Democratic Rep. Kim Schrier won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Washington on Thursday. She defeated Republican Carmen Goers, who works in financial services. Schrier, a pediatrician, first won her seat in 2018, becoming the first Democrat to represent the district. Of the seven Washington state congressional districts that Democrat Joe Biden carried in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice appointed his wife to the state school board this week. First Lady Cathy Justice’s appointment to the state board of education came about a day after the Republican governor declared victory in the U.S. Senate race against Democratic opponent Glenn Elliott. Cathy Justice will
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democratic freshman Rep. Don Davis has won reelection, defending his seat from a challenge by Republican opponent Laurie Buckhout in North Carolina’s only toss-up congressional race. Davis faced an uphill battle this year after redistricting by the GOP-controlled state legislature made the 1st Congressional District less blue than it
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory in his first public comment on the U.S. vote, and he praised the president-elect’s courage during the July assassination attempt. “His behavior at the moment of an attempt on his life left an impression on me. He turned out
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Chuck and Cathie Baldwin were driving in the dark early on Election Day to work a shift at their polling place in rural Missouri when floodwaters overtopped a creek and swept their vehicle off the road. The couple, married for more than half a century, were later found dead, clinging to a tree
Continue ReadingAssociated Press After former President Donald Trump gave his victory speech early Wednesday, at the Palm Beach Convention Center, dozens of his supporters gathered in a lobby to sing “How Great Thou Art,” reciting from memory the words and harmonies of a classic hymn, popular among evangelical Christians. It was a fitting coda to an
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A judge is blocking a Georgia county from approving larger homes in a tiny community of Black slave descendants as they ask the state’s highest court to reinstate a canceled referendum on the rezoning of their island enclave. The Hogg Hummock community on Sapelo Island is one of the
Continue ReadingMANKATO, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota man was convicted Thursday in the killing of his girlfriend. Madeline Kingsbury’s 2023 disappearance garnered national attention and prompted thousands of people to join search efforts before her body was found hidden in a rural area of the state. The jury found Adam Fravel guilty of first-degree murder less
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former health care worker who illegally accessed the health records of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before she died has been sentenced to two years in prison. Thirty-four-year—old Trent Russell of Bellevue, Nebraska, worked at the time as a transplant coordinator in the Washington, D.C., region and
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer Federal health officials on Thursday called for more testing of employees on farms with bird flu after a new study showed that some dairy workers had signs of infection, even when they didn’t report feeling sick. Farmworkers in close contact with infected animals should be tested and offered treatment even if they
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Republican Jeff Hurd has won the U.S. House seat in Colorado that Rep. Lauren Boebert left. Hurd’s victory fulfills the congresswoman’s hope that her mid-election departure from the race would make it easier for a different Republican to retain the seat after she nearly lost it in 2022. Hurd is a more mild-mannered
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. rose for the sixth straight week, returning to its highest level since early July. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the rate ticked up to 6.79% from 6.72% last week. That’s still down from a year ago, when the rate averaged
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The collapse of Germany’s governing coalition and President-elect Donald Trump’s imminent return to the White House are creating new risks for the European Union’s biggest economy. The coalition collapsed Wednesday following weeks of disputes over ways to boost the economy and as European leaders began to digest the certainty
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As it became clear Donald Trump was returning to the White House, the Florida man who posed for photos with then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern during the Capitol riot popped a bottle of Trump-branded sparkling wine. “Y’all are in trouble,” he said after taking a sip in a video shared
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A car influencer who posted YouTube videos of drag races on New York City streets died when he crashed his speeding BMW into a light pole near John F. Kennedy airport. Police say 25-year-old Andre Beadle crashed just after 1 a.m. Wednesday on the Nassau Expressway near the airport. Beadle was
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The mayor of Mississippi’s capital city, the top prosecutor in the state’s largest county and a Jackson City Council member have been indicted on conspiracy and bribery charges. The case has already forced the resignation of another city council member. Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Hinds County District Attorney Jody
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s major cities including Abuja, Lagos and Kano have suffered blackouts as the country’s electricity grid has collapsed in the tenth such outage to hit the power system this year. The Transmission Company of Nigeria says a “partial disturbance of the system” caused the latest round of blackouts. Grid
Continue ReadingDemocrat Laura Gillen won election to a U.S. House seat representing New York on Thursday, defeating Republican Rep. Anthony D’Esposito. Gillen is a former town supervisor who campaigned on supporting law enforcement and border security, an issue many Democrats blame for their losses in New York in 2022. She lost to D’Esposito by just over
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia said Thursday that he is battling esophageal cancer. The announcement comes after Connolly handily won his ninth House term on Tuesday. Connolly represents Virginia’s most populous county in Congress. Connolly says he had no symptoms besides occasional abdominal aches. The
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Three U.S. House seats in Nevada will remain under Democratic control after a sweeping win Thursday for the incumbents, while the state’s tight Senate race was still too early to call. The Associated Press has declared Democratic Reps. Dina Titus, Susie Lee and Steven Horsford winners in their respective
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