Councilmember Nithya Raman will be Los Angeles’ next mayor after defeating incumbent Karen Bass in the November general election, CBS News projects. Raman’s win comes after resounding victories for Democrats across the country on Election Day. Raman released a video statement on Thursday afternoon saying she is deeply honored to be the next mayor…
Oregon’s Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek wins reelection, CBS News projects, a closer-than-expected campaign in a reliably blue state that hasn’t elected a Republican governor since 1982. Although Democrats were generally favored in the national environment, Kotek’s race against Christine Drazan was one of the biggest nail-biters for a Democratic incumbent in the country. Kotek, first…
Former President Barack Obama on Saturday seized on what he described as cruelty and indecency coming from President Trump and his Republican allies, stepping into one of the nation’s ugliest midterm fights as he worked to rally Democratic voters in battleground Ohio. Obama took specific aim at Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who has doubled…
A new attack ad with unknown origins features the estranged mother of Democratic candidate for Ohio governor Amy Acton calling her a “liar” and defending her GOP opponent Vivek Ramaswamy. Acton’s campaign and her brother denounced the ad as a “despicable low.” Acton’s mother, Donna Arthur, whose husband was accused of raping Acton when she…
Tasia Fortune was apparently killed in a drug dispute before her body was hung in a tree in a “staged” lynching behind an abandoned home in the Mississippi capital this summer, a detective testified Friday. Fortune was killed in a disagreement about drugs, and she fought hard with her attackers before she was killed, Jackson…
Police in Mississippi have arrested a second man in the death of a Black woman found hanging from a tree and have issued an arrest warrant for a third suspect. Jackson police said late Tuesday that they arrested 25-year-old Earnest Lloyd Jr. in the death of 29-year-old Tasia Fortune, whose body was found hanging behind…
London — Britain’s Prince William has announced a new project aimed at eradicating homelessness in the U.K. through partnerships with local communities and businesses. It’s a cause close to the Prince of Wales’ heart, and he’s said his inspiration to tackle the issue comes from his mother, the late Princess Diana. It’s the first major…
Amanda DeSimone-Shabrack relies on a home healthcare aide to help her high-needs autistic 12-year-old son. Virginia’s Medicaid program covers the assistance, enabling her to work as both an education technology specialist and a professor, run errands, and keep Mason in the home. That could change. In June, the Department of Justice issued a legal opinion…
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard died in a motorcycle crash in Dublin early Wednesday, his management said. He was 56. “With broken hearts, we announce the passing of Glen Hansard in the early hours of this morning,” ATC Management said in a statement to CBS News. Irish police said a man in his 50s…
In the year since President Trump signed an executive order aimed at moving homeless people off the streets, federal agencies have given states a green light to expand the use of civil commitment for homeless individuals with mental illness or substance abuse problems. Pending a court challenge, the primary system of funding for organizations combating…
