Haywood County's school board chair stepped down as chair after a Facebook comment to "get a rope" about an 18‑year‑old charged in the Brownsville pre‑prom shooting, prompting an NAACP ethics complaint.

A Springfield family and the Springfield NAACP are pressing for a formal investigation after an autistic second‑grader was reportedly bullied at a Columbus school; they want policy changes and supports.

An Oklahoma City renter says he’s gone nine months without a working air conditioner while a heat advisory pushes temperatures into dangerous territory.

At Medal Day the NYPD honored 42 officers who died of 9/11-related illness and Detective Didarul Islam, who was killed in a 2025 Midtown shooting.

Two years after HB 1083 hid adoption photo listings, Tampa Heart Galleries and child‑welfare recruiters say the privacy-driven change is cutting casual interest and complicating matches.

A new city volunteer program will station New Yorkers at high‑traffic sites this summer to help World Cup fans and other visitors navigate the city.

Evanston’s four‑person CARE team has handled thousands of nonviolent calls and will expand after city budget moves to add staff, vehicles and hours. The growth follows high call volume and local pilot success.

Westside neighbors say packs of loose dogs are chasing people and pets and pressing the city for faster action from animal-control officers.

West Bloomfield has begun construction on a 48,000-square-foot Connect community center at the Civic Center campus, replacing the old recreation building and expanding programming for seniors and families.

The founder of Urban Compassion Project resigned amid rival lawsuits and board accusations of financial misuse, imperiling the group's cleanups across Oakland.

Nurses are resigning after a medical contractor collapse left a New York jail short-staffed and struggling to pay medical workers.

A Common Sense Media census finds 86% of 9–17-year-olds have used AI — and many ask bots about health, homework and feelings, often without adult guidance.

Pomona says some mailed copies of its Summer Recreation Guide contained 'inappropriate' images; the city has suspended the print run and launched an investigation.