Global leaders congratulate Trump but his victory looks set to roil the world — again
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The verdict of U.S. voters was more decisive than most pollsters and pundits had predicted. Now the world waits to…
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Nigeria’s army chief, who led the country through one of Africa’s longest conflicts, dies at 56
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s army chief who led soldiers through a critical period in the fight against Islamic extremists in…
Continue ReadingJenniffer González of Puerto Rico’s pro-statehood party edges ahead in gubernatorial election
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Jenniffer González of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party was leading polls early Wednesday in a…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Donald Trump wins Wisconsin
Former President Donald Trump won the key state of Wisconsin on Wednesday, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in a critical battleground. The win…
Continue ReadingAlgeria opens book fair opens without winner of top French language literary prize
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — As one of the Arab World’s largest book fairs opens in Algeria on Wednesday, there is one conspicuous absence.…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Republican Mike Lawler wins reelection to U.S. House in New York’s 17th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Mike Lawler won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing New York on Wednesday. Lawler is one of several Republicans who flipped…
Continue ReadingPhilippine forces retake an island in mock combat as China’s navy watches
Associated Press THITU ISLAND, South China Sea (AP) — Philippine forces have staged drills that included seizing an island in the South China Sea…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Democrat Eric Sorensen wins reelection to U.S. House in Illinois’ 17th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Eric Sorensen won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Illinois on Wednesday. Sorensen faced Republican Joe McGraw, a retired…
Continue ReadingGermany’s Scholz fires his finance minister as his coalition collapses
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced he is firing Finance Minister Christian Lindner, which…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea fights deepfake porn with tougher punishment and regulation
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has announced a package of steps to curb a surge in deepfake porn. A government task force…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Republican Burgess Owens wins reelection to U.S. House in Utah’s 4th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Burgess Owens won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Utah on Wednesday. Owens beat Democrat Katrina Fallick-Wang to win a…
Continue ReadingRussia ratifies North Korea pact after US says up to 10,000 North Korean troops deployed to Kursk
MOSCOW (AP) — The upper house of Russian parliament has ratified a treaty with North Korea envisioning mutual military assistance. The move on…
Continue ReadingCalifornia voters pass initiative to make some shoplifting and drug offenses felonies
The Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters decided on 10 ballot measures including one that would turn…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Republican Tom Barrett wins election to U.S. House in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District
Republican Tom Barrett won election to a U.S. House seat representing Michigan on Wednesday, flipping a Democratic-held district. Two years after…
Continue Reading5 are killed when small jet crashes into vehicle after taking off in suburban Phoenix
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — A small jet crashed into a vehicle Tuesday after taking off from a suburban Phoenix airport, killing five people, police said.…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Democrat Ami Bera wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 6th Congressional District
Democrat Ami Bera won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Bera has represented the 6th Congressional District since…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Democrat Pete Aguilar wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 33rd Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Pete Aguilar won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Aguilar, 45, has held the seat since 2015. He…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Arizona voters approve constitutional amendment enshrining abortion access
WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona voters approved a constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion access up to fetal viability. Though there’s no…
Continue ReadingIran’s currency falls to an all-time low as Trump clinches the US presidency
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s currency fell on Wednesday to an all-time low as Donald Trump clinched the U.S. presidency again,…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Republican Jay Obernolte wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 23rd Congressional District
Republican Rep. Jay Obernolte won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Obernolte, 54, who previously served in the…
Continue ReadingDemocrats retain open Michigan seat as Kristen McDonald Rivet beats Trump immigration official
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Kristen McDonald Rivet has kept Michigan’s 8th congressional district in Democratic hands. This comes after one…
Continue ReadingArizona voters guarantee the right to abortion in the state constitution
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona voters have approved a constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion access up to fetal viability,…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Democrat Juan Vargas wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 52nd Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Juan Vargas won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. He defeated Republican business owner Justin…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Democrat Hillary Scholten wins reelection to U.S. House in Michigan’s 3rd Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Hillary Scholten won reelection to a House seat representing Michigan on Wednesday. Scholten was an attorney for the Michigan…
Continue ReadingRecord-high pollution sickens thousands in Pakistan’s cultural capital of Lahore
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Record-high air pollution in Pakistan’s Punjab province prompted authorities to close additional schools and keep…
