Officials in Mexico are looking to crack down on rampant police corruption with an unlikely carrot: mortgages.
Oct 7, 2008 Associated Press
Foreclosures and economic hardships have caused a proliferation of tent cities across the U.S.
Sep 21, 2008 Associated Press
<p>A jury has awarded a poor rural Ohio neighborhood populated mostly by African Americans nearly $11 million, having determined that racist motives lay behind the water authority's decades-long refusal to supply water to the community.</p>
Jul 13, 2008 Associated Press
<p>Freight trains already face serious traffic on the nation's network of rails. If nothing is done, insiders project disaster in the near future.</p>
Jun 1, 2008 Associated Press
<p>The American Lung Association has released its 2008 State of the Air report, which ranks cities with the worst air pollution.</p>
May 2, 2008 Associated Press
<p>Responding to the growing backslash against cell phone chatter, the city of Graz, Austria has banned cell phone use on its public transit system.</p>
Apr 20, 2008 Associated Press
<p>Recent reports are highlighting the dire effects climate change will have on transportation infrastructure.</p>
Mar 13, 2008 Associated Press
<p>Growth and rising populations have many Western states reconsidering dams.</p>
Mar 8, 2008 Associated Press
<p>TV network officials have issued a formal apology for its tongue-in-cheek suggested mispronunciation of the name of the Massachusetts town of Athol in a recent ad.</p>
Mar 7, 2008 Associated Press
<p>A group of researchers is using mapping and satellite data to help cities quantify their tree canopy cover -- a move that is spurring efforts to increase tree planting in cities across the country.</p>
Feb 22, 2008 Associated Press
