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The city council last night got a first look at a revitalization plan for the MacArthur Highway corridor on the city’s South Side.

NPR's Eric Weiner visits the West Bank city of Hebron to gauge reaction there to yet another missed deadline for a withdrawal of most of the Israeli troops from the city, as called for under the Oslo Agreement. Israeli troops were to have withdrawn in March, but the government of outgoing Prime Minister Peres (PERR-es) postponed the withdrawal after suicide bombings in March. A second deadline came and went today, and tensions are rising in the city, with Israeli settlers calling for the redeployment to be postponed indefinitely. Palestinians are warning of another intifada if the troops don't leave soon.

In San Francisco, there's a fight going on between the Archbishop and the city over a new city ordinance requiring benefits for domestic partners. Commentator Joe Loconte says the city is trying to impose its vision of a moral truth--but when the church decided to provide social services through Catholic Charities, it placed itself in a quandary--it is legally administered as a non-profit, non-sectarian agency divorced of it theological or religious roots. Loconte says they can't have it both ways.

In the nation's largest school district, newly minted Mayor Eric Adams has resisted calls for remote learning.

While many other U.S. communities struggle with job losses and a sputtering economy, Fargo, N.D., has quietly flourished. Over the last few years, Fargo has consistently posted one of the nation's lowest unemployment rates, as it builds a reputation for high-tech jobs -- and cosmopolitan hipness. NPR's Greg Allen reports.

The fossilized skeleton of a T. rex relative that roamed the earth about 76 million years ago will be auctioned on July 29. The Gorgosaurus skeleton will highlight Sotheby's natural history auction.

President Trump and New York City’s Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani are meeting at the White House on Friday.

As the city struggles with a surge in violence and the aftermath of Freddie Gray's death, Kurt Schmoke says that the roots of the problems run deep.

When President Biden meets New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday, the two will discuss gun violence and crime — as well as show support for law enforcement.

Sketchers say making art together in urban environments allows them to create a record of a moment and to notice a little bit more about the city they see every day.