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These are the most and least educated cities in America

Story at a glance (KTLA) -- A Midwestern city, affectionately known as "the land of splendor," has been named the most educated in America, according to a recent WalletHub study. The financial services company compared the 150 most populated metropolitan areas in the U.S.,

Biden briefed on Hurricane Beryl after Texas landfall

President Biden is receiving “regular updates” about Hurricane Beryl after it made landfall in South Texas, the White House said Monday. Beryl first hit near Matagorda, Texas, just before 4 a.m. as a Category 1 hurricane with winds of about 80 mph. Beryl has since weakened to a

Pro-Biden policy advocacy group staffs up

The advocacy and lobbying group that serves as a policy clearinghouse to tout the Biden administration’s accomplishments is expanding its leadership team as the president tries to fend off growing calls for him to drop out of the 2024 race. Building Back Together (BBT)

Watch live: White House news briefing

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is scheduled to deliver a press briefing on Monday afternoon. Earlier Monday, President Biden addressed congressional Democrats who have called on him to step aside as the candidate at the top of the party's ticket this year

Ted Cruz’s Hurricane Warning Hilariously Backfires

Nobody seems to trust Ted Cruz anymore. The Texas senator’s simple hurricane warning message was ill received by state residents late Sunday, apparently reminding the Lone Star citizens of another one of his climate misfires. Cruz reshared an emergency relief video made by

Americans split over confidence in higher education: Survey

Americans are almost equally divided over their confidence in higher education, with an increasing number of individuals expressing reduced trust in postsecondary education, according to a recent Gallup survey. The poll, released Monday, found 36 percent of respondents have a

Altman, Huffington launching AI health coach

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Arianna Huffington announced a new startup venture to create an artificial intelligence-driven health coach as an attempt to use “hyper-personalization” to better behavioral health. Thrive AI Health, a cooperation between OpenAI and Huffington’s Thrive

Russian missile attack hits Ukraine children's hospital

Russia targeted Ukraine with a flurry of missile strikes Monday, killing at least 28 people in a barrage that hit an apartment complex and a children's hospital. More than 100 people were also injured in the attacks, according to a Telegram post from Ihor Klymenko, Ukraine's