Ten states are responsible for the bulk of illegal guns that are shipped across state lines for use in crimes, according to a report released Friday by a national coalition of mayors. ...more

December 5, 2008

If the presidential campaign debate were a reliable gauge of the nation's problems, the country would be practically free of crime. Neither Barack Obama nor John McCain is paying sufficient attention to criminal justice. In some ways, the issue may seem like a throwback to 1992, when murder rates were spiking nationwide. Yet it is worth recalling New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's warning just last year that Americans have a much greater chance of being killed by crime than by a terror strike. ...more

October 12, 2008

Phil Mickelson's star presence at this week's Deutsche Bank Championship was evident Thursday by the company he kept at the TPC Boston. ...more

August 29, 2008

Phil Mickelson's star presence at this week's Deutsche Bank Championship was evident Thursday by the company he kept at the TPC Boston. ...more

August 29, 2008

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Microsoft founder Bill Gates said Wednesday they will together provide $500 million to fight tobacco use around the world, especially in developing countries where smoking rates are rising. ...more

July 24, 2008

Mayors across the country are talking up the virtues of tap water, some are even banning their cities from buying water in bottles. ...more

July 5, 2008

Get rid of the federal gas tax - at least for the summer. Tax big oil to help the rest of us out. Get drilling in that Alaska refuge. Soaring gasoline prices are suddenly the nation's No. 1 crisis, and all the presidential candidates are offering cures. ...more

May 2, 2008

Tick tock, tick tock. The wait is on for Joe Torre and his Yankees players, a fiercely loyal bunch. ...more

October 10, 2007