If you're planning your next road trip, the website WalletHub wants to help you pick the most fun destination. The site ranked each state in the U.S. using 26 metrics including the cost of entertainment, restaurants per capita, nightlife options, and access to national parks in hopes of finding out which American state that is the most fun to visit. According to the rankings, the top state was California, followed by Florida, Nevada, New York, and Illinois.
Palestinians in the sealed-off Gaza Strip are scrambling to find safety, as Israeli strikes demolish entire neighborhoods, hospitals run low on supplies and a power blackout is expected within hours.
Claudia Goldin, a Harvard University professor, was awarded the Nobel economics prize on Monday for research that helps explain why women around the world are less likely than men to work and to earn less money when they do.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Sunday he has ordered the Ford carrier strike group to sail to the Eastern Mediterranean to be ready to assist Israel after the attack by Hamas that has left more than 1,000 dead on both sides. Americans were reported to be among those killed and missing.