Us Cities

America's Five Most Stressful Cities

ABC News | Sarah Lynch | Posted 10.17.2009 | Living


Few enjoy their commute. Just ask Stephen Dinwiddie, M.D., a psychiatrist at the University of Chicago....

The Fastest Growing Cities In America

CNN Money | Les Christie | Posted 08.01.2009 | Home


The Big Easy is making a big comeback. New Orleans has steadily won back some of the population it lost in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, acco...

US Cities May Have To Be Bulldozed In Order To Survive

Telegraph | Tom Leonard | Posted 07.14.2009 | Business


The government looking at expanding a pioneering scheme in Flint, one of the poorest US cities, which involves razing entire districts and returning t...

Homicides Down In Some Large US Cities

AP | CARRIE ANTLFINGER | Posted 02.03.2009 | Home


MILWAUKEE — Killings dropped by a third here last year, making Wisconsin's largest city among the nation's most successful in tackling its 2008 ...

Homelessness, Hunger On Rise In US Cities: Report

Reuters | Posted 01.12.2009 | Business


Homelessness and demand for emergency food are rising in the United States as the economy founders, a report said on Friday, and homeless advocates ca...

Inequality In Major US Cities Rivals Africa: Report

Reuters | Posted 11.23.2008 | Business


Major U.S. cities including New York, Washington, Atlanta and New Orleans have levels of economic inequality that rival cities in Africa, according to...

U.S. Cities Promote Bicycling As Gas Prices Soar

Reuters | Jon Hurdle | Posted 07.29.2008 | Business


U.S. cities that have long promoted bicycle use by commuters are now seeing a steady rise in the popularity of pedal power as gasoline prices soar. C...

Foreclosures Prompt Cities to Make Plea For Federal Aid

New York Times | IAN URBINA | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Facing a collapse in the subprime mortgage market that has pockmarked their cities with vacant houses and crippled their budgets, the nation's mayors ...