en-us http://www.newsique.com/tags/us/city/ Get Informed. Choose Your News. http://www.newsique.com/us/police_6_dead_in_city_hall_shoot/ A man known for confrontations with city officials killed five people at a city council meeting in suburban St. Louis Thursday night before he was shot to death by police. Two Kirkwood police officers and three people attending the meeting were killed news us 2008-02-08 08:12:57 http://www.newsique.com/us/police_6_dead_in_city_hall_shoot/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23059784/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [8] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/police_6_dead_in_city_hall_shoot/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/victims_attorney_zoo_knowingly_k/ The attorney for the two brothers who survived the fatal tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo has accused officials there of knowingly maintaining a tiger grotto that "couldn't hold a house cat" and demands that city officials apologize for waging a "cha news us 2008-01-08 08:14:53 http://www.newsique.com/us/victims_attorney_zoo_knowingly_k/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/212964331/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Interesting [6] 60 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/victims_attorney_zoo_knowingly_k/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/study_detroit_most_dangerous_cit/ In another blow to the Motor City’s tarnished image, Detroit pushed past St. Louis to become the nation’s most dangerous city, according to a private research group’s controversial analysis, released Sunday, of annual FBI crime statistics. The st news us 2007-11-19 08:17:08 http://www.newsique.com/us/study_detroit_most_dangerous_cit/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21870766/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [6] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/study_detroit_most_dangerous_cit/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/167_homeless_camps_removed_from_/ In the past month, city workers have cleared out 167 camps in Golden Gate Park and have provided services as small as hot showers and as big as housing to 164 homeless people, Newsom administration officials say. And it's not just homeless people recei news us 2007-08-22 08:14:00 http://www.newsique.com/us/167_homeless_camps_removed_from_/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/146778734/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Interesting [10] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 1 http://www.newsique.com/us/167_homeless_camps_removed_from_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/air_ok_but_asbestos_in_debris_fr/ The air was declared clean, but the carcinogen asbestos was found in dust and debris hurled into midtown Manhattan by a steam pipe explosion the day before, New York City announced Thursday. The city's Department of Emergency Management will continue to t news us 2007-07-19 16:35:08 http://www.newsique.com/us/air_ok_but_asbestos_in_debris_fr/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/19/new.york.explosion/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Interesting [8] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/air_ok_but_asbestos_in_debris_fr/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/residents_of_oregon_town_say_sha/ The City of Keizer is taking heat for installing a group of cement posts designed to protect pedestrians from cars, but which some say is a phallic symbol. A total of 52 of the posts were installed at a busy intersection in Keizer and they are getting news us 2007-07-09 23:15:15 http://www.newsique.com/us/residents_of_oregon_town_say_sha/ www.komotv.com http://www.komotv.com/news/local/8355142.html Funny [6] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 1 http://www.newsique.com/us/residents_of_oregon_town_say_sha/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/commission_moves_to_protect_hemi/ City officials have sided with Ernest Hemingway's former home and its celebrated six-toed felines in its catfight with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Key West City Commission exempted the home from a city law prohibiting more than four domesti news us 2007-07-09 08:29:41 http://www.newsique.com/us/commission_moves_to_protect_hemi/ FOX News http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,288601,00.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/fox_news/ 82 Interesting [6] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/commission_moves_to_protect_hemi/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/unwanted_books_go_up_in_flames/ Tom Wayne amassed thousands of books in a warehouse during the 10 years he has run his used book store, Prospero's Books. His collection ranges from best sellers like Tom Clancy's "The Hunt for Red October" and Tom Wolfe's "Bonfire of the Vanities," to news us 2007-05-28 13:20:08 http://www.newsique.com/us/unwanted_books_go_up_in_flames/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/28/book.burning.ap/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Shocking [8] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/unwanted_books_go_up_in_flames/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/hmo_settles_case_of_skid_row_pat/ More than a year after an elderly hospital patient was found wandering a crime-ridden area in a hospital gown and slippers, the nation's largest HMO agreed in a settlement with the city to changes aimed at ending the dumping of homeless patients on street news us 2007-05-15 23:10:44 http://www.newsique.com/us/hmo_settles_case_of_skid_row_pat/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/15/homeless.dumping.ap/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Interesting [8] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/hmo_settles_case_of_skid_row_pat/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/parked_cars_could_land_homeowner/ A Roswell man is battling city hall over the number of cars he has at his home. A Roswell ordinance limits the number of vehicles that can be seen from the street to four, but Ahzar Zaidi often has more when his children visit from college. Zaidi is a news us 2007-05-14 12:50:58 http://www.newsique.com/us/parked_cars_could_land_homeowner/ www.wsbtv.com http://www.wsbtv.com/news/11243243/detail.html Shocking [7] 90 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/parked_cars_could_land_homeowner/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/150-story_skyscraper_could_becom/ The city's planning board has endorsed a