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Ward Wise, city manager of sleepy Pinedale, Wyo., discusses how a rush to drill for oil and natural gas is transforming his city. While tax revenues in Pinedale have increased dramatically, the new income isn't enough to subsidize much-needed road repairs or relieve overcrowded schools.

The City Council of New Orleans votes unanimously to demolish four major housing projects. The move will change the face of the city. The vote came after a contentious six-hour hearing and violent protests outside the chambers where several demonstrators were arrested.

While Uber and Lyft previously threatened to leave over the new ordinance, this extension may allow the city and the rideshare companies to work things out

Immigration arrests and protests have sparked unrest in the city since Friday.

New York City's next likely mayor is Indian, African, American, a Shiite Muslim and the son of a Hindu mom. These strands may guide how he governs.

In 2008, Chicago's mayor decided lease out the city's metered parking system — to privatize all 36,000 of its parking meters.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Jay Fortenbery, a retired police chief and criminology professor at Elizabeth City State University, about the latest findings in the death of Andrew Brown Jr.

Just two years after the Kansas City Chiefs edged out the Philadelphia Eagles in a thrilling Super Bowl, the two football powerhouses will face off once again on the championship stage.

Watching from afar as the devastation unfolds in Texas has been difficult for anyone paying attention. But that experience is magnified for expatriate Houstonians — like NPR's producer Fatma Tanis.

"We're fasting today for freedom, for mercy, for justice," declared the Rev. Jim Warren of First Christian Church as the sunlight cast a golden glow on…