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Syrian rebel forces begin a military offensive targeting "the obscurantists [who] have taken this city as capital for their so-called state."

Next Sunday is the last performance of Shakespeare's comedy Much Ado About Nothing at the Delacorte Theater in New York City's Central Park. For this week's installment of our summer reading series, we spoke with Christine Jones, the show's set designer. She's also produced sets for the world premiere of Arthur Miller's Resurrection Blues at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, and for the off-Broadway musical Debbie Does Dallas.

Cities across the U.S. were stepping up security after the explosions in London on Thursday. The Bush administration raised the terror alert to code orange for mass transit systems -- but not for airlines.

The city of San Francisco has a new mayor, London Breed. Breed is the first African-American woman to fill the spot left vacant by the death of Ed Lee.

With several sports teams looking to taxpayers to fund the construction of new stadiums, NPR's Scott Simon wonders how those public funds could be spent elsewhere.

A Virginia judge has blocked the Charlottesville city council from removing two Confederate statues from the city's downtown area.

After being told they needed to leave by Friday, those dwelling at the encampment near Home Sweet Home Ministries and Eastview Christian Church are being permitted to stay indefinitely.

The City of Bloomington and Town of Normal renewed their contracts with energy supplier Constellation NewEnergy, with a 40% rate increase due to take effect in June.

Three big cities might have their first Asian American Pacific Islander mayor next year. These candidates aren't just breaking barriers, they're fighting stereotypes at the root of anti-Asian hate.

As the White House gears up plans for a major deportation effort in the city and potential deployment of National Guard troops, Mayor Brandon Johnson and police Supt. Larry Snelling stressed that Chicago cops won’t assist ICE agents who attempt to conduct raids.