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Last week marked another low-point in the Syrian civil war. A unidentified gunman assassinated a Dutch priest in the city of Homs. Father Frans van der Lugt had lived in Syria for nearly five decades.

Police officers cleared out an academic building at Columbia University that was being occupied by protesters and broke up an encampment about 20 blocks north on the campus of City College of New York.

Bloomington water rates will go up 33% this May — and again in 2025 and 2026 — after Monday’s city council vote, paving the way for an overhaul of the city’s aging water supply system. The 7-2 vote also means the city’s water utility tax will be lowered, and the city will adjust how rates are determined for trash, sewer and stormwater.

Syrian government troops say they have driven ISIS forces out of the ancient city, but the self-described Islamic State has destroyed many of the city's historical treasures.

Pension payments are the biggest financial challenge facing Springfield. At Wednesday’s first city budget hearing, officials agreed on that much, but...

The long wait is over: Fans of the Kansas City Chiefs are celebrating their first Super Bowl championship in 50 years. After a slow start, the Chiefs pulled off a double-digit comeback.

Broad City follows Abbi and Illana — two 20-something women finding their way but with a twist. The show has been critically acclaimed, celebrated and criticized for its brand of feminism.

In Los Angeles, city officials continue a crackdown on homelessness. The city council is considering limiting where people can sleep outdoors and even how homeless individuals can behave in public.

German efficiency is a stereotype challenged by the city of Berlin. Its civil government is so dysfunctional that the city had to re-do municipal elections over the weekend.

A pro hockey team has the potential to bring more than $20 million in rent and profits over the next two decades if it plays at the City of Bloomington's Grossinger Motors Arena. That’s according to a proposal coming before the Bloomington City Council on Monday.