After decades of plastic garbage bags stacked daily on New York City's sidewalks (and the rats they attract), officials hope to solve this issue just like other U.S. cities have already: garbage bins.

For decades, New York City has piled its trash in heaps of bags on city sidewalks. Now, the city is rolling out trash bins and requiring businesses to start using them.

Wednesday Night Skate has zipped through the streets of New York since the 1990s but really picked up steam during the pandemic. These days, 200-300 skaters participate in the weekly event.

Every Wednesday evening, a horde of inline skaters barrels through New York City. They're fueled not by '90s nostalgia, but by adrenaline and the tension between unchecked speed and staying upright.

As Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sends more migrants via bus from the Mexico border, volunteers, city officials, and migrants in New York City are forced to adapt as politics play out on the ground.

New York City officials and volunteers are giving asylum seekers bused from Texas a warm welcome, but the migrants' arrival can still be rocky, with many having to stay in homeless shelters.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces emergency contracts to help an increasing number of newly arrived immigrants access shelter

Recently signed legislation in Arizona would bar people from recording video of police officers within 8 feet after being told not to.

The largest city in the U.S. ranks 93rd in access to public restrooms. But a new effort "will allow those New Yorkers with the dignity of a place to go," Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine says.

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and tribal leaders are advocating for a congressional commission to examine the impacts of the federal Native American forced-assimilation policy.

Yellowstone National Park prepares for limited reopening as surrounding communities grapple with flood damage

"Unprecedented" floods wash out bridges, basements, and roads, close hospital