Democrat Jimmy Gomez wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 34th Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Jimmy Gomez wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 34th Congressional District.
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Stock market today: Most of Wall Street rises after the Fed cuts interest rates
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks rose as the Federal Reserve cut interest rates again to make things easier for the economy. The S&P 500 climbed 0.7% Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was barely changed, and the Nasdaq composite gained 1.5%. The rate cut was widely expected. Federal Reserve Chair
Continue ReadingControversial Australian Olympic breaker Rachael Gunn retires from competition
SYDNEY (AP) — Australian breaker Rachael Gunn has told a Sydney radio station that she plans to retire from competition just three months after her unconventional routine at the Paris Olympics led to her being ridiculed and spawned conspiracy theories about how she qualified for the Games. The now 37-year-old Sydney university lecturer failed to
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Jenniffer González gana las elecciones en Puerto Rico y el independentismo queda segundo, según resultados preliminares
Mauricio Torres (CNN Español) — Jenniffer González, del Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP), fue la candidata ganadora este martes en las elecciones para gobernador en Puerto Rico, mientras que el independentista Juan Dalmau quedó en segundo lugar, según los resultados preliminares. De acuerdo con la Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico (CEEPR), con más del
Continue ReadingUS–Election 2024-SD-U.S. House-1, CORRECTIVE
In a story published Nov. 5, 2024, about Republican Rep. Dusty Johnson winning reelection to a U.S. House seat representing South Dakota, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Johnson served on the South Dakota Public Service Commission. It was the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission.
Continue Reading7 states vote to protect abortion rights, while efforts to expand access in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota fail
By Amy O’Kruk, Annette Choi, Lauren Mascarenhas, Kaanita Iyer and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — More than two years after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the federal constitutional right to an abortion, voters in 10 states cast ballots on whether to cement reproductive rights in their state constitutions. Measures
Continue Reading ANÁLISIS | La Reserva Federal tal como la conocemos podría pronto ser transformada radicalmente
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo Nueva York (CNN) — Durante más de 70 años, el banco central de Estados Unidos ha operado como una agencia gubernamental independiente. Cuando los funcionarios se reúnen para decidir dónde deberían estar las tasas de interés, no consultan al presidente ni a otros funcionarios electos, y por una buena razón. Eso se debe
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Democrat Sam Liccardo wins election to U.S. House in California’s 16th Congressional District
Democrat Sam Liccardo won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. He defeated state Assemblymember Evan Low, another Democrat, in the highly competitive race. Liccardo served as San Jose mayor and council member for 16 years before winning his congressional seat. Liccardo will succeed Democratic Rep. Anna Eshoo, who decided to not
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Democrat Sam Liccardo wins election to U.S. House in California’s 16th Congressional District
Democrat Sam Liccardo won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. He defeated state Assemblymember Evan Low, another Democrat, in the highly competitive race. Liccardo served as San Jose mayor and council member for 16 years before winning his congressional seat. Liccardo will succeed Democratic Rep. Anna Eshoo, who decided to not
Continue ReadingDemocrat Sam Liccardo wins election to U.S. House in California’s 16th Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Sam Liccardo wins election to U.S. House in California’s 16th Congressional District.
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Tracking strong winds and critical fire conditions across SoCal
Today we are tracking some exceptionally dangerous fire weather conditions across Southern California as a result of this Santa Ana wind event. The Storm Prediction Center has issued an “Extreme” outlook for portions of Ventura and Los Angeles Counties. It is not very common for an extreme outlook to be issued. Of course, the Mountain
Continue ReadingCanada orders TikTok’s Canadian business to be dissolved but won’t block app
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada announced Wednesday it won’t block access to the popular video-sharing app TikTok but is ordering the dissolution of its Canadian business after a national security review of the Chinese company behind it. Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said it is meant to address risks related to ByteDance Ltd.’s establishment of
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How to get your mental health back on track after Election Day
According to mental health experts, people can oftentimes feel lingering emotions after historical events like Presidential elections. That’s why clinics like Eisenhower Behavioral Health say they typically see an uptick in patients following November 5th. “What we’re seeing at the clinic is an increase in phone calls,” said Dakota Carter, the Medical Director of Psychiatry
Continue ReadingIn this Florida school district, some parents are pushing back against a cellphone ban
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — It’s no surprise that students are pushing back on cellphone bans in classrooms. But school administrators in one South Florida county working to pull students’ eyes away from their screens are facing some resistance from another group as well – parents. Since the beginning of the 2024
Continue ReadingAnthony Davis out with left heel soreness against Grizzlies
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis will not play Wednesday night against the Memphis Grizzlies as he recovers from a left heel contusion, Lakers coach JJ Redick announced before the game. Davis was hurt during the Lakers 115-103 loss to the Pistons in Detroit on Monday night. Davis played
Continue ReadingFree pizza and a DJ help defrost Montana voters lined up until 4 a.m. in the snow to vote
Associated Press BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Waiting to vote tested the willpower of hundreds of people in an hourslong line that stretched outside a county courthouse in a Montana town. Polls closed at 8 p.m. in Bozeman, Montana, but the last ballot wasn’t cast until 4 a.m. Those stuck in line included Davor Danevski, who
Continue ReadingColorado postal carrier and a friend accused of forging stolen mail ballots to test voting security
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A postal worker and her friend have been arrested in connection with the forging of stolen mail ballots in Colorado in an alleged attempt to test the security of the state’s voting system. Prosecutors in Mesa County announced the arrests of mail carrier Vicki Lyn Stuart and Sally Jane Maxedon
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Control of the US House hangs in the balance with enormous implications for Trump’s agenda
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House majority hung in the balance Wednesday, teetering between Republican control that would usher in a new era of unified GOP governance in Washington or a flip to Democrats as a last line of resistance to a Trump second-term White House agenda. A few individual seats, or even
Continue Reading49ers hope return of injured players makes up for lack of big deadline addition
AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have been aggressive at the trade deadline under coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch, often adding big-name players to fuel late-season runs. The Niners took a more cautious approach this season, adding only a backup defensive tackle before Tuesday’s deadline.
Continue ReadingAppeals court orders new trial for man on Texas’ death row over judge’s antisemitic bias
Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A Texas appeals court has ordered a new trial for a Jewish man on death row because of antisemitic bias by the judge in his case. Randy Halprin was part of a gang of prisoners who fatally shot a police officer in 2000 after escaping. Halprin’s lawyers say former
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