Mayor Karen Bass has removed Los Angeles Fire Department chief Kristin Crowley after weeks of a public rift. Bass has criticized Crowley for a lack of preparation and mishandling the city’s wildfire response, and said the department needs new leadership. Source
In the Spanish city of Barcelona, thousands of protestors took to the streets last year angry at the impact of millions of tourists on the lives of people who live there. But as the city also battles rising temperatures, Barcelona’s mayor has turned those tourist numbers to the city’s advantage in the fight against global…
Sky News presenter Jayne Secker asks LA City Mayor Karen Bass if she would like to respond to a question put to her by our correspondent David Blevins last week, in which he asked if she owed the people of LA an apology for cutting the fire budget. In response, Ms Bass says her focus…
John Giles is trying to convince his fellow Republicans to vote for Harris in Arizona. Is anyone listening? Source
At least 16 people, including a mayor, have been killed in an Israeli air strike on the municipal headquarters in a city in southern Lebanon, the country’s official National News Agency (NNA) reports. Lebanese officials denounced Wednesday’s attack, which also wounded more than 50 people in Nabatieh, a provincial capital, saying it was evidence that…
An explosion was heard in Odesa, Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov said on Friday, UNN reports.Details”An explosion was heard in the city!” – Trukhanov wrote on Telegram.PreviouslyThere were reports of air defense operations against a reconnaissance drone in Odesa region.Air Force reports on air defense against reconnaissance drone in Odesa regionJune 28 2024, 08:20 AM • 32487…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is set to appear in court Wednesday to face federal bribery and conspiracy charges. The judge could outline a preliminary timeline for Adams’ trial. CBS News national correspondent Nikki Batiste has more. Source
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty Friday to federal bribery charges, firmly rejecting allegations that he accepted overseas travel, campaign cash and other perks from foreign interests seeking to harness his influence.Adams, a former police captain, entered the plea in a packed courtroom that’s just a short walk…
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams vowed to stay in office Thursday after federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment accusing him of letting Turkish officials and businesspeople buy his influence with illegal campaign contributions and lavish overseas trips.Adams, a Democrat, faces conspiracy, wire fraud and bribery charges in a five-count indictment outlining…
TAIPEI: A former mayor of Taipei who heads a small opposition party was arrested early on Saturday (Aug 31) as part of a graft probe of a major property development in the Taiwanese capital. Ko Wen-je, mayor from 2014 to 2022 and who came third in January’s presidential election, was arrested after investi Source
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