AP VoteCast: Voters who focused on the economy broke hard for Trump
President-elect Donald Trump tapped into deep anxieties about an economy that seemed unable despite its recent growth to meet the needs of the middle class.
Bette Midler’s X account disappears after Election Day
It is not clear whether the singer herself deleted her profile or if she was removed from the platform. Reps for Bette Midler and X haven’t responded to a request for comment.
Geoff Capes, world’s strongest man and champion bird breeder, dies at 75
Geoff Capes was for many years England’s most famous athlete and a favorite of Queen Elizabeth II. He was also a policeman ...
GOP tightens its strong grip on the West Virginia Legislature, where women also lost seats
Republicans have tightened their hold on the West Virginia Legislature, notching election wins that will relegate Democrats to an even smaller fraction of the chamber’s 134 seats and giving themselves ...
Everett voters approve minimum wage initiative, a ‘victory for workers’
Everett voters approved a labor-backed initiative that will increase the city’s minimum wage beyond the state minimum beginning July 1, according to unofficial results published by Snohomish County.
Calling Soto ‘Mona Lisa of the museum,’ Boras indicates client may try to top Ohtani’s record $700M
Agent Scott Boras indicated Juan Soto may be seeking to top Shohei Ohtani’s record $700 million contract because he is three years younger than the Japanese two-way star was when he reached his deal ...
AP Race Call: Democrat Elissa Slotkin wins election to U.S. Senate from Michigan
Democratic U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin won election to Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat on Wednesday. Slotkin’s victory preserves a key seat for Democrats following the retirement of longtime Sen. Debbie ...
Trump reverted to familiar playbook, sowing doubts about the voting until results showed him winning
President-elect Donald Trump and his Republican allies spent months seeding doubt in the integrity of American voting systems and priming supporters to expect a 2024 election riddled with massive and ...
Ohio Democratic Rep. Emilia Sykes wins reelection as Rep. Kaptur’s race remains too early to call
U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes has won reelection to a second term representing a northeast Ohio district targeted by Republicans, but fellow Democrat Marcy Kaptur’s race remains too early to call.
Bizarre penalty sends Aston Villa to first Champions League loss at Brugge. Shakhtar gets first win
A strange penalty for handball has ended Aston Villa’s winning run in the Champions League with a 1-0 loss at Club Brugge.
AP Race Call: Democrat Emilia Sykes wins reelection to U.S. House in Ohio’s 13th Congressional District
Emilia Sykes won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Ohio on Wednesday. Sykes, a first-term congresswoman, was previously leader of the Ohio House Democratic caucus. Democrat Joe Biden ...
Why AP called the Wisconsin Senate race for Tammy Baldwin
The Associated Press declared that Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin won reelection to the U.S. Senate from Wisconsin after it determined that Republican Eric Hovde wouldn’t be able to take the lead ...