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Uvalde mayor abruptly resigns, citing health concerns

The mayor of Uvalde, Texas, abruptly resigned Monday, citing health concerns. Kody Smith’s resignation comes after he won a 2023 campaign that hinged on the Robb Elementary School shooting. “I would like to thank the members of the Uvalde community for their thoughts and prayers as I recover from the unexpected medical issues I have […]

Colombian mayor issues 6-month prostitution ban in tourist-heavy neighborhoods

The mayor of Colombia’s second-largest city has ordered a six-month ban on prostitution in some of the city’s most famous neighborhoods, saying the measure is necessary to prevent child sexual exploitation. Mayor Federico Gutierrez said Monday that the ban would also be enforced in the Provenza and El Poblado districts, two areas of the city […]

At Least 32 Shot During Easter Weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Chicago

At least 32 people were shot, four of them fatally, over the Easter weekend in Chicago, where Mayor Brandon Johnson is a Democrat. ABC7 report The first shooting of the weekend occurred on Friday, when a 29-year-old man was shot and killed in a drive-by crash in a parking lot in the “800 block of […]

Mayor Adams clashes with lawyer over Officer Dillon’s murder

Mayor Eric Adams took aim at woke criminal defense lawyers who downplayed the murder of police officer Jonathan Diller as an “unusual event” and instead focused on police officers who “murdered” citizens. Olayemi Orurin, a self-proclaimed “movement” lawyer and “abolitionist,” appeared on the show with Adams. iHeartMedia’s “The Breakfast Club” The segment aired on Friday […]

Antisemitic Riot at Berkeley City Council Meeting on Holocaust; Mayor Condemns

Anti-Semitic violence erupted Tuesday night at a Berkeley, California, city council meeting scheduled to discuss plans to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day in April. The Jewish Community Relations Council cited the rioters’ anti-Semitic language and posted a video of the riot on X (formerly Twitter). Attention: Yesterday, the Berkeley City Council held its final meeting before […]

Tom Henry dead: Longtime Fort Wayne mayor dies at 72

Tom Henry, the longtime mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, died from late-stage stomach cancer on Thursday at the age of 72 after he suffered a medical emergency from the cancer on Wednesday night. Henry’s family said he died at his home in Indiana and had been placed in hospice after the medical emergency. Henry was […]