OAKLAND — Barbara Lee, the retired congresswoman seen by supporters as a stabilizing force for a city in a crisis of leadership, has been elected Oakland’s next mayor over former Councilmember ...

Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee will be the next mayor of Oakland, California, marking a return to local leadership after more than two decades representing the city in Washington. The veteran ...

Mumbai: Govandi residents have raised concerns over the ongoing survey of slums in the area, alleging lack of transparency in the purpose for which the data is being collected. Residents have ...

OAKLAND PARK, Fla. – A death investigation is ongoing in Broward County after a body was pulled from a body of water. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, deputies were alerted Sunday ...

Puppeteers move cardboard animals in canoes at the Makoko Slum in Lagos Nigeria, Saturday, April 19, 2025, as part of "The Herds," a moving theatre performance that started its journey from the ...

MAKOKO, Nigeria (AP) — Several canoes paddle toward Makoko, a vast floating slum built on stilts in the lagoon at one end of Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos. Riding on the vessels are giant ...

CLARKSTON, Mich. – The president of a group in Oakland County is facing felony charges after he left child porn pictures within a stack of meeting notes, police said. Deputies with the Oakland ...

The longtime progressive former Congresswoman Barbara Lee announced her victory Saturday in the special election to decide the next Oakland mayor after challenger Loren Taylor conceded.

The clock’s dwindling down in the Golden State Warriors game, and the tension inside the Athletic Club Oakland, or ACO, is palpable. The more than 200 patrons squeezed into the downtown ...