensive technological innovation and a persistent entrepreneurial spirit are just a few. But ahead of the 250th anniversary of its independence, the US is showing its age. America only placed 18th … Read more
Fresno was once declared “The City Addicted to Crystal Meth” in a 2009 documentary — but now, somehow, it’s landed on a new list of America’s best summer vacation destinations. The much-trolled California metro ranked No. 84 overall in WalletHub’s 2026 “Best Summer Travel Destinations” rankings, beating out several better-known areas across the country despite … Read more
A Southern California Christian college has emerged as the Golden State’s most conservative college campus — landing inside a top 25 nationwide ranking for 2026. The Niche college rankings website placed Biola University at No. 24 overall, making it the highest-ranked California school on the list. The private evangelical university is about 25 miles southeast of Los … Read more
One of California’s most prestigious universities is getting dragged by its own athletes. A new report from Athletes.org flips the script of traditional rankings — letting college athletes grade their schools — and the results aren’t pretty for Stanford University. Despite its elite academic reputation, Stanford landed a dismal No. 51 out of 59 in the group’s … Read more
Southern California is at the head of the class. Several Golden State campuses landed among the nation’s top public high schools, with Southern California schools leading the way, according to a new ranking from US News & World Report. The annual report analyzed data from more than 24,000 public high schools across all 50 states … Read more
California colleges are dominating a new ranking of the best-value schools in America — stacking the top spots with a mix of elite private institutions and standout public options. The Niche list ranks colleges based on net price, student debt, graduation rates, alumni earnings, and an economic mobility index that measures how well schools help … Read more
California is flexing its serious financial muscles. Multiple Golden State enclaves have hit the richest suburbs in America list, according to a new study — as one celebrity hotspot loses its top 10 ranking. Three California communities cracked the top 10 wealthiest suburbs in the country, while a wave of ultra-affluent cities across the state … Read more
They’re taking shallowness to the maxx. Gen Z pick-up artists have devised a superficial online rubric for judging people’s looks, grading them on a scale from “subhuman” (hideously ugly) to Tera Chad (unattainable aesthetic perfection). According to this hierarchical system, Angelina Jolie, Margot Robbie and Australian model Jordan Barrett rank among the most attractive people … Read more
Manhattan’s French-inspired Le Bernardin was ranked the No. 1 restaurant in the US by influential survey La Liste for the fourth year running — bucking a trend that venerates Asian cuisine over all others. Eric Ripert’s gracious West 51st Street seafood mecca shared its 99.5 score (on a scale of 100) with only one other … Read more
Two dozen NYC-area hospitals earned top marks for patient safety — while six are barely making the grade, a new watchdog report card shows. Hospitals overseen by NewYork-Presbyterian, Northwell Health and NYU Langone Health, as well as Mount Sinai Queens, among others, received an “A” safety rating from the Leapfrog Group on Thursday. Nearly 3,000 … Read more
New York City hospitals have once again earned top spots in national health care rankings, with NYU Langone Health earning number one recognition as a “comprehensive academic medical center” for the fourth year in a row. Vizient, a health care improvement company, announced its rankings in several categories in Las Vegas this week. Langone’s Brooklyn … Read more
They’re not lovin’ it. The Golden Arches’ chicken offensive may not be as beloved as they hoped. McDonald’s chicken tenders recently ranked as the worst fast food in America, according to a recent study by Restaurant Furniture Plus. “Their tenders clearly need improvement,” said a spokesperson for the furniture retailer, which set out to analyze … Read more
Move over, Manhattan — the hottest job markets may be just a train ride (or tank of gas) away. A new LinkedIn study has crowned America’s “Cities on the Rise” for jobs and talent — and some of the winners are closer to Times Square than Times Square is to affordable rent. While Grand Rapids, … Read more
Four NYC-area hospitals made a nationwide Top 20 list in US News & World Report’s annual “honor roll” that recognizes medical centers providing high-quality care. Mount Sinai Hospital, New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell, NYU Langone Hospitals and Hackensack University Medical Center at Hackensack Meridian Health in Hackensack, NJ, earned top honors in the “Best Hospitals” … Read more
We’re not king of the hill — or top of the heap. In a popular new ranking of the so-called greatest cities in the country, New York failed to crack the top five — losing out to a string of obviously lesser locales. The snub came courtesy of Travel + Leisure’s 2025 World’s Best Awards survey, which … Read more
The world’s most liveable city for 2025 has been revealed — and after a three-year run at the top of the list, Vienna was dethroned. The annual list from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) ranked Copenhagen as the most liveable city in the world. The EIU, a sister organization to The Economist magazine, rates 173 … Read more
Amid the rising cost of living, cash-strapped American families are looking to save serious money on their getaways this summer. And the US News & World Report’s rankings of the Best Cheap Family Vacations for 2025 prove there are still several domestic destinations where you can get bang for your buck. “Rest assured, you won’t … Read more
We’re the best around, and nothing’s ever going to keep us down. New York City has been named the best city in the world for 2025 by Oxford Economics’ Global Cities Index. This marks the second consecutive year that the Big Apple has topped the annual list, which features more than 50 major metropolises across … Read more
Dollywood earned the title of “favorite theme park” in the country for the third straight year in 2024. That’s according to the National Amusement Park Historical Association’s (NAPHA) recently released yearly NAPHA Amusement Park Attractions Survey of its members. Dollywood’s first-place ranking for “favorite theme park” – one of a handful of categories that the … Read more