The city council formally announced the results of March's special election and then Mayor-elect Barbara Lee was sworn in. Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee is the first Black woman to be mayor of ...

OAKLAND, California — With her hand on the Bible in a packed City Hall, Barbara Lee, Oakland’s favorite daughter, vowed today to put her beleaguered city “back on the right track” as she ...

"It was a full circle moment for me," Lee said. "I've had a lot of experience that I'm excited to bring here now as mayor." In a crowded city hall filled with supporters and elected officials ...

Spike Lee wants no part in Denzel Washington’s messy red carpet behavior. The director, 68, participated in the “Highest 2 Lowest” press conference at the Cannes Film Festival Tuesday and ...

The film reunited Washington and Lee for the first time since 2006’s crime-thriller Inside Man. Last September, the Oscar-winning Training Day actor opened up about his plans to retire in the ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland's new mayor, Barbara Lee, was sworn in on Tuesday at Oakland City Hall as the city's 52nd mayor. "So to the good people of Oakland, I'm honored to serve as your mayor ...

“The last time I was in this room, I was apologizing for the f*ck-up,” filmmaker Spike Lee joked this morning as he walked into the press conference room in Cannes. The legendary New York ...

Among the weirdest films to premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival is Spike Lee’s out-of-competition drama-thriller Highest 2 Lowest, the kind of idiosyncratic indulgence only a ...

Exeter Chef Lee Frank's creative spin on concession stand classics took the spotlight on this week's "Yes, Chef," with both of his dishes selected by his team captain to go before judges Martha ...

Gov. Bill Lee said he does not plan to intervene in Oscar Smith's execution scheduled for May 22. Smith has no legal avenues remaining to avoid execution. Gov. Bill Lee has denied Oscar Smith’s ...

Matthew Lee Johnson is set to be executed for the murder of Nancy Harris on May 20. In May 2012, Johnson poured a bottle of lighter fluid over Harris at a Texas convenience store before setting ...