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A new study ranks 64 of America's largest cities by their commitment to literacy. Minneapolis, Seattle and Denver top the list, which was compiled based on the availability and number of booksellers, quality of libraries, educational level of the population, number of periodicals published and newspaper circulation. Hear the study's author, John Miller.

At 86, Ruth Whitfield was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was killed at the Tops supermarket in Buffalo on Saturday.

A civilian panel's report pins much of the direct blame for abuses at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison on a few rogue soldiers on the night shift. But it also faults the Pentagon's top leaders, and is especially critical of Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the former senior military commander in Iraq.

Atlantic staff writer Derek Thompson says that determining whether or not we're technically in a recession shouldn't be top of mind.

The album is sung by top artists such as Norah Jones, Peter Gabriel, Bill Frisell and Mavis Staples.

The British government is in chaos. After some missteps, Prime Minister Liz Truss is clinging to her job — just six weeks after she succeeded Boris Johnson in the top job.

A top defense official says Iran could produce enough fissile material for one nuclear bomb in about 12 days.

Americans also trust Republicans more to tackle inflation, a top campaign issue, according to the poll.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi agreed to a deal that limits her tenure as the next speaker of the House to four years in return for the votes to officially install her in the top post in January.

Muldaur traveled to Amsterdam to find a group of top-notch European classical musicians to tackle distinctly non-European, and mostly non-classical work.