Knowable Magazine reports on how in metros like Reno, Nevada, citizen scientists hit the road to collect detailed temperature data—key to taming urban heat, saving lives and designing for a warmer ...

Kohl's and Macy's said they planned to closing dozens of stores by spring. Two dozen Kohl's could be closed by Saturday.

Portland police recovered far more firearms used in crimes last year than two other major West Coast cities, Seattle and Oakland. In 2024, Portland police recovered 1,642 guns, compared with 942 ...

Originally created as one of the city’s numbered political subdivisions shortly after Houston’s founding in 1836, Third Ward has undergone significant boundary changes and population transformations ...

Air Canada, the largest airline carrier in the country, has apologized after some of its in-flight maps appeared to have removed Israel. The issue occurred on some of Air Canada’s Boeing 737 MAX ...

Aimed at easing the state's housing shortage, the law applies to 177 cities and towns that have — or border communities with — MBTA rapid transit or commuter rail stops. Nearly three-quarters ...

Think you can do better than the real-world city planners of yore? This Real World Cities Maps collection lets you try your hand at redesigning one of hundreds of real cities, from Ancona ...

Elon Musk said X was hit Monday by a major cyberattack, raising questions as to whether the politically divisive billionaire is being targeted or his decision to gut staff at what was once Twitter ...

Petrol station attendant Amadou Sani gesticulated to approaching motorists in Niamey to keep going because the garage had no more fuel. Niger has been grappling since the start of the month with ...

Denver is home to the SBA’s Region VIII, which covers Colorado, Wyoming, Montana ... is important that SBA offices are located not in major cities — dominated by large corporations and ...

The largest of them, in the Carolina Forest area near Myrtle Beach, has spread over 2,000 acres. Efforts were underway to contain the active fires in the Carolinas. Here are maps illustrating the ...