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Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — De ser figura mediática de la televisión y magnate inmobiliario a presidente de Estados Unidos: Donald Trump nunca ha pasado desapercibido. No solo por sus millones, sino por su carisma, verborragia y controversias. Resultados de las elecciones en EE.UU. 2024, en vivo: ¿quién gana entre Trump y Harris? Votaciones por
Continue ReadingDemocrat Kristen McDonald Rivet won election to a U.S. House seat representing Michigan on Wednesday. Her victory means Democrats will retain control of a competitive district after Rep. Dan Kildee, who has represented the Flint area for about a decade, decided to retire. McDonald Rivet currently represents a competitive state Senate district that covers Midland,
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Tami Luhby and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Battleground states continued counting outstanding ballots into the early hours of Wednesday after Election Day voting that largely went smoothly despite fake bomb threats that targeted multiple states. The results showed Donald Trump won the 270 Electoral College votes needed to take the White
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Montana voters chose to protect the right to an abortion in their state constitution. The ballot initiative sought to enshrine a 1999 Montana Supreme Court ruling that said the constitutional right to privacy protects the right to a pre-viability abortion by a provider of the patient’s choice. Though there’s no defined time
Continue ReadingAssociated 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 ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — On the list of U.S. presidents, several have been tapped to serve for more than one term, with Donald Trump now joining the group. But only one other president did it the way he will — with a gap of four years between terms. That was Grover Cleveland, who
Continue ReadingSRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian-controlled Kashmir’s regional legislature has passed a resolution demanding the federal government restore the disputed region’s semi-autonomy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, which is in a minority in the local assembly, voted against the nonbinding resolution. The National Conference party, which sponsored the resolution, came to power last month
Continue ReadingBy Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump will be America’s 47th president, CNN projected Wednesday, after mounting the most momentous comeback in political history that will hand him massive, disruptive power at home and will send shockwaves around the world. Four years after leaving Washington as a pariah, following his attempt to overturn the
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has pulled off a stunning victory in the 2024 race. The win for the Republican Party will also see JD Vance sworn in as the first millennial vice president. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — The verdict of U.S. voters was more decisive than most pollsters and pundits had predicted. Now the world waits to see whether the election of Donald Trump as president for a second time is as destabilizing as many American allies fear. Trump’s first term saw him insult and alienate longstanding
Continue ReadingCNN By Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump will be America’s 47th president, CNN projected Wednesday, after mounting the most momentous comeback in political history that will hand him massive, disruptive power at home and will send shockwaves around the world. Four years after leaving Washington as a pariah, following his attempt to overturn
Continue ReadingFormer President Donald Trump won the key state of Wisconsin on Wednesday, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in a critical battleground. The win delivers 10 Electoral College votes to Trump. He narrowly won Wisconsin in 2016, becoming the first Republican since Ronald Reagan to capture the state. He lost it in 2020 to Democrat Joe
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind and Samantha Delouya, CNN New York (CNN) — US stock futures rose early on Wednesday and bitcoin jumped as Donald Trump was headed for wins in the battleground states of Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina, shrinking Kamala Harris’ possible paths to victory. Futures on the Dow climbed 2.84%, while the S&P 500
Continue ReadingALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — As one of the Arab World’s largest book fairs opens in Algeria on Wednesday, there is one conspicuous absence. French-Algerian author Kamel Daoud, who won France’s most prestigious literary award earlier this week, was not invited to this year’s event. This year’s Prix Goncourt winner and his French publisher Gallimard —
Continue ReadingRepublican Rep. Mike Lawler won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing New York on Wednesday. Lawler is one of several Republicans who flipped traditionally Democratic New York districts in 2022. The 17th District contains the northern part of wealthy Westchester County and extends north and west to include suburban Rockland County and the Hudson
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By Nectar Gan and Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — As the US election results began to roll in, Chinese state media didn’t miss the chance to accentuate America’s political polarization – and play up the threat of post-vote turmoil in its democratic superpower rival. Beijing has long bristled at Washington’s criticism of its
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Republican former Sen. Kelly Ayotte will win the New Hampshire governor’s race, CNN projects, completing a political comeback eight years after she lost her Senate seat. Ayotte defeated Democratic former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig in the race to replace outgoing GOP Gov. Chris Sununu. The race was a test
Continue ReadingAssociated Press THITU ISLAND, South China Sea (AP) — Philippine forces have staged drills that included seizing an island in the South China Sea as Chinese navy ships kept watch from a distance. Philippine military chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said the exercise underscored the readiness of Filipino forces to defend the country’s sovereignty at
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Eric Sorensen won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Illinois on Wednesday. Sorensen faced Republican Joe McGraw, a retired judge who focused his campaign messaging on economics. Sorensen, a first-term congressman, had taken over the seat from Democratic Rep. Cheri Bustos after she decided against running again. The sprawling district in northwest
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced hs is firing Finance Minister Christian Lindner, which could undermine the ruling three-party coalition that relies on Lindner’s pro-business party. The coalition has been arguing for weeks over ways to boost the country’s ailing economy, but were not able to find a compromise.
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