German chancellor fires finance minister, collapsing coalition government
By Nadine Schmidt, Sebastian Shukla, Tara John and Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired his finance minister on…
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AP VoteCast: Voters who focused on the economy broke hard for Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump tapped into deep anxieties about an economy that seemed unable despite its recent…
Continue ReadingTrump reverted to familiar playbook, sowing doubts about the voting until results showed him winning
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump and his Republican allies spent months seeding doubt in the integrity of American…
Continue ReadingCalling Soto ‘Mona Lisa of the museum,’ Boras indicates client may try to top Ohtani’s record $700M
AP Baseball Writer SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Agent Scott Boras indicated Juan Soto may be seeking to top Shohei Ohtani’s record $700 million contract…
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Emilia Sykes wins reelection as Rep. Marcy Kaptur’s race remains too early to call
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes has won reelection to a second term representing a northeast Ohio district targeted…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Democrat Emilia Sykes wins reelection to U.S. House in Ohio’s 13th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Emilia Sykes won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Ohio on Wednesday. Sykes, a first-term congresswoman, was previously…
Continue ReadingWhy AP called the Wisconsin Senate race for Tammy Baldwin
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press declared that Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin won reelection to the U.S. Senate from…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Democrat Norma Torres wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 35th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Norma Torres won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Torres defeated Republican Mike Cargile.…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Democrat Norma Torres wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 35th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Norma Torres won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Torres defeated Republican Mike Cargile.…
Continue ReadingDemocrat Norma Torres wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 35th Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Norma Torres wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 35th Congressional…
Continue ReadingTitans center Lloyd Cushenberry, safety Quandre Diggs placed on injured reserve
AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans placed center Lloyd Cushenberry and veteran safety Quandre Diggs on injured…
Continue ReadingChiefs’ Mahomes practicing as usual 2 days after tweaking his ankle in Monday night win over Bucs
AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes practiced as usual Wednesday and plans to be ready for this weekend’s…
Continue ReadingWith Trump’s win, some women wonder: Will the US ever see a female president?
Associated Press Voters had the chance this election to break the highest glass ceiling in American politics by electing Kamala Harris the nation’s…
Continue ReadingSpecial counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith is evaluating how to wind down the two federal cases against Donald Trump before the…
Continue ReadingRepublicans rack up another good election night in South Carolina
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Just like the 12 other elections this century, it was a good night for Republicans in South Carolina. The…
Continue ReadingUK identifies 4 cases of new mpox variant, the first cluster outside Africa
LONDON (AP) — British health officials say they have identified four cases of the new, more infectious version of mpox that first emerged in Congo,…
Continue ReadingNew maps help Wisconsin Democrats make legislative gains and set up a push for majorities in 2026
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — New legislative district boundaries didn’t pay off quite as well as Wisconsin Democrats hoped for in…
Continue ReadingPresidents of South Sudan and Kenya push for a resolution in stalled peace talks
Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan peace talks, previously held in neighboring Kenya, will resume under a directive from South…
Continue ReadingGOP candidate concedes race to Democratic US Rep Don Davis in NC’s 1st Congressional District
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Republican challenger has conceded after a close contest for North Carolina’s only toss-up…
Continue Reading1 of 2 Democratic prosecutors removed by DeSantis in Florida wins back old job
Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — One of two Democratic state attorneys in Florida who Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis removed from office in what…
Continue ReadingJayden Daniels’ breakout season with Washington is no surprise to those who knew him before the NFL
AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Jayden Daniels has not given much thought to how he has handled half a season playing quarterback in the NFL.…
Continue ReadingAbortion rights amendment’s passage triggers new legal battle in Missouri
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion rights advocates prevailed on seven ballot measures across the U.S. in Tuesday’s election and…
Continue ReadingWhy AP called Michigan for Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s lead in Michigan became insurmountable after he improved his margin in Detroit’s county and…
Continue Reading3 Pennsylvania congressional races still uncalled as Republicans fight to keep slim House majority
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Three Pennsylvania races for the U.S. House remain uncalled by The Associated Press. That’s as vote counting continued…
Continue ReadingJudge refuses to block nation’s third scheduled nitrogen execution
Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday refused to stop the nation’s third scheduled execution by nitrogen gas that is…
Continue ReadingPadres manager Mike Shildt agrees to 2-year contract extension through 2027 season
