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This year's Allstate America's Best Drivers Report determined how likely drivers in America's 200 most populous cities are to be in a crash.
This year's Allstate America's Best Drivers Report determined how likely drivers in America's 200 most populous cities are to be in a crash.
This year's Allstate America's Best Drivers Report determined how likely drivers in America's 200 most populous cities are to be in a crash.
This year's Allstate America's Best Drivers Report determined how likely drivers in America's 200 most populous cities are to be in a crash.
This year's Allstate America's Best Drivers Report determined how likely drivers in America's 200 most populous cities are to be in a crash.
Severe weather is expected to precede a dangerously hot weekend in Minnesota. Most of the state is under an excessive heat warning.
Finance website Bankrate recently conducted its 2025 Summer Travel Survey and one thing is keeping many people from booking a trip.
An analysis by geography website WorldAtlas identified what they claim are the five most snake-filled bodies of water in New Jersey.
The study from LendingTree examines how much Americans in every state pay for groceries as a percentage of their income.
Ready for a road trip? Three of the nation's longest roads pass right through the Garden State.
Prosecutors said the man sent threats to organizations that often referenced Gaza, Israel or events in which Jewish people were killed.
The parents sued an Atlanta doctor who performed the child's autopsy after he posted a video of the procedure on social media.
The woman died Sunday following the June 11 blaze at her Howard County home, according to her family.
The latest edition of the Best Global Universities includes schools from more than 100 countries. See which MD schools made the list.
The latest edition of the Best Global Universities includes schools from more than 100 countries. See which GA schools made the list.
The latest edition of the Best Global Universities includes schools from more than 100 countries. See which FL schools made the list.
The latest edition of the Best Global Universities includes schools from more than 100 countries.
Rodney McWeay was arrested in December 2023 following the death of his daughter, police said.
Authorities said the collision happened near the intersection of Frederick Road and Indianola Drive in Rockville.
Adriana Smith, who has been kept alive for four months due to a law that forbids abortions after six weeks, has given birth via C-section.
