Death of Cyclist in Paris Lays Bare Divide in Mayor’s War Against Cars

NYC mayor to stand trial in April 2025 on federal corruption charges

New York City Mayor Eric Adams will stand trial on federal corruption charges starting on April 21, 2025, a judge said Friday.

Image of Athens mayor wearing Palestinian flag shirt is altered

World - Yahoo News - November 6

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba Is Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges

The mayor and two other local officials pleaded not guilty on Thursday after being accused of taking part in a scheme in which F.B.I. agents posing as real estate developers offered bribes.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 7

London Breed Concedes San Francisco Mayor Race to Daniel Lurie

Mayor London Breed acknowledged on Thursday that Daniel Lurie, a first-time candidate, would succeed her in office.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 8

SF Mayor London Breed concedes race, congratulates Daniel Lurie on victory

San Francisco Mayor London Breed conceded the mayoral race to Daniel Lurie Thursday afternoon with a social media post that congratulated her competitor.

Jackson mayor and other local Mississippi officials accused of bribery

The mayor of Mississippi’s capital said Thursday “he will continue to handle the business of the city,” after he pleaded not guilty to charges related to an alleged bribery scheme that has also led ...

Keep Fluoride in New York Water? Mayor Adams Hesitates, Then Weighs In.

President-elect Donald J. Trump has indicated that he would support ending water fluoridation. Mayor Eric Adams was reticent on the issue, before eventually taking a side.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 7

San Francisco Mayor London Breed concedes race to Levi Strauss heir

San Francisco Mayor London Breed lost her reelection bid with voters electing Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie to be the city’s next leader. Daniel Lurie, a millionaire who leads an anti-poverty ...

Politics - The Hill - November 8

Mayor Adams’s Longtime Girlfriend Retires From Highly Paid Schools Job

Tracey Collins, a high-ranking Department of Education adviser, stepped down amid allegations that her position was a “no-show” job.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 8

San Francisco Mayor-Elect Plans to Declare Fentanyl Emergency on Day 1

Daniel Lurie held his first news conference since Mayor London Breed conceded the mayoral race this week.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 9

What a Trump Presidency Might Mean for Mayor Adams’s Criminal Case

Would Donald J. Trump come to the aid of Mayor Eric Adams of New York, an embattled Democrat indicted on federal corruption charges?

Top stories - The New York Times - November 10

Perugia mayor apologises for allowing Amanda Knox drama to be filmed in city

Italian city has struggled to shake off image associated with it as a result of murder of Meredith Kercher. The mayor of Perugia, where the British student Meredith Kercher was murdered, has ...

World - The Guardian - November 11

A former prosecutor in southern Mexico is arrested in the grisly decapitation of a mayor

A former prosecutor and local police official has been arrested in connection with the grisly decapitation of a mayor on Oct. 6

World - ABC News - November 12

Mexican Officials Arrest Top Security Official in Mayor’s Beheading

Mayor Alejandro Arcos Catalán was killed less than a week after taking office in Chilpancingo. On Tuesday, the authorities arrested the city’s public security minister in connection with his death.

World - The New York Times - November 14

London mayor says Trump's attacks on him are due to his ethnicity and religion

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has accused Donald Trump of repeatedly criticizing him because of his "ethnicity" and Muslim faith, comments likely to renew his long-running feud with Trump.

Yiannis Boutaris, Vintner, Animal Defender and Greek Mayor, Dies at 82

A colorful figure in Thessaloniki, he tried to reconcile the city’s painful history with its Turkish and Jewish communities, and he extended a hand to his country’s foes.

World - The New York Times - November 16

Pat Koch Thaler, Sister to a Famed Mayor, Chose to Die on a Saturday

Ms. Thaler, a former dean at N.Y.U., used her last interview to reminisce about her brother, Ed, and to publicize the alternatives to prolonging pain and suffering.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 17

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas on hosting the NWSL Championship

With the NWSL Championship set to take place in Kansas City, Mayor Quinton Lucas joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to talk about the event's importance and the city's commitment to promoting women's sports.

Warsaw’s mayor to face rightwing historian in Polish presidential race

Liberal Rafał Trzaskowski will be pitted against Karol Nawrocki, candidate for opposition PiS party

World - Financial Times - 5 days ago

Polish prime minister's party picks Warsaw mayor as its candidate for president

Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski has been selected by Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s centrist Civic Coalition as its candidate in next year’s presidential election, beating out Foreign Minister Radek ...

World - ABC News - 6 days ago

Rand Paul: Denver mayor could be removed over deportation cooperation stance

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said he thinks the mayor of Denver could be removed from office if he attempts to block President-elect Trump’s plan for mass deportations. “I would say that the mayor of ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Tom Homan says he will jail mayor for challenging Trump's deportation efforts

Homan’s comments come after Mayor Mike Johnston said he was willing to go to jail to stop possible mass deportation efforts under the incoming Trump administration.

U.S. Investigating Political Action Committee Tied to Mayor Adams

Prosecutors and the F.B.I. are examining an organization founded by the Rev. Alfred Cockfield II, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Trump border chief threatens jail for Denver mayor amid deportation dispute

Tom Homan issues threat to Democrat Mike Johnston, who says he will resist Trump’s mass deportation plan. Tom Homan, Donald Trump ’s hardline incoming border czar, has threatened to put the ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Lebanon's Military Can Barely Fight---Even After $3 Billion From the U.S.

The country’s armed forces are ill-equipped to secure its borders and push aside Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group that is now battling Israel.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 31

‘It wasn’t sexual in any way!’ 50 years of streaking – by the people who dared to bare all

In 1974, it became a craze, and has been happening ever since. While some streakers do it for a cause and others for a laugh, all agree the adrenaline rush is unbeatable. So do they have any ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Do people become less sociable with age? Not me – I’ve barely stopped since turning 90 | Sheila Hancock

Scientists think there may be benefits for older people who step back. I prefer to have ‘thank you and goodbye’ parties with my dearest friends. Some researchers at a Royal Society symposium, ...