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Democrat Janelle Bynum flips Oregon’s 5th District, will be state’s first Black member of Congress

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Democrat Janelle Bynum has flipped Oregon's 5th Congressional District and will become the state's first Black member of Congress. Bynum, a state representative who was backed an...

Nov 14, 2024

Justice Department says jail conditions in Georgia's Fulton County violate detainee rights

ATLANTA (AP) - Jail officials in Georgia's most populous county violate the constitutional rights of people in their custody by failing to protect them from violence, using excessive force and holding...

Nov 14, 2024

Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn is ending her retirement at age 40 to make a skiing comeback

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - Lindsey Vonn is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team, she announced Thursday, intending to race again at age 40 - and six years after her last Olympics. Vonn is ...

Nov 14, 2024

Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn is ending her retirement at age 40 to make a skiing comeback

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - Lindsey Vonn is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team, she announced Thursday, intending to race again at age 40 - and six years after her last Olympics. Vonn is ...

Nov 14, 2024

Republicans win 218 US House seats, giving Donald Trump and the party control of government

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party's sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S. government alongside President-elect Donald Trump...

Nov 13, 2024

Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani wins reelection to Arizona US House seat

PHOENIX (AP) - Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani won reelection to a U.S. House seat in southeastern Arizona in a rematch that pitted him against the Democrat he narrowly beat two years ago. Ciscomani de...

Nov 13, 2024

Republicans win 218 US House seats, giving Donald Trump and the party control of government

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party's sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S. government alongside President-elect Donald Trump...

Nov 13, 2024

Sri Lanka votes in a parliamentary election that's key for its new Marxist-leaning president

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lankans are voting in a parliamentary election Thursday that is key for the country's new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party's power and follow through o...

Nov 13, 2024

Sri Lanka votes in a parliamentary election that's key for its new Marxist-leaning president

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lankans are voting in a parliamentary election Thursday that is key for the country's new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party's power and follow through o...

Nov 13, 2024

At least 1 explosion outside Brazil's Supreme Court leaves 1 dead, forces evacuation

SAO PAULO (AP) - At least one explosion outside Brazil's Supreme Court killed one person and forced the justices and staff to evacuate the building in the capital of Brasilia, police and firefighters ...

Nov 13, 2024