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Young families are leaving many large US cities − here’s why that matters

Parents and educators rally at Boston City Hall demanding urgent action to improve the city’s public schools. Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images by...

This Atlanta neighborhood hired a case manager to address rising homelessness − and it’s improving health and safety for everyone

Mural by artist Chris Wright on Metropolitan Avenue in East Atlanta. Art Rudick/Atlanta Street Art Map, CC BY-ND by Ishita Chordia, University of Washington Homelessness has...

Are Black mayors under attack across the U.S., some say it’s a pattern

African American Mayors Association 2024 Conference photo by Stephanie Gadlin, The Chicago Crusader New York Mayor Eric Adams has vowed to fight the five-count federal indictment...

Buses weren’t the only civil rights battleground in Montgomery – the city’s parks still reflect a history of segregation

Oak Park, Montgomery’s first park, was white-only until the mid-1960s. Binita Mahato, CC BY-ND by Binita Mahato, Auburn University Montgomery, Alabama, touts itself as the birthplace...

Cities around the world share many challenges. To address them, they need to develop science diplomacy

The mayor of Montréal, Valérie Plante, the mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, and his counterpart from Milwaukee, Cavalier Johnson, at the annual conference of...

When people are under economic stress, their pets suffer too – we found parts of Detroit that are animal welfare deserts

Poverty, fiscal stress and abandoned homes have fueled a long-standing stray dog problem in Detroit. AP Photo/Carlos Osorio by Laura A. Reese, Michigan State University Nearly two-thirds...

Philadelphia has a lot more deadly shootings than expected for a big city − and NYC is much safer, new study says

Philadelphia is more unsafe than it “should” be, based on its population. Matt Slocum/AP Images by Rayan Succar, New York University and Maurizio Porfiri, New York...

Young Men in Philly, Chicago Die From Guns More Than US Troops in Battle

Philadelphia teens participate in a ‘Die in’ to draw attention to gun violence on April 14, 2022. Spencer Platt/Getty Images by Alex Knorre, Boston College Mass shootings...

10 Cities Worldwide That Are Working To Win Their Wars Against Homelessness

Homelessness has no quick fix. The uphill battle of finding homes for marginalized people (especially during a time of slow economic recovery and widening income...

Minimum Wage Issue Pits Franchisees Against Cities

NEW YORK (AP) -- Hundreds of franchisees are learning they're not small businesses, at least in the eyes of city government. A new law that...

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