Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion rights advocates prevailed on seven ballot measures across the U.S. in Tuesday’s election and lost on three. The losses are the first on statewide reproductive rights ballot measures anywhere in the U.S. since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, a ruling that struck down the nearly
Continue ReadingCNN By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Antonia Mortensen, CNN Rome (CNN) — When the city of Rome constructed what looks like a backyard swimming pool in front of the famous Trevi Fountain for tourists to toss their coins into while the baroque landmark is emptied for renovations, the reaction was swift — and brutal. Erected
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Donald Trump será el próximo presidente de EE.UU., según la proyección de CNN. Sin embargo, antes de que asuma, quedan algunos pasos del proceso electoral pendientes. Para empezar, tal como lo determina la Constitución, los electores emitirán votos para presidente y vicepresidente en la capital de cada estado el 17
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Fernando Valenzuela was remembered for “having the heart of a lion” throughout his stellar pitching career with the Los Angeles Dodgers during a funeral highlighting his Catholic faith. The public Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles included fans wearing Dodgers gear, some in
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — No criminal charges will be filed over the death of a 12-year-old boy who suffocated at a North Carolina wilderness camp after staff mandated he stay overnight in a fully enclosed sleeping sack, the local district attorney announced on Wednesday. The 12-year-old suffocated during his first night at the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin won Michigan’s shotgun-tight race for U.S. Senate, defeating former Republican congressman Mike Rogers in a battle of attrition. In the end, Slotkin carried the state after there were not enough ballots left to be counted for Rogers to overtake her roughly 18,000 vote lead at the
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Donald Trump has been elected the 47th president of the United States, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts. Vice President Kamala Harris called him
Continue ReadingBy Joe Brandt Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, New Jersey (KYW) — At least 15 buildings have been evacuated in Jackson Township on Wednesday after a wildfire broke out, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said. Firefighters are working on a backfiring operation, getting ahead of the fire’s path to slow its
Continue ReadingKYW By Joe Brandt Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, New Jersey (KYW) — At least 15 buildings have been evacuated in Jackson Township on Wednesday after a wildfire broke out, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said. Firefighters are working on a backfiring operation, getting ahead of the fire’s path to slow
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s projected return to the White House made many shareholders of publicly traded companies a lot richer on Wednesday. His victory is expected to usher in sweeping changes from the Biden administration, including a tougher stance on immigration and crime as well as a
Continue ReadingBy Nadine Schmidt, Sebastian Shukla, Tara John and Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired his finance minister on Wednesday, leaving the government teetering on the brink of collapse. In a televised address, Scholz said he had dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner saying it “was necessary to prevent harm to our country.”
Continue ReadingKaren Esquivel (CNN Español) – La vicepresidenta de Estados Unidos Kamala Harris ganó en la ciudad de Orlando, Florida, en las elecciones presidenciales de este 5 de noviembre. La candidata demócrata obtuvo 340.578 votos, equivalentes al 56,1% de las preferencias, mientras que su rival, Donald Trump, reunió 258.133 sufragios que dan el 42,5%. Resultados de
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Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Republicans have tightened their hold on the West Virginia Legislature, notching election wins that will relegate Democrats to an even smaller fraction of the chamber’s 134 seats and giving themselves one of the country’s largest legislative supermajorities. Just two out of West Virginia’s 34 state senators will be Democrats
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes has won reelection to a second term representing a northeast Ohio district targeted by Republicans, but fellow Democrat Marcy Kaptur’s race remains too early to call. Sykes defeated Republican Kevin Coughlin in a district centered on her native Akron, where she comes from a family
Continue ReadingDemocratic U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin won election to Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat on Wednesday. Slotkin’s victory preserves a key seat for Democrats following the retirement of longtime Sen. Debbie Stabenow. Slotkin is a former CIA analyst who was first elected in 2018 to Congress, where she serves on the House Armed Services Committee. Slotkin
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump and his Republican allies spent months seeding doubt in the integrity of American voting systems and priming supporters to expect a 2024 election riddled with massive and inevitable fraud. The former president continued laying that groundwork even during a mostly smooth day of voting Tuesday, making unsubstantiated
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The election of Donald Trump as president for a second time and the Republican takeback of the U.S. Senate could undo many of the national climate policies that are most reducing planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, according to climate solutions experts.When they list measures that are making the most difference, it
Continue ReadingKaren Esquivel (CNN Español) — El voto popular en la ciudad de Nueva York favoreció a la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris, quien obtuvo el 67,70% de los sufragios, según los datos de la Junta Electoral. La candidata demócrata y su compañero de fórmula, Tim Walz, obtuvieron 1.748.140 votos, mientras que el presidente electo, Donald Trump, y J.D.
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Democrats won two closely watched Bend legislative races when the ballots were counted Tuesday night.
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