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Why the American Dream is more attainable in some cities than others

A blockbuster new study reveals a key factor explaining rates of upward mobility.

Linda Skeens' remarkable winning streak launched memes and even a song.

One woman dominated the awards at a Virginia county fair. Then the internet went wild

The internet went wild after the Virginia-Kentucky District Fair shared that Linda Skeens dominated the competition. Mason Mousette, a radio host at HOT 93.3 in Dallas, was determined to find her.

Ukrainian farmer Mykhailo Liubchenko, 72, says he'll likely burn the field he stands in front of because unexploded ordnance makes harvesting the grain possibly fatal.

Ukraine's farmers face Russia's blockade and explosives on their lands this harvest

Farmers in Ukraine begin to harvest this year's wheat, barley and rapeseed crops as diplomats try to negotiate an end to Russia's Black Sea blockade of exports.

The White House says more than 100,000 people — including more than 5,000 U.S. citizens — have been evacuated from Afghanistan since the Taliban took over the country on Aug. 15.

At The Kabul Airport, Evacuation Flights Forge Ahead Even As Another Attack Is Feared

A military air traffic controller describes a "steady flow" of aircraft in and out of Afghanistan two days after a deadly explosion and three days before the U.S. deadline to leave.

'Surveillance State' explores China's tech and social media control systems

Veteran Wall Street Journal reporters Josh Chin and Liza Lin spent years covering China. In a new book, they untangle how China built its formidable digital surveillance apparatus.

Volodymyr Korchevsky, center, stands with his son Bohdan, 18, and wife, Hanna Korchevska, outside their temporary home in Lviv. The Korchevsky family left the middle-class life they'd built in Mariupol and now months later, jobs gone, savings depleted and unable to afford rent, they are living in what's essentially a short shipping container, sandwiched between others, in a Lviv city park.

Millions of Ukrainians have escaped the war. Many still can't find enough work

Sixty percent of Ukrainians who fled their homes for other parts of the country have lost their jobs, as Russia's invasion has upended industries and destroyed businesses.

A "Do Not Enter" and "Wrong Way" sign posted before a freeway onramp in City Heights on September 3. 2021.

Caltrans Launches Campaign To Combat Wrong Way Drivers

Caltrans plans on upgrading and expanding wrong way driving countermeasures to more than 67 freeway onramps throughout the county.

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria at the San Ysidro pedestrian border crossing. San Ysidro. Nov. 8, 2021.

Mayor Gloria announces leadership of city's new Office of Immigrant Affairs

Mayor Todd Gloria Tuesday announced the creation of the city's new Office of Immigrant Affairs, which began work on Friday as part of his Fiscal Year 2023 "Ready to Rebuild" budget.

Ricardo Durazo picks up trash and recyclables to take to the landfill on January 1, 2022.

Republic Services labor strike continues as trash piles up at local businesses

Garbage continues to pile up in Chula Vista and Mira Mesa as the Republic Services trash hauler’s strike continues.

A group shot of Freedom House paramedics.

At Freedom House, these Black men saved lives. Paramedics are book topic

These Black men saved lives a half-century ago. A new book highlights their successes and the challenges they had to face. Some now want to make sure that memory is not forgotten.

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