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Michael Tisius was convicted of murdering two jail guards. He is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday. The murders were so brazen, so brutal, they stunned the people of Missouri. [...]

The closures in Detroit, Pittsburgh and Grand Rapids, Mich., renewed concerns about aging infrastructure amid climate change. High heat shut down schools in Grand Rapids, Mich., and Pittsburgh on Thursday, [...]

Minnesota's attorney general, Keith Ellison, who jotted notes to himself daily as he oversaw the prosecution, has written a book about the case. The country was riveted for three weeks [...]

Minnesota’s attorney general, Keith Ellison, who jotted notes to himself daily as he oversaw the prosecution, has written a book about the case. The country was riveted for three weeks [...]

Byline: Julie Bosman CHICAGO - Bulging suitcases lined the wall of windows facing the street at a North Side police station in Chicago one morning this week. Air mattresses, blankets [...]

Brandon Johnson, a progressive Democrat, explains how he plans to manage the nation's third-largest city in a complicated moment. It wasn't long ago that Brandon Johnson, 47, was a county [...]

Brandon Johnson, a progressive Democrat, explains how he plans to manage the nation’s third-largest city in a complicated moment. It wasn’t long ago that https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/22/us/brandon-johnson-chicago-mayor-runoff-teachers.html, 47, was a county commissioner [...]

More than 1.1 million Americans have died of Covid. An official end to the health emergency has landed in complicated ways for those affected most acutely. Shannon Cummings, 53, has [...]

Manuel Castro, New York City’s immigration commissioner, said that up to 1,000 migrants could arrive daily in the coming weeks. More than a week before the anticipated lifting of Title [...]

Manuel Castro, comisionado de migración de la ciudad de Nueva York, dijo que hasta 1000 migrantes podrían llegar cada día en las próximas semanas. Más de una semana antes de [...]

CHICAGO -- Bulging suitcases lined the wall of windows facing the street at a North Side police station in Chicago one morning this week. Air mattresses, blankets and pillows covered [...]

Byline: Julie Bosman, Mitch Smith, Jesse McKinley and Jay Root Two men appeared in courtrooms in different parts of the country on Wednesday, charged in shootings that came after minor [...]

Byline: Mitch Smith and Julie Bosman Residents and friends of the victim were searching for answers as the 84-year-old homeowner surrendered to the authorities on two felony charges. KANSAS CITY, [...]

Two men appeared in courtrooms in different parts of the country on Wednesday, charged in shootings that came after minor missteps on everyday tasks. Hundreds of miles apart, the two [...]

Residents and friends of the victim were searching for answers as the 84-year-old homeowner surrendered to the authorities on two felony charges. KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- On Tuesday morning, hundreds [...]

The man charged in the shooting of a 16-year-old in Missouri was in police custody on Tuesday afternoon after being charged with first-degree assault. Andrew D. Lester, the man accused [...]

Mr. Johnson, a progressive county commissioner, won over liberal voters across the city after finishing second in a first round of balloting. CHICAGO -- In the final days of the [...]

In a largely liberal city, Chicago voters chose Brandon Johnson, a county commissioner and union organizer, over Paul Vallas, who took a hard line on crime. CHICAGO -- Rufus Burns, [...]

In a largely liberal city, Chicago voters chose Brandon Johnson, a county commissioner and union organizer, over Paul Vallas, who took a hard line on crime. CHICAGO — Rufus Burns, [...]

Mr. Johnson, a progressive county commissioner, won over liberal voters across the city after finishing second in a first round of balloting. CHICAGO — In the final days of the [...]

The runoff election that will decide the next mayor of Chicago will have implications beyond the city limits or even the borders of Illinois. Two Democrats — Paul Vallas and [...]

Brandon Johnson, a county commissioner and union organizer who called for a vast expansion of social programs in Chicago, as well as new taxes, was elected mayor of the country’s [...]

With the Chicago mayoral race virtually tied, it appeared increasingly possible that it could be Wednesday, or even later, before a winner is projected. “It’s unlikely that a candidate will [...]

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/04/04/us/chicago-mayor-runoff CHICAGO — Chicago is known as a city of neighborhoods, a sprawling metropolis divided into distinctive pockets defined by their own architecture, restaurants, languages, ballparks and beaches. But this [...]

CHICAGO -- Chicago is known as a city of neighborhoods, a sprawling metropolis divided into distinctive pockets defined by their own architecture, restaurants, languages, ballparks and beaches. But this is [...]

