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Four of New York City Mayor Eric Adams' top aides, including the city's first deputy mayor, announced they're resigning days after the Justice Department moved to drop corruption charges against him.

Bloomington's water department has been mailing letters to residents ahead of its 10-year plan to remove all of its lead water lines.

Iraq's port city of Basra is a hub of oil wealth but is poor and angry. Protests have continued for weeks over a lack of drinking water and an excess of political corruption — with some blaming Iran.

Indonesia is racing to build a new capital, promising a greener, futuristic city. But many citizens aren't convinced it will ever live up to the vision.

For years, Japanese leaders have tried to halt the country's falling birth rate. They might find lessons in the city of Akashi, whose population has been growing.

Vienna has a way to make affordable housing and combat climate change all at the same time. Now U.S. cities want in, and they're building their own green housing.

President Bush flew to Quebec City today for the weekend Summit of the Americas. Every leader in the hemisphere except Fidel Castro will be there in an effort to promote free trade throughout North and South America and the Caribbean. Protesters have gathered in Quebec City to espouse "fair trade" instead of free trade and to promote a variety of other causes. Canadian authorities have erected a fence around the area where the summit will be held. There has been violence. Robert Siegel speaks to Jason Beaubien in Quebec City about the scene.

Some U.S. lawmakers are concerned that the U.S. simply can't compete with the flood of cheap Chinese goods. But China's manufacturing boom is only getting bigger. The factories have moved inland, where city officials lure investors by claiming they can pay their workers half what they pay in other industrial cities.

Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani defeated Andrew Cuomo to become New York City’s new mayor elect, but he wasn’t the only progressive throwing his hat into the ring this election cycle.

A Kansas City area school district, named after a Native American tribe itself, is retiring some Native American mascots, deeming them derogatory or offensive.