By Michelle Shen, CNN Washington (CNN) — The election of Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota as the next leader of his party in the chamber – putting him on track to become Senate majority leader next year – tasks a key ally of Mitch McConnell with shepherding the agenda of President-elect Donald Trump
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Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — El senador republicano John Thune, de Dakota del Sur, ganó una votación secreta por el liderazgo de la mayoría en el Senado de Estados Unidos, imponiéndose ante el senador por Texas, John Cornyn, en la segunda ronda de votaciones, según tres fuentes de la sala. La elección de Thune como
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Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s ranked choice tabulation is taking place in public, narrated play-by-play by the state’s elections chief. Secretary of State Shenna Bellows once sparred with President-elect Donald Trump over ballot access. Now she’s describing the vote-counting in painstaking detail on a livestream YouTube channel. She told The Associated Press it’s
Continue Reading Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Mike Duggan says the coming year will be his last as Detroit mayor. His public announcement Wednesday came as many speculate he’s among the Democrats likely to launch a gubernatorial campaign to succeed term-limited Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Duggan declined to discuss his political future and says he will not seek
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Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria has inked a $1.2 billion deal with a Chinese firm to revitalize a gas processing facility, a move that officials say could propel the African country to a leading position in aluminum production. The deal between the Chinese state-owned CNCEC and the BFI Group, a major investor in
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By Curadhan Powell & Alex Suckow Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — Two people have died following a large explosion in Louisville. Officials gave an update Wednesday morning. The explosion happened around 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Givaudan Sense Colour factory on Payne street. Part of the building collapsed. Mayor
Continue Reading By Michael Fuller Click here for updates on this story DALLASTOWN, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — Four volunteer firefighters were honored for rescuing a child from a fire in York County. The community came out to thank the firefighters during a ceremony on Tuesday. York Township Goodwill Fire Company Chief Darryl Ehrhart, Capt. Tony Goeb, as well
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — New storms in Spain have caused school closures and train cancellations two weeks after flash floods in Valencia and other areas killed more than 220 people and destroyed thousands of homes. Coastal areas of Valencia have been placed under the highest alert as forecasters say up to 7 inches of rain could
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AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ move to the Southeastern Conference has rekindled an old rivalry once so intense that national championships hung in the balance and a U.S. president made a special trip to attend. The Texas-Arkansas border clash is a feud that in its heyday was as big as any in
Continue Reading AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wow, much bull market. Dogecoin, the cryptocurrency whose mascot is a super-cute dog that muses things like “much wow,” has been racing higher in value since Donald Trump won the presidential election last week. It got another bump after Trump named Tesla’s Elon Musk as one of the
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Amazon is targeting retail rivals Shein, Temu and TikTok Shop with a new deeply discounted storefront that sells a wide array of products for $20 or less. Called “Amazon Haul,” the mobile-only experience debuted Wednesday in the Amazon app and has everything from fashion accessories to home
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced he will ask for a vote of confidence in December, setting the path for an early election in February. His three-party coalition government collapsed last week when Scholz fired the finance minister following disagreements over how to revive the shrinking economy. Here are five things to
Continue Reading By Barry Simms Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — Baltimore’s Brooklyn neighborhood is beaming with pride because of its focus on reducing violent crime. According to the city, the area served by Safe Streets has gone more than 365 days without a homicide. The total number of actual days, according to
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Spirit Airlines’ shares plunged more than 50% in early trading Wednesday, following a report that it is preparing to file bankruptcy — and the company’s announcement that it won’t report quarterly financial results because it’s scrambling to reach a deal with creditors. A Wall Street Journal report
Continue Reading By Kyndall Jones Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — A judge set bond at $225,000 for a man accused of leading law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase through two counties that began with a chainsaw attack and ended on Highway 80 in Jackson. The incident began around 3:15 a.m.
Continue Reading NEW DELHI (AP) — An association of editors and rights groups has condemned a decision by Bangladesh’s interim government to cancel press accreditations for 167 journalists, calling it a threat to press freedom in the country. The move to cancel accreditations has added to concerns over press freedom and harassment of journalists following the ouster
Continue Reading Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump chose Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general on Wednesday, bypassing more experienced options in favor of a loyalist who has built a national reputation as a disruptor and whom Trump has tasked with dramatically overhauling the Justice Department. Trump
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — James Patterson’s latest philanthropic project marks a deepening of ties to his undergraduate alma mater. The bestselling author is teaming with Manhattan University on the James Patterson Honors Program, which has a mission to “provide a strong foundation in critical thinking, writing, and creative problem-solving to prepare top students for fulfilling
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Several major retailers earned a grade of “F” for failing to protect consumers from toxic chemicals in the products they sell, a new report says. Before you start your holiday shopping, see which stores have removed harmful plastics and replaced them with safer alternatives. Here’s what else you
Continue Reading By Caroline Cummings Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — U.S. Representative-elect Kelly Morrison is set to be among about two dozen lawmakers who are trained physicians and the only OB-GYN who supports abortion rights in Congress in a post-Roe v. Wade America, which has given her national attention. She will represent
Continue Reading Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rapper Nelly won’t face drug charges following his arrest this summer at a St. Louis-area casino, a prosecutor said. “We don’t believe the facts in this case warrant the issuing of charges,” St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell said in a statement Tuesday. Nelly, 49, whose birth name
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — La Fiscalía General de México inició una investigación por el delito de tráfico de migrantes luego de que agentes de la Guardia Nacional ubicaran un camión de carga en el que fueron abandonados 90 migrantes centroamericanos, 33 de ellos menores de edad, en una carretera en el estado de Puebla, centro
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Tropical Storm Sara is expected in the Caribbean soon and will deliver “life-threatening” impacts to parts of Central America as it begins a journey that could once again bring a tropical threat into the Gulf of Mexico. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center are urging residents of the
Continue Reading AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The decline in U.S. drug overdose deaths appears to have continued this year, giving experts hope the nation is seeing sustained improvement in the persistent epidemic. There were about 97,000 overdose deaths in the 12-month period that ended June 30, according to provisional Centers for Disease Control and
Continue Reading Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The process of vetting candidates for some of the European Union’s top jobs has bogged down in acrimony. The biggest political faction in the bloc’s parliament, the European People’s Party, is accused by critics of collaborating with the hard right. Senior lawmakers have been questioning the 26 new members of
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CNN By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: crackdowns on overtourism in Florence and Pompeii, new developments in the world of long-haul and ultralong-haul flights, plus the California couple who moved to France, where things did not go as they hoped. Launch of the Airbus A321XLR It’s slim, it’s sleek, it
Continue Reading By Karen Morfitt Click here for updates on this story COLUMBINE, Colorado (KCNC) — Did you ever take a high school math class and ask “How will I use this in the real world?” “It made it more fun because we were using our hands,” Columbine High School senior Liam Evans said. Evans and several
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Daniele Rustioni will become just the third principal guest conductor of the Metropolitan Opera in its nearly century-and-a-half history, leading at least two productions each season starting in 2025-26 as a No. 2 to music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Rustioni agreed to a three-year term. He is to helm revivals
Continue Reading ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s trade minister says Turkey expects to be offered “partner country” status with the BRICS bloc of developing economies. The state-run Anadolu Agency quoted his remarks during a parliamentary committee meeting. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended the bloc’s summit in Russia last month. Turkey requested to join the group as a
Continue Reading By Curt Merrill, Way Mullery, Lou Robinson, Henrik Pettersson, Gillian Roberts, Janie Boschma and Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has moved swiftly to announce his selections for his next Cabinet and key administration posts. Since CNN projected on November 6 that Trump would win election for a second term, the incoming president
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