With just weeks to go before the runoff for mayor, a choice between vastly different visions of policing. CHICAGO -- As Brandi Johnson left a restaurant recently in Bronzeville, long [...]

With just weeks to go before the runoff for mayor, a choice between vastly different visions of policing. CHICAGO — As Brandi Johnson left a restaurant recently in Bronzeville, long [...]

David O. Brown, the superintendent, said he had accepted a job as chief operating officer of a personal injury law firm in Texas. CHICAGO -- David O. Brown, the embattled [...]

David O. Brown, the superintendent, said he had accepted a job as chief operating officer of a personal injury law firm in Texas. CHICAGO — David O. Brown, the embattled [...]

The result was a resounding defeat that reflected widespread dissatisfaction from voters over her handling of crime. Challengers to her political left and right advanced to a runoff. CHICAGO -- [...]

When the pandemic took hold, Chicago was awash in affectionate memes featuring Lori Lightfoot, the city’s stern, no-nonsense new mayor. Since then, the joke has worn off. CHICAGO — Mayor [...]

The result was a resounding defeat that reflected widespread dissatisfaction from voters over her handling of crime. Challengers to her political left and right advanced to a runoff. CHICAGO — [...]

America’s cities increasingly face similar problems, particularly worries about crime and hangovers from the pandemic. That’s why the mayor’s election in Chicago on Tuesday is about more than Chicago. CHICAGO [...]

When the pandemic took hold, Chicago was awash in affectionate memes featuring Lori Lightfoot, the city's stern, no-nonsense new mayor. Since then, the joke has worn off. CHICAGO -- Mayor [...]

A professor recalls: ''It looked like a robot, not someone human, covered with a mask and a cap.'' EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Prof. Marco Díaz-Muñoz was standing at the front [...]

Byline: Julie Bosman, Sophia Lada, Tracey Tully and Patricia Mazzei The gunfire on Monday night left three dead and five critically injured. For some students, the familiar rituals of sorrow, [...]

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Until a gunman shot and killed three Michigan State University students this week, the campus was a whirl of activity where 50,000 students came and went [...]

Para una generación de jóvenes estadounidenses, los tiroteos masivos en centros de enseñanza se han convertido en una rutina tan dolorosa que algunos de ellos ya han vivido más de [...]

The gunfire on Monday night left three dead and five critically injured. For some students, the familiar rituals of sorrow, anger and disbelief were playing out again. EAST LANSING, Mich. [...]

CHICAGO -- Mayor Lori Lightfoot met recently with two dozen Chicagoans at a campaign event in a plush apartment building in the city's affluent Lincoln Park neighborhood. Before long, she [...]

With cameras nearly everywhere, and residents wary, the authorities are moving faster and speaking critically when officers are accused of beatings. CHICAGO -- It took 13 months and an order [...]

Jason Seaman, a seventh-grade science teacher in Noblesville, Ind., was helping a student with a test when a classmate returned from the bathroom, drew a handgun from his pocket and [...]

Jason Seaman, a seventh-grade science teacher in Noblesville, Ind., was helping a student with a test when a classmate returned from the bathroom, drew a handgun from his pocket and [...]

Byline: Julie Bosman In Omaha, a Streetcar Named Undesirable by Warren Buffett We're exploring how America defines itself one place at a time. In Omaha, city leaders and the most [...]

In Omaha, a Streetcar Named Undesirable by Warren Buffett We're exploring how America defines itself one place at a time. In Omaha, city leaders and the most famous local resident [...]

Roughly two-thirds of the U.S. population -- more than 200 million people -- were under winter warnings or advisories at one point on Friday. CHICAGO -- A frigid winter storm [...]

Just before Christmas, a combination of ice, snow and winds is paralyzing much of the U.S. I have rarely seen my fellow Chicagoans fuss much over a snowstorm. In this [...]

The books business has had a difficult year. Book bans are https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/12/books/book-bans-libraries.html. A failed corporate acquisition resulted in an antitrust trial and an executive shake-up. Strife over low wages has [...]

In Chicago, a Battle Over a Religious Statue Is About Much More Than Religion We're exploring how America defines itself one place at a time. Two communities in Chicago have [...]

Robert Crimo Jr., whose son is accused of killing seven people at this year's Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill., was charged with seven counts of reckless conduct. [...]