The Los Angeles City Council voted 14-0 to advance restrictions on police traffic stops rooted in one dangerous idea: That cops enforcing traffic laws are somehow the real threat...
The U.S. military conducted a lethal strike on another alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific on Friday, killing two suspected “narco-terrorists,” according to U.S. Southern Command (Southcom). Southcom said the vessel was operated by an unnamed designated terrorist organization and was transiting along “known narco-trafficking routes” engaged in illicit drug trafficking. “Two male narco-terrorists...
Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles, 73, said Thursday she will resign effective June 30, a surprise move less than six months after the five-term Democrat won reelection to lead the nation’s 14th-largest city.
"Serving as Charlotte’s mayor has been the honor of my life," Lyles, 73, said in a statement, The Charlotte Observer reported Thursday. "I am proud of our record navigating various challenges, strengthening our economy, investing in our neighborhoods, and building a foundation for Charlotte’s continued success during a time of rapid growth."
"As in all things politics, I am sure there will be speculation as to why I am making this decision now," the statement continued. "Simply put, I am going to spend time with my grandchildren. Like many of us, I have missed some moments with them and intend to not miss anymore."
Lyles easily won reelection in 2025 after facing questions over whether she would run again.
Her resignation will leave the Charlotte City Council to decide who completes the remainder of her term.
Lyles has served as Charlotte’s mayor since 2017 after previously serving on the City Council.
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A long-time aide to Democratic Rep. Danny Davis has been indicted on charges of claiming unemployment benefits during the coronavirus pandemic, even though he was working for Congress the whole time.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio opened a fence-mending visit to the Vatican on Thursday after President Trump's broadsides against Pope Leo XIV and the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran angered the Holy See and sparked ongoing sparring between the two American leaders.
A note Jeffrey Epstein's former cellmate claimed he found after the millionaire sex offender's first suspected jail suicide attempt was made public Wednesday, years after being sealed and locked in a courthouse vault as part of an unrelated legal dispute.
Los Angeles mayoral candidates clashed over whether noncitizens should vote in local elections, with Karen Bass saying "it depends" and Spencer Pratt answering with a simple "no."