proposal for a twisting lakefront tower that would become the nation's tallest building. With Thursday's approval from the Chicago Plan Commission, the design and site plan for the 2,000-foot Chicago Spire goes news us 2007-04-20 14:57:23 http://www.newsique.com/us/150-story_skyscraper_could_becom/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/20/tallest.building.ap/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Interesting [8] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/150-story_skyscraper_could_becom/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/judge_nazi_salute_was_too_offens/ An activist's Nazi salute during a City Council meeting caused too much disruption, a judge ruled, saying free speech only goes so far in City Hall. Homeless rights activist Robert Norse filed a federal civil rights lawsuit claiming the city violated h news us 2007-04-04 22:01:09 http://www.newsique.com/us/judge_nazi_salute_was_too_offens/ Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070404/ap_on_fe_st/nazi_salute http://www.newsique.com/sources/yahoo_news/ 93 Interesting [12] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/judge_nazi_salute_was_too_offens/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/wto_protesters_to_get_1m_settlem/ The city's insurance company has agreed to pay $1 million to settle claims from about 175 people who were wrongly arrested during a peaceful World Trade Organization protest in 1999. The case went to trial in January, and a federal jury found Seattle l news us 2007-04-02 23:26:17 http://www.newsique.com/us/wto_protesters_to_get_1m_settlem/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/106161621/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Amazing [13] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/wto_protesters_to_get_1m_settlem/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/hollywood_blaze_spreads_causing_/ Residents of 200 homes were ordered to evacuate Saturday as a wildfire burned out of control in hills and canyons in this city east of Los Angeles, authorities said. The fire burned about 1,400 acres, or 2.1 square miles, and had burned a shed and the news us 2007-04-01 02:20:23 http://www.newsique.com/us/hollywood_blaze_spreads_causing_/ CBS News http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/CBSNewsMain/~3/105500786/main2631102.shtml http://www.newsique.com/sources/cbsnews/ 93 Shocking [7] 90 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/hollywood_blaze_spreads_causing_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/911_closed_everyone_at_doughnut/ A firefighter clicked on a link on the city's Web site and got a recording of a bogus dispatcher saying 911 was closed. "Our offices are closed because everyone is at the doughnut shop," said the audio file. Stu Gallaher, city business administrator, s news us 2007-03-30 00:16:55 http://www.newsique.com/us/911_closed_everyone_at_doughnut/ Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070329/ap_on_fe_st/911_doughnuts http://www.newsique.com/sources/yahoo_news/ 93 Shocking [15] 80 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/911_closed_everyone_at_doughnut/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/paper_or_plastic_san_francisco_d/ This environmentally friendly city put a green spin Tuesday on the checkout question "Paper or plastic?," becoming the first in the nation to outlaw non-recyclable plastic bags from use in supermarkets, drugstores and other large retailers. By a 10-1 v news us 2007-03-28 16:09:35 http://www.newsique.com/us/paper_or_plastic_san_francisco_d/ Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-plastic28mar28,1,5898300.story?ctrack=1&cset=true http://www.newsique.com/sources/latimes/ 93 Amazing [20] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/paper_or_plastic_san_francisco_d/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/train_ammonia_spurs_evacuation_o/ Anhydrous ammonia leaked from a railroad tank car Saturday and the fumes led authorities to evacuate several homes in southern Lake City. There were no immediate reports of injuries, the Wabasha County sheriff's office said. The leaking car was part news us 2007-03-17 13:39:59 http://www.newsique.com/us/train_ammonia_spurs_evacuation_o/ USA Today http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/102413770/2007-03-17-ammonia_N.htm http://www.newsique.com/sources/usatoday/ 91 Interesting [6] 90 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/train_ammonia_spurs_evacuation_o/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/new_orleans_files_77_billion_cla/ The city of New Orleans filed a $77 billion damage claim against the Army Corps of Engineers Thursday for flooding that inundated the city when levees failed after Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. Under the Federal Tort Act, Thursday was the last day news us 2007-03-03 00:29:44 http://www.newsique.com/us/new_orleans_files_77_billion_cla/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/01/katrina.claim/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Important [34] 90 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/new_orleans_files_77_billion_cla/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/new_york_city_bans_racial_slur/ New York City symbolically banned use of the word nigger on Wednesday, the latest step in a campaign that hopes to expunge the most vile of racial slurs from hip hop music and television. The City Council unanimously declared a moratorium that carries news us 2007-02-28 19:38:33 http://www.newsique.com/us/new_york_city_bans_racial_slur/ Reuters http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2007-02-28T231559Z_01_N28254477_RTRUKOC_0_US-NEWYORK-WORD.xml&src=rss http://www.newsique.com/sources/reuters/ 93 Interesting [6] 80 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/new_york_city_bans_racial_slur/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/rats_chew_off_newborn_babys_nose/ Exterminators began sweeping a Kansas City neighborhood infested with rats after one of the rodents crawled into a baby's crib and severely disfigured the girl's face. Authorities said the girl's parents put her in a crib next to their bed early Sunday news us 2007-02-28 10:35:32 http://www.newsique.com/us/rats_chew_off_newborn_babys_nose/ FOX News http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,255328,00.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/fox_news/ 82 Shocking [18] 100 mrmdc http://www.newsique.com/profiles/mrmdc/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/rats_chew_off_newborn_babys_nose/#comments