4 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…
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Corning 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 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 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 ReadingThe first car made during Soviet-era in Poland goes on display 73 years later
Associated Press OTREBUSY, Poland (AP) — The very first car produced in Soviet-era Poland after World War II went on display Friday near Warsaw…
Continue Reading2 police officers are shot and injured at Kentucky mental health center
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Two police officers are expected to recover after being shot at a mental health center in Bowling Green, Kentucky. A…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump’s transition starts now. Here’s how it will work
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s impending return to the White House means he’ll want to stand up an entirely new…
Continue ReadingAllison Greenfield, the law clerk disparaged by Donald Trump, is elected as a judge in Manhattan
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Allison Greenfield, the law clerk whom Donald Trump assailed with falsehoods during his civil fraud trial last…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Democratic Sen. Baldwin wins reelection by defeating a Trump-backed opponent
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin has won a third term, delivering a victory for Democrats in the swing state that…
Continue ReadingTrump promises to bring lasting peace to a tumultuous Middle East. But fixing it won’t be easy
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Donald Trump will return to the U.S. presidency at a time of unprecedented conflict and uncertainty in the…
Continue ReadingUK doctor gets 31 years for poisoning mother’s partner with fake COVID vaccine
LONDON (AP) — A British doctor who was disgruntled about his inheritance and tried to kill his mother’s boyfriend by injecting him with a fake…
Continue ReadingTesla shares soar more than 14% as Trump win is seen boosting Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Tesla soared Wednesday as investors bet that the electric vehicle maker and its CEO Elon Musk will…
Continue ReadingTight races emerge in key California congressional districts that could determine House control
AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rival candidates were closely matched Tuesday in a string of hotly contested U.S. House districts in…
Continue Reading4 dead, 25 survivors in Greece after migrant smuggler allegedly forced his passengers overboard
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says the bodies of four people have been recovered from the sea just off the coast of the eastern…
Continue ReadingMozambique threatens to deploy soldiers to quell post-election protests
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Mozambican authorities have threatened to deploy soldiers to quell post-election protests that have engulfed the country…
Continue ReadingLebanon files complaint against Israel at UN labor body over deadly pager explosions
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A Lebanese government minister says his country has filed a complaint against Israel at the U.N.’s labor…
Continue ReadingElection takeaways: Trump’s decisive victory in a deeply divided nation
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump scored a decisive victory in a deeply divided nation. And in so doing, the Republican…
Continue ReadingBaby girl and her mother among those lost in Spain’s catastrophic flooding
Associated Press PAIPORTA, Spain (AP) — The mangled car in which Jorge Tarazona’s 3-year-old niece and sister-in-law perished in last…
Continue Reading9 people detained after unrest in Serbian city during protest over deadly roof collapse
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Nine people have been detained after unrest that erupted during a protest over last week’s deadly roof collapse in a…
Continue ReadingEdmunds: The best small SUVs for city driving
Edmunds Many midsize and large SUVs feel cumbersome in city driving, an environment better suited to smaller and more agile vehicles. Edmunds’…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump has sweeping plans for a second administration. Here’s what he’s proposed
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has promised sweeping action in a second administration. But his proposals are more complicated…
Continue ReadingOn Ukraine’s front and in Kyiv, hope and pragmatism compete when it comes to Trump’s election
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Soldiers in a Ukrainian artillery battery on the front lines of the country’s east were only vaguely aware…
Continue ReadingRescuers pull 30 bodies from a building in central Lebanon hit in an Israeli strike
Associated Press BARJA, Lebanon (AP) — An Israeli airstrike has killed at least 30 people in central Lebanon, as the war between Israel and…
Continue ReadingAP VoteCast: Voter anxiety over the economy and a desire for change return Trump to the White House
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A disaffected electorate wanted former President Donald Trump to return to the White House, a blatant rejection…
Continue ReadingTrump win ignites crypto frenzy that sends bitcoin to a record high
AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The price of bitcoin hit a new high Wednesday and crypto-related shares rallied as investors bet that former…
Continue ReadingRepublicans win Pennsylvania’s attorney general race, keep other statewide row offices
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans will hold all three of Pennsylvania’s statewide row offices in January, with York County…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Montana voters approve constitutional amendment enshrining abortion rights
WASHINGTON (AP) — Montana voters chose to protect the right to an abortion in their state constitution. The ballot initiative sought to enshrine a…
Continue ReadingTrump isn’t first to be second: Grover Cleveland set precedent of non-consecutive presidential terms
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — On the list of U.S. presidents, several have been tapped to serve for more than one term, with Donald Trump now…
Continue ReadingKashmir legislature passes resolution asking India to restore its partial autonomy
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian-controlled Kashmir’s regional legislature has passed a resolution demanding the federal government restore the…
Continue ReadingGlobal 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…
Continue ReadingNigeria’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…
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