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego manager Mike Shildt and the Padres agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2027 season, the team announced…
Continue ReadingHarris says nation must accept election results while urging supporters to keep fighting
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Faced with a sweeping rejection by American voters, Kamala Harris conceded the presidential election to Donald…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Democrat Sara Jacobs wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 51st Congressional District
Democrat Sara Jacobs won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Jacobs defeated Republican Bill Wells in the heavily…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Democrat Sara Jacobs wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 51st Congressional District
Democrat Sara Jacobs won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Jacobs defeated Republican Bill Wells in the heavily…
Continue ReadingDemocrat Sara Jacobs wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 51st Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Sara Jacobs wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 51st Congressional…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Donald Trump wins Michigan
Former President Donald Trump won Michigan on Wednesday, reclaiming the battleground state and its 15 electoral votes for the Republicans after Joe…
Continue ReadingGloom, nervousness and joy: What Trump’s victory means for key world regions
By CNN Staff (CNN) — When the United States votes for a new president, the outcome reverberates far beyond its borders. Now, with a second…
Continue ReadingDisgruntled fired employee kills two workers at Chicago’s Navy Pier, police say
CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say a man who was recently fired from his job at Navy Pier returned to the Chicago tourist attraction and killed two…
Continue Reading4 ways in which Donald Trump’s election was historic
Donald Trump’s election victory was history-making in several respects even as his defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris prevented other…
Continue ReadingCorning faces EU antitrust scrutiny over Gorilla Glass deals with phone makers
LONDON (AP) — Corning is facing European Union antitrust scrutiny after the bloc’s watchdog said it’s investigating the speciality glass…
Continue ReadingRepublican supermajority unchanged in Tennessee Statehouse but Democrats don’t give up ground
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s Republican legislative supermajority will remain unchanged after Democrats failed to flip…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Republican John James wins reelection to U.S. House in Michigan’s 10th Congressional District
Republican Rep. John James won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Michigan on Wednesday. James fended off a challenge from Carl Malinga, a…
Continue ReadingAt least 3 killed in flooding from heavy rain in Missouri, including 2 poll workers
By Jillian Sykes and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — At least three people drowned in Missouri, including two poll workers, from flooding…
Continue ReadingBlack women notch historic Senate wins in an election year defined by potential firsts
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters for the first time elected two Black women to serve simultaneously in the Senate and sent an openly…
Continue ReadingAtlantic City mayor is charged with asking daughter to say he did not injure her
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City’s mayor faces a new accusation that he asked his daughter to lie about how she…
Continue ReadingWhy AP called the Montana Senate race for Republican Tim Sheehy
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Tim Sheehy shaved Democratic Sen. Jon Tester’s margins in Montana’s populous counties and ran up…
Continue ReadingSorrentino’s ode to Naples, ‘Parthenope,’ gets mixed reviews in Italy over San Gennaro sex scene
Associated Press ROME (AP) — When director Paolo Sorrentino’s hit series “The Young Pope” debuted in 2016, it took the Vatican a year to…
Continue ReadingWho will certify Donald Trump’s presidential win? Kamala Harris, that’s who
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s presidential win is going to be certified in Congress in January by the candidate he beat, Vice…
Continue Reading2 Republican incumbents lose in Georgia House, but overall Democratic gains are limited
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Democrats have toppled two Republican incumbents in the Georgia state House, but won’t narrow the Republican…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Democrat Nikki Budzinski wins reelection to U.S. House in Illinois’ 13th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Nikki Budzinski won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Illinois on Wednesday. The freshman congresswoman was once a former…
Continue ReadingThousands ordered to evacuate as powerful wind-fed wildfire burns homes in Southern California
Associated Press CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — California was lashed by powerful winds Wednesday that fed a fast-moving wildfire, which destroyed dozens…
Continue ReadingThousands ordered to evacuate as powerful wind-fed wildfire burns homes in Southern California
Associated Press CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — California was lashed by powerful winds Wednesday that fed a fast-moving wildfire, which destroyed dozens…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Republican Kevin Kiley wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 3rd Congressional District
Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday, defeating Democrat Jessica Morse. Kiley, a…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Republican Kevin Kiley wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 3rd Congressional District
Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday, defeating Democrat Jessica Morse. Kiley, a…
Continue ReadingRepublican Kevin Kiley wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 3rd Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Kevin Kiley wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 3rd Congressional…
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