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Protesters and Flint police scuffled at the end of the council meeting, amid growing anger among activists over the department's shutting down a protest the day before.

State Environmental officials say the city’s drinking water is testing at one part per billion of lead — well within federal and state standards.

Developers are building more single-family houses for renting. That can lower prices for both renters and buyers.

On the 10th anniversary of the start of the Flint water crisis, Mayor Sheldon Neeley discusses ongoing pipe replacements, financial settlements, and rebuilding trust.

On April 25, 2014, Flint's drinking water source was switched to the Flint River. The intent of the switch was to save the city millions of dollars. The result was an environmental disaster.

The Oak Park Methodist Episcopal Church was built in the early 1900’s, financed by some of Flint’s auto industry pioneers. A 2023 fire, started accidently, destroyed most of the historic Neo-Gothic church, after many years of decline and neglect.

Veolia North America, a private engineering firm that provided consulting services to the city of Flint, has agreed to pay $25 million to settle claims in a Flint Water Crisis lawsuit.

After the Hamas-led attack on Israel in 2023, Israel cut off most economic ties with the West Bank. Permits for Palestinians to work in Israel were frozen, and West Bank unemployment is now at 28%.

In an unprecedented move, India held the water treaty in abeyance after blaming Pakistan for a deadly attack in April. Pakistan denies involvement in the attack and accuses India of "weaponizing water."

Junot Díaz's The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao was removed from an English class at the public school. PEN America says it's part of a trend of scrubbing literature dealing with uncomfortable topics.