By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear won reelection to a second term Tuesday, notching another significant statewide victory in an increasingly red state that could serve as a model for other Democrats on how to thrive politically heading into next year’s defining presidential election. “Tonight, Kentucky made a
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The developers of a proposed resort casino in Virginia’s capital city have conceded a loss in their second shot at winning voters’ approval for the project. A referendum on whether to allow the gambling and entertainment complex came before Richmond voters for a second time in
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press Exonerated “Central Park Five” member Yusef Salaam won a seat Tuesday on the New York City Council, completing a stunning reversal of fortune decades after he was wrongly imprisoned in an infamous rape case. Salaam, a Democrat, will represent a central Harlem district on the City Council, having run unopposed
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Unification Church’s Japanese branch plans to set aside up to $67 million to cover possible compensation for people seeking damages they say were caused by the group’s manipulative fundraising tactics. The move announced Tuesday was seen as an attempt to allay suspicion that the group would
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Five hostages of Hamas are free, offering some hope to the families of others snatched in southern Israel during the militants’ deadly rampage on Oct. 7. The families of those still in captivity have questions, such as why progress has been so slow and why some and not others are being
Continue ReadingBy Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear will win reelection to a second term in Kentucky, CNN projects, defeating Republican Daniel Cameron in a deep-red state that Donald Trump carried by about 25 points in 2020. “Tonight, Kentucky made a choice, a choice not to move to the right or to
Continue ReadingCNN By Clare Foran, Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Morgan Rimmer, CNN The House passed a GOP-led resolution on Tuesday to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib over comments critical of Israel and in support of Palestinians amid Israel’s war against Hamas. The move amounts to a rare and significant rebuke of the Michigan Democrat, who is
Continue ReadingBy BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America Democrat Cherelle Parker has been elected as Philadelphia’s 100th mayor, becoming the first woman to hold the office. Parker emerged from a crowded field of Democrats in the May primary and was heavily favored over Republican David Oh in the city, a Democratic stronghold. She will replace Democrat
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The family of a man who was killed last week is searching for answers as they cope with the tremendous loss. The body of Johnny Sanchez, 32, of Desert Hot Springs was found in a vehicle parked in a driveway on the 15700 block of Country View Road in Whitewater on November 1. Two men
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — The good news for Democrats is their commitment to abortion rights resonates across the country and their messages exceeded expectations in off-year elections Tuesday. The bad news for Democrats is most people don’t like their president and there’s real concern he could be the first Democrat
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — One judge has ordered all polls in Mississippi’s largest county to remain open an extra hour, until 8 p.m. Central Time, while a another judge has said four polling places in some Jackson suburbs have to extend voting until 9 p.m. The orders Tuesday evening
Continue ReadingTUSTIN, Calif. (AP) — A raging fire Tuesday destroyed a massive World War II-era wooden hangar that was built to house military blimps based in Southern California, and authorities said the blaze could burn for days. The Orange County Fire Authority said in a social media post that allowing the structure to collapse was the
Continue ReadingTUSTIN, Calif. (AP) — A raging fire Tuesday destroyed a massive World War II-era wooden hangar that was built to house military blimps based in Southern California, and authorities said the blaze could burn for days. The Orange County Fire Authority said in a social media post that allowing the structure to collapse was the
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An ex-CIA employee living in San Diego County pleaded guilty today to drugging and sexually abusing multiple women, as well as recording and photographing unconscious victims. Brian Jeffrey Raymond, 47, who was charged in the District of Columbia, pleaded guilty to four federal counts, including abusive sexual contact and transportation of obscene material. Raymond’s plea
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press Democrat Gabe Amo has defeated Republican Gerry Leonard to win Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District seat. The former White House aide will become the state’s first Black candidate elected to the U.S. House. Amo succeeds former Democratic Rep. David Cicilline, who stepped down this summer to become president of the Rhode Island
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP and PATRICK WHITTLE 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. Voters also cast ballots about whether to restore language about honoring obligations to Native American tribes
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey voters have wrapped up casting ballots for a new Legislature, with all 120 seats on the ballot. Republicans are fighting for a shot at controlling either chamber for the first time in more than two decades. The GOP has stopped short of declaring they
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press A clerical error in an eastern Pennsylvania county caused votes to appear to be flipped on a ballot question that asked whether a pair of incumbent state appeals judges should be retained. The issue affected all of the county’s voting machines in use Tuesday, but county officials say only affected
Continue ReadingBy ELLIOT SPAGAT and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press The Biden administration on Tuesday urged an appeals court to allow sweeping new asylum restrictions to stay in place, warning that halting them would be “highly disruptive” at the border. The government is urging a panel of judges in Pasadena, California — two appointed by President Bill
Continue ReadingBy ELLIOT SPAGAT and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press The Biden administration on Tuesday urged an appeals court to allow sweeping new asylum restrictions to stay in place, warning that halting them would be “highly disruptive” at the border. The government is urging a panel of judges in Pasadena, California — two appointed by President Bill
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