Police arrested suspects quickly after a stabbing was reported at a
Aida Shakarami was detained for allegedly violating the compulsory hijab laws, her mother says.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass delivered her State of the City address from City Hall on Monday. The Mayor touched on several issues impacting the story, including the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Oly
Adams had been pushing for an extension of mayoral control of city schools to be included in the state budget. A key state lawmaker says a short-term extension is again on the table in the talks, two weeks after legislative leaders declared it all but dead. [ more › ]
St. Louis has long had one of the highest violent crime rates in the country, and while some might say that the city's elected leadership should be held accountable, St. Louis's Democratic mayor Tishaura Jones recently suggested that instead the city should "hold business owners accountable" for crimes committed on their premises, according to KOMOnews. Jones made the comments during the Memphis meeting of the Black Mayors Coalition on Crime, which wrapped up March 28th. The discussions during...
Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., has claimed that the Thursday arrest of fellow "Squad" member Rep. Ilhan Omar’s daughter at anti-Israel protests at Columbia University was political payback for the congresswoman’s probing of the institution’s leadership the day before. Bowman said Omar, D-Minn., had questioned Columbia leadership’s commitment to "free academic expression" during a fiery congressional hearing on Wednesday and the following day her daughter, Isra Hirsi, was arrested. "The day after...
On the day wildfires destroyed much of Lahaina and killed at least 101 people, poor communications between Maui’s mayor and top state and local emergency officials stymied their realization of how serious the situation was. At one point, Maui’s top emergency management official rejected an offer of additional help from Honolulu. And evidence since gathered indicates the catastrophic fire that exploded on the afternoon of Aug. 8 ignited in the same area where a downed powerline had sparked an...
More than 100 people were arrested by New York Police Department officers on a preliminary charge of criminal trespass, according to a law enforcement official, as police entered Columbia University on Thursday to disperse a pro-Palestinian protest that began a day earlier as the university’s president testified before a House committee about the school’s response to antisemitism. The individuals were detained with no resistance, and the university is named as the complainant since the incident...
Education Minister Paul Givan said: “Twenty-eight schools were announced in March 2022 to advance in design under the Major Capital Works programme. St. Brigid’s College was ranked eleventh in the prioritised list.” He was asked about the project by Sinn Féin’s Ciara Ferguson. The projects were paused last year due to the department’s budget. In February Mr. Givan announced seven would restart although St. Brigid’s was not included.
Duggan is expected to focus on city neighborhoods in his speech and address quality of life issues. He'll also address how city is preparing for NFL Draft.
Representative Ilhan Omar's daughter Isra Hirsi was among at least 108 people arrested as police in riot gear moved in to break up the anti-Israel protest that rocked Columbia University in New York.New York City Mayor Eric Adams held a news conference Thursday evening to say that university President Nemat Shafik had asked police to eliminate a "clear and present threat" to campus safety.Tensions had been at their peak since protesters pitched their tents on the university's south lawn at 4...
Footage on social media showed the demonstration, in which dozens of protesters were seen chanting ‘Senate can’t eat until Gaza eats!’