Warren Buffett redirected his midyear gift this year, omitting Seattle’s Gates Foundation and sending roughly $6 billion in Berkshire shares to family-run foundations amid a review.

City 311 logs show East Village rat complaints jumped about 37.6% through July 11 even as reports fell across most of New York City. Officials point to a few trouble blocks and a widening bin rollout.

Audio engineers at the Federal Theatre, the Oriental Theater and HQ Denver voted to join IATSE Local 7 after a June 30 NLRB election, organizers say.

Attorneys say ICE held a New York teen in an adult Pennsylvania lockup for nearly two months before a federal judge ordered HHS to take custody.

Supervisors head into a Tuesday vote on a two‑year homelessness spending plan that budgets roughly $23M per year and aims to unlock about 1,267 supportive placements.

Dr. Pascal Mubenga stepped down Monday after 11 months on the job; the board named Dr. Ebony Prophet‑Bullock interim effective July 14. The district gave no immediate reason.

A technical funding glitch cost Aurora its 24/7 mental-health Living Room and left southern Kane County without overnight crisis respite. The denial has prompted calls for emergency support and a review of grant systems.

Neighbors in Castle Rock's Terrain subdivision are asking why a bear they'd seen frequently was shot by a wildlife officer, and are pressing for a public explanation.

Sheriff Denita Ball unveiled I.G.N.I.T.E., a National Sheriffs' Association‑backed inmate education and job‑training program. Research on the model shows sharp short‑term drops in rebooking.

NYC says it will expand ACES special-education classes to preschool-aged children as part of a new investment. Advocates welcome the move but warn seats and therapists will be the test.

Glynn County Schools will require K–12 students to keep phones powered off and out of sight from arrival to dismissal starting this August. The rule comes with stepped discipline and exemptions for medical needs.

A Fourth of July surge left Franklin County's dog shelter over capacity, prompting $18 adoptions and a push for fosters and reclaims.

Bricks from a city-owned vacant house crashed through a St. Louis woman's bathroom after weekend storms, narrowly missing her. The Land Reutilization Authority ordered emergency repairs.