Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Democrats in New York have flipped two key U.S. House seats. The wins Tuesday rolled back some recent Republican gains in the state. The districts include the Hudson River Valley and Syracuse. Democrat Josh Riley beat Rep. Marc Molinaro, and Democratic state Sen. John Mannion unseated Republican Rep. Brandon
Continue Reading Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York voters have approved an amendment to expand the state Constitution’s anti-discrimination language. Voters passed the amendment on Tuesday. The Equal Rights Amendment prohibits discrimination based on ethnicity, national origin, age, disability or sex. That includes sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes and reproductive healthcare
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in Missouri cleared the way to undo one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion bans in one of seven victories for abortion rights advocates, while Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota defeated similar constitutional amendments, leaving bans in place. Abortion rights amendments also passed in Arizona, Colorado, Maryland and Montana.
Continue Reading Associated Press A costly campaign to legalize marijuana has failed in Florida, falling short of the supermajority needed for passage. The amendment was one of several high-profile measures being considered in states, including 10 with measures on abortion and reproductive rights. Marijuana legalization also failed in North Dakota and was trailing in South Dakota. Several
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have taken control of the U.S. Senate and are fighting to keep their majority in the U.S. House, which would produce a full sweep of GOP power in Congress alongside President-elect Donald Trump in the White House. A unified Republican grip on Washington would set the course for Trump’s
Continue Reading Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, a moderate known for defying party orthodoxy, is defending his seat in Congress against Austin Theriault, a stock car driver and Republican state lawmaker. The matchup between Golden and Theriault is one of a handful of pivotal races with a chance to influence control of
Continue Reading Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Four incumbent Democrats face challengers in U.S. House districts in Massachusetts. Five other Democrats are unopposed in Tuesday’s election. Republicans and independents have had a tough time winning seats in Congress in the heavily Democratic state. No Republican has been elected to the U.S. House in Massachusetts in nearly three
Continue Reading Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Independent Angus King has won a third term in the U.S. Senate representing Maine. King turned back challenges by a former Republican state party chair and a Democratic environmental activist. The 80-year-old former governor would be Maine’s oldest senator if he completes the term, but he was not dogged
Continue Reading Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts voters approved giving union rights to drivers for ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft but rejected a measure to legalize some psychedelics. The issues were among five measures put to voters on Tuesday’s ballot. Voters also said no to increasing the minimum hourly wage for workers who collect tips.
Continue Reading Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Democrat Elizabeth Warren is hoping to fend off a challenge from Republican John Deaton as she seeks a third term in the U.S. Senate. Deaton is an attorney who moved to the state from Rhode Island earlier this year and has tried to portray the former Harvard Law professor
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By Eric Bradner and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — It’s decision day in America’s battle for the White House and control of Congress – even if the results could take days or weeks to sort through. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are battling over seven swing states: Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin,
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By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Striking workers at embattled plane maker Boeing voted Monday to accept the company’s most recent offer, ending the costliest strike in the United States in more than 25 years. The International Association of Machinists (IAM) said rank-and-file members voted by 59% to approve the deal. IAM members
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DALLAS (AP) — Boopie Miller scored 21 points to lead six in double-figure scoring, and coach Andy Enfield collected his first win at the helm of SMU with a 96-62 victory over Tarleton State on Monday night. Enfield was hired on April 1 after 11 seasons with Southern California, where he compiled a 220-147 record.
