The mayor of a crime-ridden city in Mexico has been killed less than a week after taking office, the latest in a string of violent attacks targeting politicians in the country.

The mayor of a state capital in southern Mexico has been killed just one week after he took office, officials said Sunday. Alejandro Arcos was sworn in last Monday as mayor of Chilpancingo, a city so violent that a drug gang openly staged a demonstration,

Arcos' social media posts show the mayor in recent days had been supervising disaster relief efforts following the impact of Hurricane John last month, which caused severe floodin

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday announced an entirely new slate of board members for the city’s public schools after last week saying that all his previous appointees would step down amid rising tensions over budget shortfalls.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced new appointments to the city's school board after the entire panel resigned earlier this month. On Monday, Johnson announced six new school board members with plans to name a seventh later at a news conference held at a South Side church.