CNN By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — For all the sound and fury around Tuesday’s elections, there was one clear signal: Abortion rights are politically popular, no matter where or when they are on the ballot. And that, no matter how you slice it, is good news for Democrats as the parties plot their strategies
Continue ReadingBy BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America Pennsylvania voters have elected women for the first time to lead Philadelphia and the state’s second-largest county, which includes Pittsburgh. Cherelle Parker will become the 100th mayor of the state’s largest city, and Sara Innamorato will be executive of Allegheny County. The races will set the electoral stage
Continue ReadingBy EILEEN NG Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — An Indian maker of solar-powered dryers, a soil carbon marketplace and groups that work to make electric car batteries cleaner, restore Andean forests and deter illegal fishing were awarded the Earthshot Prize at a ceremony in Singapore. Britain’s Prince William, whose Royal Foundation charity launched the 10-year
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE and DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine voters faced a busy ballot on Tuesday in an off-year election. Mainers turned down an attempt to oust the state’s corporate-owned electric utilities, while they approved one to stop foreign spending in referendums. Voters also decided to restore language about honoring obligations
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrat Schuyler VanValkenburg has won a critical seat in Virginia’s state Senate, unseating an incumbent Republican. VanValkenburg’s victory buoys his party’s bid to maintain control of the chamber and blunt GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s conservative agenda. The balance of power in both the Virginia House and
Continue ReadingBy MELINA WALLING Associated Press This October was the hottest on record globally, 1.7 degrees Celsius (3.1 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than the pre-industrial average for the month — and the fifth straight month with such a mark in what will now almost certainly be the warmest year ever recorded. October was a whopping 0.4 degrees
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has criticized rival South Korea for removing a law that banned private activists from sending anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets to the North, insisting that such activities amount to psychological warfare and threatening to respond with a “shower of shells.” South Korea’s Constitutional Court decided
Continue ReadingCOLLEEN SLEVIN and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Despite seeing home values soar by double digits, Colorado voters have rejected lowering their property tax bills by eating into special state tax refunds — which returned $750 to each taxpayer last year. The proposal would have slowed the increase in property tax bills after
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Incumbent state Sen. Vin Gopal has won reelection in his closely contested coastal New Jersey district, keeping a key swing seat under Democratic control. Gopal defeated Republican Steve Dnistrian on Tuesday in the 11th Legislative District in Monmouth County. His victory delivers Gopal a third term
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE and DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine voters faced a busy ballot on Tuesday in an off-year election dominated by a decision over whether to replace the state’s two much-criticized private electric utilities. Most recently, Mainers voted to stop foreign government spending in local referendums and approved a “right
Continue ReadingBy BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America Sara Innamorato, a former Pennsylvania state legislator who campaigned on progressive models to modernize government, has been elected as the first woman executive of Allegheny County, which encompasses Pittsburgh. Innamorato’s win Tuesday came against Republican Joe Rockey, a political newcomer. She will replace Democrat Rich Fitzgerald, who has
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press A mother in Uvalde, Texas, whose 10-year-old daughter was killed in the Robb Elementary School shooting has lost her run for mayor. Kimberly Mata-Rubio has pushed for stricter gun laws and police accountability since a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in the 2022 attack. Uvalde voters instead elected
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The American Express donated to 16 local organizations during their Community Impact Celebration. The $1 million donation, which was distributed amongst the award recipients, was collected during the 2023 PGA Tour Golf Tournament. The 16 recipients of the award are apart of charitable organizations that provide support for health and wellness services, families, education and
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A radio reporter taken into custody while covering a demonstration the night two sheriff’s deputies were shot three years ago reached a $700,000 settlement on Tuesday with Los Angeles County. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the payout to Josie Huang, a journalist for
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio voters have approved a proposal legalizing recreational marijuana. Republican legislative leaders are expected to weigh revisiting aspects of the proposal that passed Tuesday. Ohio becomes the 24th state to allow adult cannabis use for non-medical purposes. Under the new law, adults 21 and over
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House was nearing a showdown vote late Tuesday on whether to punish Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan — the only Palestinian American in Congress — for her rhetoric about the Israel-Hamas war. The outcome of the vote will likely depend on whether Democrats unite with
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Originally Published: 06 NOV 23 16:55 ET Updated: 07 NOV 23 21:29 ET By Alex Leeds Matthews and Christopher Hickey, CNN (CNN) — Marijuana may remain illegal federally, but in most states, it’s accessible for adult medical or recreational use. On November 7, voters in Ohio made it the 24th state to approve legal recreational
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment on Tuesday that ensures access to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care, the latest victory for abortion rights supporters since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year. Ohio became the seventh state where voters
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There was plenty in the early results of Tuesday’s off-year election to make Democrats happy, but it shouldn’t be enough to make them feel secure heading into next year’s presidential election. Abortion rights supporters won an Ohio ballot measure and the Democratic governor of beet-red Kentucky held
Continue ReadingBy Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Ohio will become the latest state to enshrine reproductive rights in its state constitution, CNN projects, continuing a winning trend for abortion rights advocates since the overturning of Roe v. Wade. With the passage of the ballot measure Issue 1, Ohio will be prevented from restricting abortion access before fetal viability, which doctors believe
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