Chicago makes history electing Lori Lightfoot as first black woman mayor
Lori Lightfoot, a political newcomer, was elected the first black female mayor of Chicago on Tuesday, defeating opponent Toni Preckwinkle by a landslide in a runoff to take over a city struggling with crime and weak finances.
Lightfoot set to become Chicago’s first black woman mayor
Lori Lightfoot, a political newcomer, was on track to be elected the first black female mayor of Chicago on Tuesday, with a massive lead over opponent Toni Preckwinkle in a city struggling with crime and poor finances.
Lightfoot leads vote count to be Chicago’s first black woman mayor
Lori Lightfoot, a political newcomer, was leading an election for mayor of Chicago on Tuesday and on her way to becoming the first black woman to hold the position in the third-largest U.S. city, official results showed.
Suspect in rapper Nipsey Hussle’s killing arrested in Los Angeles suburb
The man suspected of fatally shooting Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle in a personal dispute was arrested in a Los Angeles suburb on Tuesday, a day after authorities named him publicly, police officials said.
Pittsburgh votes to restrict ‘assault weapons,’ challenge likely
Pittsburgh’s city council on Tuesday approved restrictions on the use of some “assault weapons” and ammunition, passing bills introduced following a 2018 synagogue shooting, in a move gun-rights activists vowed to challenge.
Texas chemical plant fire kills one, injures two
A blast and fire at a chemical plant near Houston killed one person on Tuesday and injured two others, in an incident involving a highly flammable gas, officials said, less than a month after a similar fire in the region that burned for days.
Chinese woman arrested by Secret Service at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
A Chinese woman who passed security checkpoints at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida carrying a thumb drive coded with “malicious” software was arrested on Saturday for entering a restricted property and making false statements to o…
Suspect in killing of rapper Nipsey Hussle arrested: LA police
The man suspected of shooting rapper Nipsey Hussle to death in a personal dispute was arrested on Tuesday, Los Angeles police officials said.
Chicago votes to choose between two black women for mayor
Chicago voters went to the polls on Tuesday to choose between two African-American women running for mayor, with the winner of the historic vote inheriting a city steeped in violent crime and wracked by fiscal woes.
Purdue’s Sackler family fights ‘inflammatory’ Massachusetts opioid case
Members of the Sackler family behind OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP have asked a judge to toss a lawsuit by the Massachusetts attorney general that claims they helped fuel the U.S. opioid epidemic, arguing it contains “misleading and inflammatory all…
