As states and cities navigated crisis, reform and political change, these were the stories readers turned to most in 2025 — from emergency management and public safety to housing, transit and federal ...

Utility bills are up by double-digit figures across much of the country and, increasingly, people can’t keep up. A quarter of U.S. households have been unable to pay their utility bill in full at ...

The latest report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) shows an 8.2 percent drop in roadway fatalities during the first half of 2025, the largest first-half decline since ...