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2 DOJ officials resign, including attorney who oversaw 'grand conspiracy' probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top federal prosecutor in Miami who had been tasked with overseeing an investigation into foes of ...
Houston mayor says 'elections matter' as he moves to curb city's cooperation with ICE
HOUSTON (AP) — The mayor of Houston on Friday said the city would limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities...
Meghan Markle's father Thomas arrested on charges related to child sexual abuse material
Meghan Markle's estranged father, Thomas Markle, was arrested in Florida on Friday on charges related to child sexual ab...
Jay Rockefeller, dynasty heir who championed health care in the Senate, dies at 89
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - John D. "Jay" Rockefeller IV, the progeny of one of America's most famous a...
U.S. measles cases surpass 5,000 with infections confirmed in 45 states, CDC data shows
Measles cases in the United States have surpassed 5,000 this year, according to newly updated data from the Centers for ...
Kenyan cult leader who ordered followers to starve children to death is jailed for 200 years
Paul Mackenzie's followers believed he was "Jesus's mouthpiece", the judge said last month [EPA] A Kenyan court has sent...
Brand faces 'significant' prison sentence after rape and sexual assault conviction
Comedian Russell Brand at Southwark Crown Court in London.Anadolu via Getty ImagesRussell Brand faces a "significant" pr...
More bomb threats target European flights. Officials don't know who's behind them.
A string of bomb threats continued to target flights across Europe on Friday. A Ryanair flight travelling from Rome to L...
Judge halts construction on Trump’s arch — right after a federal panel approved it
Washington — A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from beginning construction on President Trump...
Trump's 250-foot arch wins key approval but a judge could still block construction
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's proposed 250-foot (76-meter) triumphal arch i...
Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
Comedian Russell Brand at Southwark Crown Court in London.Anadolu via Getty ImagesA jury in London found comedian and ac...
Democratic socialist Nithya Raman defeats incumbent Karen Bass in the L.A. mayoral race
Democrats continue to celebrate one of the most lopsided midterm election victories in modern U.S. history, routing thei...
Markets plunge as Wall Street heads for its worst post-midterm day ever
US stocks fell suddenly on Thursday as AI and chip stocks sold off, erasing the gains from Wednesday's post-election ral...
Harmeet Dhillon resigns as DOJ's civil rights chief after turbulent 18 months
Washington — Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general in charge of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division...
Republicans turn against Pete Hegseth after significant midterms losses
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing intense political backlash over the United States’ costly and unpopular war wit...
Chip stocks get slaughtered as Wall Street heads for its worst post-midterm day since 1896
US stocks fell suddenly on Thursday as AI and chip stocks sold off, erasing the gains from Wednesday’s post-election ral...
Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault charges
Comedian Russell Brand at Southwark Crown Court in London.Anadolu via Getty ImagesA jury in London has found comedian an...
Multiple European flights diverted after bomb threats for second time this week
[Press Association] Several flights across Europe have faced bomb threats, officials have said.An Aer Lingus Airbus A320...
Winning ticket drawn in New Jersey for $847 million Powerball jackpot
A single ticket in New Jersey won the $847 million Powerball Wednesday night, one of the 10 biggest jackpots in the lott...
Winning ticket drawn in New Jersey for $835 million Powerball jackpot
A customer holds a number slip for Powerball lottery tickets in Hawthorne, California, on August 25, 2025. - Patrick T. ...
A Mississippi Senate race nobody expected to be this close could end a 44-year streak
District Attorney and U.S. Senate candidate for Mississippi Scott Colom speaks as he gives an update on state of Senate ...
Democrats' midterm victory was historic. These numbers show just how big it was.
Midterms tend to be backlash elections, and the president’s party almost always loses seats when voters return to the po...
Dow jumps over 1,500 points in response to Democrats' control of Congress
US stocks jumped on Wednesday after Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in a seismic midterm election, pa...
Trump is reportedly asking his advisers if Hegseth should remain in his job
Washington — President Trump has been asking advisers around him and on the phone whether Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth...
Dow jumps over 1,000 points in response to Democrats' control of Congress
US stocks glided higher on Wednesday after Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in a seismic midterm elect...
Iran says midterms election results show Americans reject the war
What to know about the Iran war today:Iran's chief negotiator said Wednesday that the U.S. midterm election results refl...
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed wins historic Senate race in Michigan
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has won one of the marquee battles of the 2026 midterms: the race to succeed retiring Democratic...
8 candidates who made history in the 2026 midterm elections
The 2026 midterm elections made history for several candidates, as voters are projected to have elected the country's fi...
How Democrats built a blue wave and won control of Congress
It was a blue wave big enough to become a blue tsunami. On Tuesday, the Democratic Party shattered a series of decades-l...
Democrats win Texas governor and Senate races for first time in decades
Democrat James Talarico defeated the state’s attorney general Ken Paxton, a close ally of President Donald Trump who sur...
Democrat Annie Andrews pulls off stunning Senate upset in South Carolina
By Yasmeen Abutaleb WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Democrat Annie Andrews won a US Senate seat in conservative South Caro...
Democrat Amy Acton wins Ohio governor's race, ending 20-year GOP streak
Dr. Amy Acton speaks at a campaign rally in Toledo, Ohio, on Oct. 29, 2026. —Michael M. Santiago—Getty ImagesDr. Amy Act...
Bottoms makes history as Georgia elects America's first Black woman governor
Democratic candidate for governor Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta, speaks at a rally with former Presi...
A rare condition killed a 24-year-old first-time NYC Marathon runner. Its warning signs can be easy to miss.
Just two miles short of the finish line of the 2026 New York City Marathon on Nov. 1, 24-year-old runner Rachel Apa coll...
Democrat Roy Cooper flips North Carolina's U.S. Senate seat held by GOP since 2015
ASHEVILLE - A decade of control over North Carolina's coveted U.S. Senate seat ended after a campaign plagued by gaffes,...
Chris Pappas becomes first openly gay man elected to U.S. Senate
Democratic Senate candidate Rep. Chris Pappas meets with volunteers during a visit to a campaign field office on October...
Trump says he could use 'tremendous powers' if Democrats win
"I have the ultimate power — it's called 'veto,'" President Trump told CBS News in an exclusive phone interview before p...
DOJ ramps up Alaska Senate race probe with target letters and new subpoenas: Sources
The Justice Department in recent days has continued moving at an aggressive clip in ramping up its criminal investigatio...
Midterms may bring in wave of historic firsts across U.S.
Featuring one of the most diverse slates of both Democratic and Republican candidates in recent years, this midterm elec...
Tennessee murderer captured in Missouri after prison escape and truck theft
Authorities have captured a convicted murderer who evaded law enforcement for more than a week after escaping from a Ten...
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