Continue Reading Associated Press PITTSBURGH, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump has spent nearly a decade bragging about his crowds. Lately, he’s been making the same boasts to swaths of empty seats. In his third presidential bid, Trump for the first time is facing an opponent who stages her own massive rallies, calling further attention to the fact
Continue Reading FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Vasean Allette’s 20 points led six in double figures, TCU scored 59 points in the first half, and the Horned Frogs routed Florida A&M 105-59 to open the season on Monday night. Ernest Udeh Jr. had 13 points and 11 rebounds for TCU. Frankie Collins scored 14 and Brendan Wenzel
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Alperen Sengun had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets held on for a 109-97 win over the New York Knicks on Monday night. Houston led by 15 points early before the Knicks got within one late in the fourth quarter. But Sengun, who was guarded by
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By Jimena De La Quintana and Marlon Sorto, CNN Lima, Peru (CNN) — A lighting strike during a local league soccer match in central Peru killed one player and injured four others on Sunday. Footage of the match showed players walking off the pitch at Coto Coto stadium in the town of Chilca, about 70
Continue Reading Associated Press On the night before Election Day, at campaign events across the country, celebrities including Oprah Winfrey, Lady Gaga and Jon Bon Jovi turned out in force for Kamala Harris ‘ presidential bid. The battleground state of Pennsylvania was particularly starry: In Pittsburgh, the vice president’s rally featured Cedric the Entertainer, Katy Perry and
Continue Reading LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Brice Williams scored 27 points and Nebraska pulled away in the second half to beat UT Rio Grande Valley 87-67 in a season opener on Monday night. Williams made 8 of 18 shots from the floor but just 1 of 6 from 3-point range for the Cornhuskers. He was 10 for
Continue Reading IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Payton Sandfort scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to go with seven assists to help Iowa beat Texas A&M-Commerce 89-67 on Monday night in a season opener. Owen Freeman added 15 points and nine rebounds for Iowa. Pryce Sandfort had 13 points, and Josh Dix and Drew Thelwell scored
Continue Reading Associated Press READING, Pa. (AP) — Kamala Harris devoted much of her final full day on the campaign trail to reaching Latino voters in Pennsylvania, a swing state that Democrats consider part of their “blue wall” in the Electoral College. She made multiple stops in one of the country’s fastest growing Hispanic areas, north and
Continue Reading CINCINNATI (AP) — Ryan Conwell scored 21 points as Xavier beat Texas Southern 78-69 on Monday night in a season opener. Zach Freemantle added 19 points while going 5 of 9 and 9 of 10 from the free-throw line while he also had 11 rebounds and four steals for the Musketeers. Dayvion McKnight shot 5
Continue Reading By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Her message has been consistent, but Kamala Harris has in the closing days of the presidential race dropped two notable words from her stump speech: Donald Trump. The former president’s name was again absent from the vice president’s speeches on Monday night in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, where she promised
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — L.J. Cryer scored 16 points, Mylik Wilson added 15 points off the bench, and No. 4 Houston opened its season with a 97-40 win over Jackson State on Monday night. J’Wan Roberts had 14 points and six rebounds, Ramon Walker Jr. chipped in 10 points and Milos Uzan, a transfer from Oklahoma,
Continue Reading By Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — Jason Kelce issued an apology during ESPN’s “Monday Night Countdown” after a viral video captured a “heated moment” between the retired Super Bowl champion and a fan over the weekend. The video shows an interaction between Kelce and a heckler outside the stadium where Penn State played Ohio State
Continue Reading Associated Press Conservative podcaster Megyn Kelly delivered a fiery speech supporting Donald Trump before he gave what was billed as his “closing message.” The speech Monday night was a full-circle moment after the former president and the onetime Fox News star feuded bitterly during Trump’s 2016 campaign. Trump invited to Kelly to the stage during
Continue Reading Associated Press Orlando, Fla. (AP) — Darius Johnson scored 24 points and assisted on a go-ahead slam dunk with less than a minute remaining to lead UCF to a 64-61 win over No. 13 Texas A&M on Monday night. Johnson had five assists, including the pass to Benny Williams that helped put the Knights ahead
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Borderland is seeing a new trend in the mayoral campaign this year: out-of-town political action committees, or PACs, are investing resources to support and attack candidates. As ABC-7 has reported, the race for El Paso mayor is tipping the scales at more than $1 million dollars raised and spent so
Continue Reading By Clare Duffy, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk on Monday held a digital version of the town-hall-style rallies he has hosted on behalf of former President Donald Trump. But the event on X ended just a few minutes after it started, when Musk encountered technical difficulties. The event began streaming more than 20 minutes after
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s federal law enforcement and election security agencies debunked two new examples of Russian election disinformation on the eve of Election Day, highlighting attempts by foreign actors to sow doubt in the U.S. voting process and warning that the efforts run the risk of inciting violence against election officials.
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