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The city had been bracing from the possible fallout as the Hamilton County grand jury weighed the evidence in the case of Officer Ray Tensing, who on July 19 stopped Samuel DuBose for a missing front license plate.
Olympic officials are insisting on a U.S. bid for the 2024 Summer Games.
While other cities have struggled to finance their existing transit, Sun Belt cities like Phoenix have embraced light rail as a way to transform urban life.
America’s jails are filled with people suffering from severe psychological problems. But largely thanks to one judge, Miami found ways to keep the mentally ill out of incarceration and in treatment.
Data sharing and analysis platform gives employees access to data from across the city, along with new tools to crunch it.
A program that the state in 1997 estimated would cost $4.5 million a year now costs $140 million.
There are now 18 farmers and ranchers in the Arkansas Legislature -- making agriculture the most common profession among lawmakers. Only 14 lawyers are legislators.
Gov. Larry Hogan is sporting a new bald look as he undergoes chemotherapy treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has been out of office for a year and a half, but his influence over New York schools is practically as strong as ever.
The New Jersey State Police will spend $1.5 million to purchase body cameras for 1,000 troopers, Gov. Christie's office said Tuesday.
Former Durham mayor Nick Tennyson has been named acting secretary of the N.C. Department of Transportation following the Tuesday resignation of Secretary Tony Tata.
Frustrated by legislative inaction on climate, Gov. Jay Inslee plans to wield his administration's executive authority to impose a binding cap on carbon emissions in Washington state.
Gov. Scott Walker wants to all but eliminate the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and place each state in charge of controlling air and water pollution within its borders if he is elected president, he told a conservative newspaper.
Texas’ Republican leaders and environmentalists are both claiming victory Tuesday following an appeals court ruling that requires the federal government to ease limits on certain emissions for Texas and a dozen other states.
Wells are running dry as farmers and ranchers across the Great Plains pump the ancient Ogallala Aquifer faster than it can be replenished naturally.
State cigarette tax rates range from 17 cents per pack in Missouri to $4.35 in New York.
Last week, crews with San Francisco Public Works began painting buildings in the city with a clear-coat sealant that will splash back urine, or any other liquid sprayed onto it.
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who was born in Syracuse, N.Y., arguing that famous Maryland crabs are a sham. Politifact rated the governor's statement "Mostly True."
Portion of U.S. mayors who said their police departments don't reflect the racial makeup of their cities.
The kitty loaner program helps humans relieve stress at work and helps cats acclimate to humans.
Estimated value of property in Florida -- which is more than any other state -- that's not at risk of climate change-related flooding now but could be by 2050.
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh, at a news conference Monday that was quickly followed by the announcement that bid organizers and the U.S. Olympic Committee would pull Boston's bid.
Historic snowstorms brought the city's buses and trains to a standstill for weeks. Is new leadership enough to get the agency back on track?
Fiscally and politically troubled states can solve some of their money problems by increasing cigarette taxes, but it’s no long-term solution. Here's why.
Portion of Virginia residents who say the Confederate flag should stay on state license plates. The issue heads to court again Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that states can regulate license plates because it's "government speech."
Even before Obama released his rules to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, dozens of cities pledged to become carbon-neutral. But how they will achieve that isn't always known.
Can rewarding doctors for taking risks lead to better outcomes and cheaper costs?
By 2030, $69 billion in coastal property could flood at high tide.
The city began offering such benefits in 2013, when gay marriage was illegal in N.C. and most other states. But the it could have faced questions as to why it didn't offer the same benefits to the unmarried partners of heterosexual employees.
Portion of mayors surveyed by Politico magazine who expressed concern about race relations and police in their city. Nearly a third said they were “deeply concerned” about the issue.
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