AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese video game maker Nintendo’s chief says its Switch console sales are still going strong, while he promised that a successor is coming. President Shuntaro Furukawa’s comments Wednesday come a day after Nintendo reported a 60% drop in its fiscal half profit, largely because of declining sales of the
Continue ReadingRepublican Rep. Mike Ezell won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Mississippi on Tuesday. Ezell defeated Craig Raybon, a Democrat who has worked as a nonprofit director and truck driver. Ezell worked more than 42 years in law enforcement, including eight years as Jackson County sheriff, before he was first elected in south Mississippi’s
Continue ReadingRepublican Rep. Chip Roy won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Texas on Tuesday, defeating Democrat Kristin Hook. Roy has caught ire from the mainstream Republican Party for his public opposition to former President Donald Trump. The congressman, who was first elected in 2018, will be starting his fourth term. Roy worked for Attorney
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Bill Foster won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Illinois on Tuesday. Foster, a physicist and businessman, defeated Republican Jerry Evans. Foster was first elected to Congress in 2008 in a special election to replace former U.S. House Speaker Denny Hastert, a Republican who held the seat for two decades. He lost
Continue ReadingRepublican Rep. Scott Fitzgerald won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Wisconsin on Tuesday. Fitzgerald won a third term in the heavily Republican district in east-central Wisconsin, an area that has not been represented by a Democrat in more than 20 years. Fitzgerald is a former state lawmaker who has been a vocal supporter
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong has won the race to be North Dakota’s next governor. The state’s lone congressman has served three terms in the U.S. House and on Tuesday beat Democratic state Sen. Merrill Piepkorn and independent candidate Michael Coachman. Before his House tenure, Armstrong was a state
Continue ReadingAndrea Saint Martin (CNN Español) — La Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación desestimó este martes el proyecto de sentencia de uno de sus ministros que proponÃa invalidar parcialmente la reforma judicial que aprobó el Congreso luego de que los ministros que apoyaban la iniciativa no alcanzaron la mayorÃa calificada de ocho votos que
Continue ReadingBy Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Sarah McBride, a Delaware state senator, will win her state’s at-large US House seat, making her the first out transgender person to serve in Congress, CNN projects. The at-large seat was vacated when outgoing Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester opted to run for the state’s open US Senate seat. Despite
Continue ReadingRepublican Donald Trump won the electoral vote tied to Nebraska’s vast, rural 3rd Congressional District on Tuesday. The former president easily defeated Democratic candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris in the state’s most conservative of its three districts, covering 80 counties and two time zones. The district is also one of the most conservative in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles has won a second term in Tennessee while facing an FBI investigation into his campaign finances. The first-term Republican defeated Democrat Maryam Abolfazli in a Republican-favoring district. It includes a section of left-leaning Nashville and winds through five conservative-voting counties. In August, Ogles said on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota has won a second term. The veteran Republican politician on Tuesday beat Democrat Katrina Christiansen, an assistant engineering professor at the University of Jamestown who was making her second bid for a Senate seat. Cramer is a former U.S. House member who
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Brad Schneider won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Illinois on Tuesday. He was first elected to Congress in 2012, claiming the Chicago area seat in what was then a swing district. He lost two years later, but he has since won each election since 2016. Schneider was among the first Illinois
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Bobby Scott won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Virginia on Tuesday. Scott won the state’s 3rd District, defeating Republican challenger John Sitka. Scott became Virginia’s first Black congressman since Reconstruction when he was first elected in 1992. Before that, he served in the state’s House of Delegates and worked as an
Continue ReadingBy David Close and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — After several weeks of battles on the gridiron, Tuesday’s polling results are in. Much to the delight of Oregonians, sans Beavers supporters, the College Football Playoff (CFP) committee chose the Ducks as the nation’s top team in the first edition of this season’s rankings. There was
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares (CNN) — Millones de estadounidenses sintonizarán CNN y otras cadenas esta noche de elecciones mientras comienzan a llegar los resultados de las elecciones en Estados Unidos. Estarán esperando ver quién gana, algo que CNN determinará con una serie de proyecciones. Con encuestas tan cerradas este año y algunos estados muy disputados que determinarán
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN (CNN) — Taiwan’s growth as a fine dining destination shows no signs of slowing, as evidenced by the island’s latest Michelin Guide. Ten new establishments received stars in the 2024 edition – taking the total number of Michelin-starred restaurants on the island to 49. But one of them in particular
Continue ReadingRepublican Rep. Russell Fry won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing South Carolina on Tuesday. Fry was first elected in 2022 to serve the 7th District, which stretches from Myrtle Beach to Florence. A former member of the state House, Fry defeated then-Rep. Tom Rice after the incumbent voted to impeach Donald Trump over
Continue ReadingRepublican Rep. Tom Cole won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Oklahoma on Tuesday. He defeated Democrat Mary Brannon and an independent. This will be Cole’s 12th term in the U.S. House representing the 4th Congressional District, which includes 13 counties in south-central and southwest Oklahoma and the state’s two largest military installations: Fort
Continue ReadingRepublican Rep. John Rose won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Tennessee on Tuesday. Rose will serve a fourth term in Congress after his victory in the 6th District, one of the three seats that divide up Democratic-leaning Nashville and extend into rural and suburban Republican strongholds. Rose defeated Democrat Lore Bergman to clinch
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Hank Johnson won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Georgia on Tuesday. Johnson, 70, was reelected to a 10th term in Congress, where he serves on the House Judiciary and Transportation and Infrastructure committees. His 4th District seat covers suburban Rockdale County as well as portions of DeKalb and Newton counties east
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