Democrat Joaquin Castro wins reelection to the US House from Texas’ 20th Congressional District
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrat Joaquin Castro wins reelection to the US House from Texas’ 20th Congressional District.
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AP Race Call: Democrat Green wins reelection to the US House from Texas’ 9th Congressional District
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democratic Rep. Al Green won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Texas’ 9th Congressional District. Green, ran unopposed. He has spent nearly two decades in the U.S. House, first capturing the Houston-area district in 2004. The longtime congressman became known for his repeated attempts to impeach Donald Trump. Green was
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Republican Sen. Rick Scott will win second term in Florida, CNN projects
By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Rick Scott will win a second term in Florida, CNN projects, defeating Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in a race that demonstrated the strength of the GOP in a state once considered one of the country’s premier political battlegrounds. With a return to the Senate next year assured, Scott
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Democrats dominate New Mexico with reelection of US Sen. Martin Heinrich and US Rep. Gabe Vasquez
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez won reelection Tuesday in New Mexico’s swing district along the U.S.-Mexico border, in a rematch against the Republican he ousted in 2022. GOP challenger Yvette Herrell waged her fourth consecutive campaign for Congress in the majority-Latino district that stretches from the border to
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Aaron Bean wins reelection to U.S. House in Florida’s 4th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Aaron Bean won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday. Bean won a second term representing the 4th District in northeastern Florida, which includes Nassau and Clay counties as well as downtown Jacksonville. Prior to his election to Congress, Bean served in both chambers of the state Legislature. He defeated
Continue Reading San Francisco mayor fights for reelection while Oakland mayor battles recall
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Mayor London Breed is fighting a self-funded philanthropist for reelection while in nearby Oakland, Mayor Sheng Thao is battling a recall election. It was too early Wednesday to call either the reelection bid or recall effort, which were both fueled by concerns over public safety and homelessness.
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Anna Luna wins reelection to U.S. House in Florida’s 13th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday. Luna, a first-term congresswoman and Freedom Caucus member, has been a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump, who carried this Gulf Coast district in 2020. She defeated Democrat Whitney Fox, who formerly worked in marketing and communications at
Continue Reading Hurricane Rafael plows across Cuba as a Category 3 storm after knocking out power on the island
Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Rafael pushed into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday night after plowing across western Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane with winds so powerful it knocked out the entire country’s power grid. Massive waves lashed at the shores of Havana as sharp winds and rain whipped at the city’s
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Scott Franklin wins reelection to U.S. House in Florida’s 18th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Scott Franklin won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday, defeating Democrat Andrea Kale. The inland 18th District covers much of the Florida heartland, including the city of Lakeland. Franklin was first elected to Congress in 2020. Prior to that, he spent more than a decade in the U.S. Navy.
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Kat Cammack wins reelection to U.S. House in Florida’s 3rd Congressional District
Republican Rep. Kat Cammack won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday. She has represented the 3rd District, which includes north-central Florida and University of Florida’s home Gainesville, since 2021. Prior to her election, she served as deputy chief of staff to her predecessor, former Rep. Ted Yoho, who held the seat
Continue Reading Oregon gets top billing in College Football Playoff’s opening rankings, Ohio St 2nd and Georgia 3rd
AP National Writer A season full of surprises didn’t produce many when the first set of rankings on the road to college football’s new 12-team playoff came out Tuesday. Undefeated Oregon got top billing. The selection committee liked Ohio State just a touch more than Georgia in its top 25 — the first of six
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5 conclusiones que dejaron las primeras encuestas de salida de CNN
Andrea Saint Martin (CNN) — Los resultados de las primeras encuestas de salida de CNN están revelando información sobre los votantes en las elecciones generales de Estados Unidos, incluyendo por quién votaron, sus opiniones políticas, los factores que consideran en la elección y sus antecedentes en general. Las encuestas de salida de CNN incluyen entrevistas con miles
Continue Reading Oregon, Georgia, Miami and BYU are projected 1st round byes in opening CFP rankings, with Alabama in field at No. 11
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — Oregon, Georgia, Miami and BYU are projected 1st round byes in opening CFP rankings, with Alabama in field at No. 11.
