Baltimore mayor discusses how city is addressing crime, cleaning up city

In 2019, Baltimore’s murder rate hit an all-time high and ranked among the worst in the nation, but since then, something has changed. Murders hit a nearly 50-year low in 2024 and the population is growing. Tony Dokoupil spoke to Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott about the comeback. Source link

Mayor touts Baltimore as a changed city despite Trump’s criticisms: “The greatest comeback story in the country”

Baltimore — Walk a few blocks in Baltimore with Mayor Brandon Scott, and there’s no missing the problem: The city has thousands of broken-down, boarded-up row houses, the result of a long civic spiral, with people and businesses leaving and blight and crime moving in. “When it looks like someone doesn’t care, right, people who … Read more

Robert Cosby Jr., son of ‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ star Mary Cosby, dies at 23

Robert Cosby Jr., the son of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Mary Cosby, has died in Utah, according to police. He was 23. Officers responded to a call for a possible overdose on Monday and found Robert Cosby Jr. had died, Salt Lake City Police said in a statement to NBC News. … Read more

Trump points to New York City work requirements in push for voter ID at State of the Union

Trump points to New York City work requirements in push for voter ID at State of the Union – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump renewed his calls for voter ID and pointed to work requirements for identification in New York City while delivering his State of the Union Tuesday night. Source link

Ex-LA fire chief sues the city over her firing after the Palisades Fire

LOS ANGELES — The former Los Angeles fire chief has filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging that her ouster was part of an orchestrated effort to smear her conduct and decision-making so Mayor Karen Bass could avoid accountability for the most destructive wildfire in LA history. Bass sacked Kristin Crowley a month after the … Read more

Breaking down New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s response to historic blizzard

Breaking down New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s response to historic blizzard – CBS News Watch CBS News Less than two months into his tenure as New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani is responding to a second major snowstorm. CBS News reporter Jared Ochacher has more. Source link