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Feb 14 2025POLITICS

Kansas City Mayor's Travel Perks Spark Controversy

The Kansas City mayor, Quinton Lucas, is in hot water. A whistleblower, Tom Keating, who has worked on ethics compliance for political campaigns for two decades, has accused the mayor of using a nonprofit to fund lavish travel and entertainment. Keating revealed that the Mayors Corps of Progress for

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Feb 07 2025POLITICS

Mixed Messages: The Mayor’s Aide and the Ethics Mix-Up

The plot thickens at City Hall as the city council launches a probe into an ethics mix-up. It seems like Nate Bliss, Mayor’s top aide, may have had a ‘whoops’ moment. Bliss has been under the microscope after being called out for not stepping back from city business involving his previous employer

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Jan 28 2025HEALTH

Personalized Lung Cancer Vaccines: A New Hope

Imagine if vaccines could be tailor-made to fight your specific cancer. That's exactly what researchers at Mayo Clinic are working on. Dr. Keith Knutson explains that these personalized lung cancer vaccines are not out of a sci-fi movie but a reality in medicine. Here’s how it works: scientists ana

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Jan 28 2025POLITICS

Josh Kraft Joins Boston Mayoral Race Against Michelle Wu

Boston philanthropist Josh Kraft has officially joined the race for mayor, setting up a challenge against the current Mayor Michelle Wu. He filed the necessary paperwork with the Office of Campaign and Political Finance, listing Allison Murray as his campaign treasurer. Kraft, who is the president o

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Jan 19 2025POLITICS

NYC Mayor Meets Trump, Focuses on City Issues

New York City's Mayor Eric Adams, who is facing federal bribery charges, recently met with President-elect Donald Trump. The meeting was held near Trump's Florida estate, and the mayor stressed that they talked about important city issues like infrastructure and the migrant crisis. Adams said he did

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Jan 16 2025POLITICS

Scott Stringer's Plan to Clean Up NYC Politics: Ban Donations from Contractors and Lobbyists

Imagine a political campaign without money from lobbyists and city contractors. That’s what Scott Stringer, a former city comptroller and current mayoral hopeful, is proposing. He wants to restore trust in NYC’s government by stopping candidates from accepting donations from these groups. This isn’t

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Jan 16 2025CRIME

Mexico's El Mayo: A Deal Between Drug Lord and US Prosecutors

You might not expect a top drug lord like Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada to be having friendly chats with US prosecutors. But that's exactly what's happening. El Mayo, the big boss of the Sinaloa cartel, is in talks about a plea deal. These talks aren't exactly smooth sailing, but both sides want to keep

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Jan 11 2025CELEBRITIES

Khloe Kardashian Blasts LA Mayor Amid Wildfire Crisis

As wildfires wreak havoc in Los Angeles, Khloe Kardashian has taken to social media to express her displeasure with LA Mayor Karen Bass. The 40-year-old reality TV star didn't mince words, calling Bass a "joke" on Instagram. This reaction comes shortly after Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley ad

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Jan 11 2025POLITICS

LA Mayor Bass Faces Heat Amidst Historic Wildfires

Imagine a city on fire, literally. That's what happened in Los Angeles this week as massive wildfires burned through thousands of acres. Mayor Karen Bass was thousands of miles away in Ghana for a presidential inauguration. By the time she returned home, the fires had destroyed more than 10, 000 str

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Jan 09 2025POLITICS

LA Mayor Silent on Wildfires in Airport Confrontation

LA Mayor Karen Bass returned to a city on fire, both literally and politically, after a trip to Ghana. When Sky News journalist David Blevins cornered her at the airport, Bass refused to discuss the wildfires. "No, I'm not going to do that, " she said. Blevins pressed on, asking if she had anything

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