Continue ReadingJapanese automaker Honda reports lower profits as China sales decline
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Honda said its profits slipped nearly 20% in the first half of the fiscal year from the same period the previous…
Continue ReadingDemocrat wins key US House seat in Ohio while 2 other incumbents defend their seats
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democrats have won a key congressional seat and are defending two others in Ohio. Twenty-one-term U.S. Rep.…
Continue ReadingNebraska and Maine split their electoral votes. Here’s how it worked
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Forty-eight states and Washington, D.C., award all their presidential electoral votes to the candidate who wins…
Continue ReadingStocks and bitcoin jump after Trump’s victory. So do worries about inflation as Dow surges 1,500
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market, Elon Musk’s Tesla, banks and bitcoin all stormed higher Wednesday as investors made…
Continue ReadingWhy AP called the Texas Senate race for Ted Cruz
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press declared that Republican Sen. Ted Cruz successfully defended his seat against Democratic…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Republican Mark Amodei wins reelection to U.S. House in Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District
Republican Mark Amodei won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Nevada on Wednesday. A member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee,…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Democrat Jahana Hayes wins reelection to U.S. House in Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Jahana Hayes won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Connecticut on Wednesday. The third-term congresswoman faced a rematch…
Continue ReadingWhy AP called Georgia for Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The story of how Donald Trump won the emerging swing state of Georgia is one of margins. Four years ago, he lost…
Continue ReadingUtah’s Republican Gov. Spencer Cox wins reelection after unexpectedly endorsing Donald Trump
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has won reelection. Cox defeated Democratic state Rep. Brian King. This…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Democrat Rosa DeLauro wins reelection to U.S. House in Connecticut’s 3rd Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Rosa DeLauro won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Connecticut on Wednesday. DeLauro won an 18th term by defeating…
Continue ReadingHit by scandal, Japan’s top automaker Toyota reports lower profits
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota’s July-September profit has sunk to less than half of what it was in the same period the previous year, as…
Continue ReadingAustralian High Court overturns law that forced scores of migrants to wear tracking bracelets
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s highest court has ruled that migrants can’t be forced by law to wear electronic…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Nebraska voters approve constitutional amendment enshrining 12-week abortion ban
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nebraska voters approved a ballot measure to write the state’s current 12-week abortion ban into the state constitution. It…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Democrat Maggie Goodlander wins election to U.S. House in New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District
Democrat Maggie Goodlander won election to a U.S. House seat representing New Hampshire on Wednesday, holding the seat for her party. She will…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Democrat Thomas Suozzi wins reelection to U.S. House in New York’s 3rd Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing New York on Wednesday. Suozzi, who had represented this Long Island…
Continue ReadingEuropean summit will focus on how to accommodate Trump during his second term as president
Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Dozens of European leaders will be assessing a new global outlook during a one-day summit in Hungary’s…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Republican Troy Downing wins election to U.S. House in Montana’s 2nd Congressional District
Republican Troy Downing won election to a U.S. House seat representing Montana on Wednesday. Downing, a business owner and military veteran who is…
Continue ReadingFigures wins Alabama’s redrawn 2nd Congressional District
Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Democrat Shomari Figures has won election to Alabama’s newly redrawn 2nd Congressional District. That…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Republican Richard Hudson wins reelection to U.S. House in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District
Republican Richard Hudson won election to a U.S. House seat representing North Carolina on Wednesday. Hudson defeated independent candidate Shelane…
Continue ReadingWhy AP called the Ohio Senate race for Bernie Moreno
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former car salesman Bernie Moreno clinched victory after securing a 4 percentage point lead in Ohio’s Senate…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Republican Mike Flood wins reelection to U.S. House in Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District
Republican Rep. Mike Flood won reelection to the U.S. House seat representing Nebraska’s capital city and surrounding areas on Wednesday. He…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Democrat Zoe Lofgren wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 18th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Lofgren easily defeated Republican Peter…
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Deluzio wins a 2nd term; 4 Pennsylvania congressional races still uncalled
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania is home to five heavily contested races for the U.S. House. Those contests will be critical to…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Kamala Harris wins the 2nd Congressional District in Nebraska and one electoral vote
Democrat Kamala Harris won the electoral vote tied to Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District on Wednesday. The sitting vice president defeated…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Republican Bryan Steil wins reelection to U.S. House in Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District
Republican Rep. Bryan Steil won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Wisconsin on Wednesday. Steil won a fourth term over Peter Barca, who…
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