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Reuters Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas expected to take the next round of brutal thunderstorms and possible tornadoes.
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Urban Wonk
Writing the Rules for Smart Cities
There still isn’t a common language or science of cities for the 21st century, but that could change.
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Olympics 2012
London Mayor to Olympics Complainers: 'Put a Sock in It'
Boris Johnson hopes to quiet his naysayers.
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Olympics 2012
Olympics Attendees May Wear All the Non-Sponsor Apparel They Wish
Despite what the LOCOG chief said on the radio, Pepsi and Nike gear will not be banned at the London games.
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Debt of the Day: Berlin Owes the Town of Mittenwalde 'Trillions'
Compound interest can really compound when you leave a loan unpaid for 500 years.
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Olympics 2012
The Olympics Are Making the London Assembly Relevant
The left-leaning city council may have lost legislative power, but it is regaining its influence as the sole chink in Britain’s official policy of Olympic boosterism.
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Democracy in America
This Week in Bans: No Sex In a British Graveyard
Also, Atlanta outlaws smoking in public parks and a Massachusetts town stops feeding the bears (after one licks a human).
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Democracy in America
Tea Party Mayor Janice Daniels Facing a Recall Vote
Voters in Troy, Michigan, still seem annoyed at their leader's refusal to accept federal funding.
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Maps
Demand for Foreign-Born Workers Is Spiky
Many U.S. cities cannot access the skilled workers they need.
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Olympics 2012
As Olympics-Only Lanes Near Opening, London Taxi Drivers Protest
Upset over being excluded from the lanes, some 200 London cab drivers blocked traffic in Parliament Square.
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A Brief History of NYU Land Battles
With a City Council vote on NYU 2031 imminent, a look back at four classic town-gown confrontations.