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Maria Elvira Salazar wins reelection to U.S. House in Florida’s 27th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday. Salazar represents a Miami-Dade district that has swung toward Republicans in recent years. While Democrat Hillary Clinton carried the district in 2016 by double digits, former President Donald Trump narrowly carried it in 2020. Salazar defeated Lucia Baez-Geller, who
Continue Reading Cherfilus-McCormick wins Florida US House District
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday. She ran uncontested in the 20th District, which includes Fort Lauderdale and western Broward County in southeast Florida. It’s among the state’s most Democratic districts, as Democrats outnumber Republicans by a nearly 5-1 ratio. Cherfilus-McCormick initially
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Vern Buchanan wins reelection to U.S. House in Florida’s 16th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday. Buchanan, who has served in the House since 2007, represents a Republican-leaning district. It falls southeast of Tampa, including Bradenton and Brandon. In this most recent Congress, Buchanan served as the vice-chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, whose
Continue Reading Escaping from a 121-loss hole will be hard. The White Sox have other MLB teams to use as a blueprint
AP Baseball Writer SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Rock bottom proved to be even rockier than the Chicago White Sox ever dreamed. Now second-year general manager Chris Getz has the unenviable task of pulling the South Side out of the baseball abyss following a 121-loss season that was the worst in modern MLB history. Recent history
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican John Rutherford wins reelection to U.S. House in Florida’s 5th Congressional District
Republican Rep. John Rutherford won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday. The 5th District includes most of Jacksonville and its western and southern suburbs, including the historic St. Augustine. Rutherford was first elected to Congress in 2016, after the Republican who held the seat retired. Prior to that, he spent more
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Mario Diaz-Balart wins reelection to U.S. House in Florida’s 26th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday. The 26th District stretches across southern Florida from Hialeah and the northwestern suburbs of Miami to just west of Naples on the Gulf Coast. It is majority Hispanic. Diaz-Balart is the longest-serving member of the Florida congressional delegation, first elected
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Kathy Castor wins reelection to U.S. House in Florida’s 14th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Kathy Castor won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday. The 14th District is centered around Tampa Bay, including the city of Tampa and the eastern part of St. Petersburg. Of the districts along Florida’s Gulf Coast, it’s the only one that consistently sends Democrats to Congress. It is part
Continue Reading How the AP is able to declare winners in states where polls just closed
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press has declared winners in some states where polls had just closed, and in some cases before any votes had been released. How is that possible? While hotly contested races that take hours or days to count may attract the most attention, the AP for decades has called
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Maxwell Frost wins reelection to U.S. House in Florida’s 10th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Maxwell Frost won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday. Frost, the youngest member of the House, first won his seat in 2022 at the age of 25, becoming the first member of Generation Z to win a seat in Congress. The gun reform and social justice activist handily won
Continue Reading ¿Existe un planeta oculto en nuestro sistema solar? Los astrónomos afirman que se avecina la respuesta
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Nuestro sistema solar solía tener nueve planetas. El astrónomo Mike Brown, también conocido como “el hombre que mató a Plutón”, dijo que recibió cartas de odio de niños y llamadas obscenas a las 3 de la mañana durante años después de que su hallazgo más famoso ayudara a cambiarlo. Brown, profesor
Continue Reading Israeli attacks in West Bank killed at least eight people, officials and residents say
By Kareem Khadder and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — A series of Israeli raids and airstrikes in towns and villages in the occupied West Bank that stretched overnight from Monday into late Tuesday have killed at least eight people, according to Palestinian authorities and local residents. Two Palestinians were killed in the town of
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2 people shot, killed at Navy Pier; police seek disgruntled ex-employee
By Jermont Terry Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — Two people were shot and killed at Navy Pier Tuesday afternoon, and a police believe a disgruntled ex-employee was behind the shooting. Chicago Police Chief of Patrol Jon Hein said at 1:18 p.m., officers were called for several shots fired on
Continue Reading 2 people shot, killed at Navy Pier; police seek disgruntled ex-employee
WBBM By Jermont Terry Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — Two people were shot and killed at Navy Pier Tuesday afternoon, and a police believe a disgruntled ex-employee was behind the shooting. Chicago Police Chief of Patrol Jon Hein said at 1:18 p.m., officers were called for several shots fired
Continue Reading North Texas 11th grader receives prestigious scholarship
By Lacey Beasley Click here for updates on this story ARGYLE, Texas (KTVT) — An outstanding 11th grader received the recognition she deserved for excelling in and out of class. Emma Brisendine has a big heart for helping people and was awarded a prestigious scholarship at Selwyn School in Argyle. Brisendine is a photographer, artist
Continue Reading Unexpectedly, news outlets wind up having a relatively traditional election night experience
AP Media Writer After months of reporting on what polls described as a remarkably close race, news outlets finally have the chance to report on actual results. But it turned out to be relatively traditional experience — from the first report of exit poll results, the night moved inexorably in Donald Trump’s direction and away
Continue Reading AP VoteCast: Economy ranked as a top issue, but concerns over democracy drove many voters to polls
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters said the economy and immigration are the top issues facing the country, but the future of democracy was also a leading motivator for many Americans casting a ballot in Tuesday’s presidential election. AP VoteCast, an expansive survey of more than 110,000 voters nationwide, found a country mired in negativity
Continue Reading Funeral home mix-up leaves grieving family without treasured keepsake of killed 19-year-old
KTRK By Mycah Hatfield Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — On top of grief, the family of a recently killed 19-year-old is now feeling frustrated towards a north Harris County funeral home that they said lost his hair. Anastasia Kindle said after her cousin, Kenneth Thomas, was killed, their
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