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The Best and Worst Cities for Pet Owners

Arizona city of Scottsdale ranks No. 1 on WalletHub's list of most pet-friendly US cities

(Newser) - If you can't imagine moving somewhere where your beloved pet wasn't part of the equation, check out the US cities that WalletHub has deemed the best for those who own cats, dogs, and other nonhuman companions. The site looked at the 100 most populated cities in America, examining...

The World's Top Airports
The World's Top Airports
Aug 17, 2025 9:30 AM CDT

The World's Top Airports

Salt Lake City's hub is only US airport to break AirHelp's top 10 list

(Newser) - Every year for the past decade, AirHelp has released its rankings of the world's best airports, and this year's edition names the aviation hub in South Africa's Cape Town as its top pick. The site ranked 250 airports from 68 nations around the globe, factoring into its...

Top 10 ZIP Codes Attracting New Arrivals

The most popular one is outside Houston

(Newser) - Americans who are uprooting to a different part of the country appear to be gravitating to the suburbs of big metro areas. That's one takeaway of a new assessment from MovingPlace that seeks to name the "10 hottest ZIP codes" in the country, reports Quartz . The top ZIP...

10 Best Cities for Urban Gardening
10 Best Cities
for Urban Gardening
Aug 11, 2025 4:17 PM CDT

10 Best Cities for Urban Gardening

New York comes in at No. 1, thanks to the number of community gardens

(Newser) - New York City might not conjure up immediate images as a gardening haven, but the city comes in at No. 1 on a related new ranking. Lawn Starter looked at various metrics to determine the best US cities for urban gardeners, and NYC scored the top spot thanks mainly to...

10 Best, Worst States to Welcome New Life

Having a baby is best in Massachusetts, worst in Mississippi, per WalletHub

(Newser) - Even if having a family has long been on your radar, practicalities still have to come into play when baby fever hits hard—including where the best place is to have said baby in these high-inflation, high-medical-bill times, per WalletHub . The site looked at all 50 states and DC across...

10 Wealthiest States by Household Income

Massachusetts is No. 1 at more than $106K

(Newser) - Median household income in the US has ticked up above $80,000, notes Yahoo Finance , but residents in some states tend to pull in more. Using data from the Federal Reserve, the outlet has ranked the top 10 wealthiest states in that regard:

The Business World's Most Powerful People

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang tops Fortune 's list

(Newser) - Chip manufacturer Nvidia has been in the news of late for becoming the world's first company to hit the $4 trillion mark , and now its CEO is also making news. Jensen Huang tops Fortune's list of the most powerful people in the business world, only the second time...

Pope Leo Is Winning the Newsmakers Popularity Contest

Pontiff tops Gallup list of prominent US, world figures, with 57% favorable approval rating

(Newser) - Sorry, Volodymyr—Pope Leo XIV is a bit more popular than you. Gallup has a new survey out listing the favorability ratings for more than a dozen prominent US and world luminaries, and the new pontiff comes in at No. 1, with a 57% favorable rating (11% unfavorable, 31% no...

The Cleanest and Dirtiest Cities in America

Indiana's South Bend earns top spot from LawnStarter; San Bernardino is the dirtiest city

(Newser) - Dreaming of a place to live where trash cans don't overflow and the air and water are pristine? South Bend, Indiana, is your best bet, according to LawnStarter , which examined more than 300 major US cities to see which ones are the cleanest and dirtiest in America. The landscaping...

Find Out How AI-Proof Your Job Really Is
The Most, Least AI-Proof Jobs
Jul 31, 2025 7:14 AM CDT

The Most, Least AI-Proof Jobs

Microsoft pulls out the ones that are most, least likely to be overtaken by artificial intelligence

(Newser) - How likely is it that a bot will soon replace you at work? That depends on what you do for a living, as Microsoft found in its most recent research measuring which jobs are most and least vulnerable to being replaced by artificial intelligence, reports Axios . In its study titled...

