Take a trip to New York City, and it wouldn't be uncommon to stumble upon a frenzied rat scurrying across a subway platform or to spot one of the creatures slinking into a gap in a sidewalk curb. That ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rat infestation in many world cities appears to be soaring, especially in the nation’s capital, and a new study blames warming temperatures, urbanization and other human actions. A ...

Tough street rats are “fighting” their human neighbors on several pest-infested blocks in the East Village, with locals saying the critters are popping up from garbage cans and staking claim to cars ...