Data: Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA) ; Chart: Russell Contreras/Axios Violent crime kept falling across many of the nation's largest cities through June, with homicides down 17.2% from the first half of 2025, according to preliminary data reviewed by Axios. Why it matters: The decline now spans two presidencies — it began falling under President Biden after the pandemic-era surge, and has kept dropping under President Trump . - Trump came into office casting America as being overrun by crime at time when the numbers were already declining dramatically. - As that decline has continued during his watch he's taken credit for it, often linking it to his deployment of the National Guard in cities such as Washington, D.C., and…
This morning, Meta just announced it will invest $1 billion in U.S. cities where it operates AI data centers. This comes as some communities rally against the projects, citing concerns about electricity use and water consumption. But in one Utah town, a data center –operated by Meta– has already won the support of residents by working to address their concerns and investing in the community. MS NOW's Josh Einiger breaks it all down.
As Waymo deploys more driverless cars to 15 U.S. cities and counting, its vehicles keep encountering new and unexpected situations that they have no script to handle.
More light at the day’s end comes at a price: much later winter sunrises across much of the U.S. Scientists have documented consequences for public health and the economy.
World Cup events, packed festivals and revived public spaces are drawing people back downtown — and giving urban leaders hope that the pandemic slump has faded.
They aren’t praising big Democrat cities or progressive leftists; no, they’re praising middle America, every day working-class Americans, and the America one finds in those flyover states.
