A company backed by US investors sold "deforestation-free" palm oil to the makers of Cheetos, Colgate and Pepsi. But its investors have ties to the company that cleared Amazonian rainforest for ...

The town of Pennsauken, which is racially diverse, has had an African American mayor and a woman mayor, but never an African American woman.

Pennsauken Committeewoman Nicole Roberts will become the first Black woman to take the oath of office as mayor in the town ...

Mayor-elect Nicole Roberts will become the first Black woman to take the oath as mayor of Pennsauken Township on Tuesday night.

After her swearing in Thursday, a Black woman is Alexandria, Virginia’s mayor for the first time. “I feel deep joy but also just deep humility and a sense of responsibility,” said Alyia Gaskins, who ...

Sooji Nam reports on Fremont's recently elected Mayor Raj Salwan, the first Indian-American politician to lead the city. U.S. Supreme Court declines to block Trump's New York hush money sentencing ...

Tuesday’s funeral service at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church for Beaumont’s first female mayor went off exactly as planned -- just as she would have wanted. “Evelyn (Lord) has been ...

Anderson served as vice mayor during Pillion’s 2-year term. According to Pillion, Anderson is now the first African American to serve as the town’s mayor. “I would like to point out ...

As a politician Lord was a trail blazer, becoming the first woman ever elected as mayor of Beaumont in 1990. After breaking that barrier Lord made quite the impression, and was again elected in ...