The absolute worst place to live in the United States is Miami, Florida.

That's what a recent ranking by 24/7 Wall Street found, citing Miami's high housing costs, low median household income, high poverty rate and incidents of violent crime. Those were among the factors examined by the website as it ranked the 50 worst places to live in the U.S. You can see the complete methodology here.

Alabama didn't escape unscathed. Birmingham, the state's largest city, landed at number six on the list of worst places to live. Here's why:

"Birmingham's median home value of $84,400 is roughly $100,000 less than the national median home value. Low home values are often indicative of a poor population and a weak economy, and indeed, many area residents are struggling financially. The typical Birmingham household earns only $30,043 a year, and the city's poverty rate of 30.5 percent is nearly double the national poverty rate.

Like many cities with pervasive poverty, Birmingham is a relatively dangerous place. The city's violent crime rate of 1,588 incidents per 100,000 people is more than four times the national violent crime rate."

Here is the list of bottom 10 places to live in the U.S.:

Miami, Florida Detroit, Michigan Paterson, New Jersey Hawthorne, California Fall River, Massachusetts Birmingham, Alabama Memphis, Tennessee Flint, Michigan Cleveland, Ohio Gary, Indiana

Welcome to Wednesday's Wake Up Call. Here's what's up:

Death threats against senators remained on Twitter for 2 weeks

Death threats made against two U.S. Senators remained on Twitter for two weeks, even after the man who made them was detained.

The suspect Kyler Schmitz, threatened to shoot Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Missouri and made other threats against Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota. The threats were made June 14 and remained on Twitter for at least two weeks until they were removed after an inquiry by The Hill.

Schmitz faces charges of using interstate communication to make a threat.

State warns of fatal tick bites

Health officials in Minnesota are warning about Lyme-infected tick bites. The state recorded its first fatal case of what's known as Lyme carditis last year and another man recently reported the illness. Those diagnosed with Lyme carditis are at risk of heart issues and sudden cardiac arrest.

The condition created by the bites is different than Lyme disease, with only 1 percent of those infected by the tick bites developing the more serious condition. It can be treated with antibiotics or a temporary pace maker.

SCOTUS declines to hear pharmacy's religious objections case

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge to a Washington state law that makes it illegal for pharmacies to refuse to dispense medication for religious reasons.

The court's inaction allows the state to enforce the law. The case involved a family-owned business whose owners objected to stocking morning-after birth control pills.

Rolling Stone wins dismissal of defamation lawsuit

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by three former University of Virginia fraternity members who accused Rolling Stone magazine of defamation in a now-retracted story describing a gang rape.

U.S. District Kevin Castel said details about the attackers in the November 2014 article by Sabrina Rubin Erdely were "too vague and remote" to make readers believe the plaintiffs, George Elias IV, Ross Fowler and Stephen Hadford, had a role in the alleged rape. Erdely was also named in the suit.

The article appeared in the September 2012 issue of the magazine. The magazine later retracted the story as erroneous.

Until tomorrow.