10 Best Housing Markets in the US
10 Best Housing
Markets in the US
Jul 29, 2025 2:37 PM CDT

10 Best Housing Markets in the US

Manchester, New Hampshire, takes the honors

(Newser) - The metro area of Manchester, New Hampshire, is home to the best housing market in the nation, according to a new ranking by the Wall Street Journal and Realtor.com . The ranking defines "best" not purely by sales, prices, and availability but by a broader picture. The list "...

Live Here, Expect a Hefty Grocery Bill

Visual Capitalist's list is topped by Hawaii, where residents pay an average of $334 per week

(Newser) - The average US household is forking over $270 a week for groceries, according to stats from the US Census Bureau cited by Delish . That figure, however, is exceeded in nearly 40% of the states in the country, as determined by Visual Capitalist , which analyzed grocery bills across the land to...

Top 5 Fittest Cities in America
Top 5 Fittest Cities in America
Jul 28, 2025 1:13 PM CDT

Top 5 Fittest Cities in America

Arlington comes in at No. 1

(Newser) - There are those of us who prefer urban activities along the lines of a night stuffing our bellies with fine food and drink, and those of us who prefer the likes of trail running, juice bars, and CrossFit. For the latter class, the American College of Sports Medicine surveyed the...

10 Most Frequently Taught Books in US Schools

Today's list is pretty similar to one from 1989

(Newser) - A survey of middle and high school instructors by the National Council of Teachers of English shows that the list of books most frequently taught in the classroom hasn't changed much since 1989. In all, six of the same books are on both lists. The modern top 10:
  1. Romeo
...

US States That Are Home to Best Public Schools

Massachusetts is No. 1 on WalletHub's list of best public school systems

(Newser) - The preschool-to-college pipeline can be a conduit to lifetime success for kids, though it may depend on where exactly the majority of that pipe runs through. To determine what US states boast the best public school systems, WalletHub compared all 50, plus DC, across 32 metrics in two main categories:...

5 Best Movie Parodies
The 5 Best Parody Movies
Jul 26, 2025 2:01 PM CDT

The 5 Best Parody Movies

Airplane! and This Is Spinal Tap are atop the list

(Newser) - It's a ranking of movies but with an unusual twist: Peter Bradshaw of the Guardian specifically assesses movie parodies. While fake rockumentary This Is Spinal Tap might top many such lists, Bradshaw puts the "genius" Airplane! ahead of it in the No. 1 spot. "This is the...

Cities Where the Traffic Headaches Are Real

DC tops ConsumerAffairs' list as the worst city in America for traffic congestion

(Newser) - The daily commute in the nation's capital averages more than 30 minutes—helping DC earn the "worst" spot in ConsumerAffairs' rankings of the US cities with the most and least traffic. To shake out which places give drivers the most agita, the outlet's researchers looked at the...

College Grads, Maybe Skip the Big Cities

ADP finds the most favorable prospects in Raleigh, Milwaukee metro areas

(Newser) - Researchers are offering a tip to college graduates entering "one of the toughest markets for entry-level jobs in years," per the Wall Street Journal : The most promising locations aren't America's largest metro areas. Payroll-services provider ADP ranked 55 metro areas for college graduates, based on affordability,...

States Where That $1M for Retirement Won't Last Very Long

Per GOBankingRates, a million bucks will last just 7.3 years in Hawaii, nearly 25 years in West Virginia

(Newser) - Remember the days when you could hit a $1 million jackpot, quit your job, and be set for life? That figure simply doesn't last as long these days, including one's retirement years— though some states give you more bang for your post-career bucks than others. GOBankingRates looked at...

Sunshine State Is Great for First-Time Homebuyers

Florida claims 6 cities in WalletHub's top 10; California, meanwhile, has 8 in the 'worst' list

(Newser) - For those checking out the market to purchase new digs, some cities offer a better opportunity for first-time homebuyers than others, per WalletHub , which examined 300 US cities across nearly two dozen metrics in three major categories: affordability, the real-estate market in each city, and quality of life. The upshot...

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