Philadelphia has elected its first female mayor, Cherelle Parker, with her comprehensive neighborhood safety community policing plan to make the city the "safest, cleanest, greenest" big city in the nation. Parker won the city's mayoral general election, CBS News projects Tuesday night, and will be Philadelphia's 100th mayor. She ran against Republican David Oh, her former colleague on Philadelphia City Council, and secured the Democratic nomination in May.
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Herbert Swilley, a 55-year-old Florida man, was arrested last Friday in connection to the death of his husband, Timothy Smith. An investigation found Smith had an excessive amount of diphenhydramine in his system, as well as blunt force trauma and a ligature mark on his neck. Swilley had also raised thousands of dollars on a GoFundMe page following Smith's death and was charged with murder and evidence-tampering.
Witnesses reported that Kessler was involved in a physical altercation with counter-protestors at a pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian rally in Thousand Oaks, California. Deputies found Kessler conscious and responsive with injuries consistent with a fall, and he was taken to the hospital where he later died. The Sheriff's Office has declined to identify the suspect or classify the incident as a hate crime, but they are continuing to investigate and are asking anyone with information to come forward.
Special Counsel John Weiss appeared before the House Judiciary Committee on Monday to testify about the scope of his authority in the investigation into Hunter Biden's business dealings. He stated that he had full authority to pursue criminal charges, but declined to provide any information that could impede the ongoing investigation. His testimony marks the first time a special counsel has answered questions from congressional investigators before concluding a probe.
U.S. Capitol Police arrested a man with a rifle in a park near Senate office buildings in Washington, D.C. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) responded to reports that the arrested individual was carrying an AR-15. The Capitol Police said that they received a call about a man with a gun and officers arrested the man in the park, reminding the need for increased security around the Capitol building and other government buildings in Washington, D.C.
The Supreme Court is debating whether the government can take guns away from domestic abusers, a question that has been upended by the Court's sweeping test for reviewing gun regulations. The case, United States v. Rahimi, centers around Zackey Rahimi, who is challenging the constitutionality of a 1994 federal law that makes it a felony for people placed under domestic violence protective orders to possess firearms. The outcome of this case could have a significant impact on gun rights in the United States.
Ruba Almaghtheh, 34, was arrested on Friday after crashing her car into the Israelite School of Universal and Practical Knowledge in Indianapolis, believing it to be a Jewish school with ties to Israel. The incident is believed to be motivated by the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, and no injuries were reported. The school's director, Rabbi Yisrael Pinson, expressed shock and sadness at the incident, and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is continuing to investigate.
Hezbollah's second-in-command, Naim Qassem, has threatened to increase cross-border attacks against Israel if it continues its deadly assault on the Gaza Strip. This escalation has been further complicated by the miscellany of topics that have come up over the weekend in Israel/Palestine, and the current crisis has raised fears of a regional war. Iranian-backed militant groups have also launched an unprecedented array of attacks against American targets as part of Iran's strategy to surround Israel with a group of proxy militias and statelets.