A subway announcement change, the prosecution of an Iranian sanctions dodger, and other tidbits from New York
From crime to Christ to social critic
Sophia Lee | LA officials have put the city on a ‘road diet’ to promote other forms of transportation, but traffic congestion is driving protests
Witnesses say train never slowed as it pulled into Hoboken station
Politicians successfully sell Philadelphia’s soft drink tax
Philadelphia’s tax on the thirsty could raise $400 million for education
Marvin Olasky | The poorest city in the United States has built a rich tradition of excellence in chess
Mindy Belz | For the Middle East’s urban war zones, caught now for years under bombardments and deprivation, survival amid the ruins often means living in the hell brought by Islamic State
