Ellen DeGeneres producer Matt Wright's family reveal he died 'peacefully in his sleep'
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House GOP races to lock down new leadership after blue wave
WASHINGTON — A sweeping tide of Democratic wins Tuesday left Republicans preparing for a new face atop the House GOP leadership ranks as the party gears up to defend President Donald Trump from a list of investigations. ...Read more
Trump backed Alvarado twice in Kentucky House race. Why GOP candidate broke from the president
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Ralph Alvarado had already broken with President Donald Trump on two key points in his run for Kentucky’s 6th U.S. House District, but in defeat on Tuesday, he made another assertion Trump has not ...Read more
Analysis: 15 lessons from the midterms as Democrats rebound with historic wave
WASHINGTON — It wasn’t exactly a surprise that Democrats did well on Tuesday, but the breadth and depth of their victory was stunning. Votes are still being counted, but it’s looking like a massive blue wave with ...Read more
DeSantis takes a lap after the Florida GOP fends off another blue wave
Gov. Ron DeSantis didn’t mince words: Election night would have been an “extinction-level event” for Republicans if it weren’t for Florida.
He spoke hours after the results from Tuesday’s blue tsunami rolled in:...Read more
'I'll be reelected as majority leader,' Schumer says
WASHINGTON — As Democrats look ahead to their new Senate majority for the next Congress, their current leader Charles E. Schumer made a prediction on Wednesday: “I’ll be reelected as majority leader.”
Schumer, a ...Read more
Venezuelan man living in Miami sentenced in $1 billion laundering case
MIAMI — A Venezuelan man who lived in Miami was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in federal prison for operating a vast international money-laundering network. The operation moved more than $1 billion through bank accounts,...Read more
'Bachelor' star Melissa Rycroft seeks help after DWI arrest, ambulance crash
NEW YORK — “The Bachelor” alum Melissa Rycroft is opening up about her recent struggles with mental health following her second DWI arrest in just over a year.
“First, please know how deeply ashamed and ...Read more
Martha Stewart blames Craig Melvin for tone-deaf homeless Halloween costume
NEW YORK — Martha Stewart claims she isn’t to blame for her controversial Halloween costume depicting herself as a homeless person — “Today” show co-host Craig Melvin is.
The lifestyle guru made the claim ...Read more
In historic night, voters elect 5 Black governors, including first woman, first Republican
Georgia voters elected the nation's first Black woman governor on Tuesday while neighbors to the south in Florida became the first to elect a Black Republican governor.
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms will be ...Read more
SoCal Outback Steakhouse franchisee files for bankruptcy, citing California's labor costs
A San Diego-based franchisee of Outback Steakhouse filed for bankruptcy on Monday, citing expensive food and labor costs and declining customer traffic.
Cerca Trova Restaurant Group, which operates 61 Outback Steakhouse ...Read more
3M strikes $7B settlement in 'forever chemical' firefighting foam cases
3M has agreed to make payments worth $7.35 billion across nine years to settle more than 100,000 personal injury claims over the use of its PFAS-based fire-fighting foam.
It’s the second major 3M settlement in lawsuits ...Read more
F-Series, big SUVs drive US October sales hike for current Ford lineup
Ford Motor Co.'s U.S. sales were down 0.8% year-over-year in October, driven by the end of production of the Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair, but for its remaining lineup, combined deliveries were up 6.9%, the automaker ...Read more
Slow train coming: Bob Dylan meets Pope Leo at the Vatican to chat and exchange gifts
SAN DIEGO — Bob Dylan apparently doesn’t take his hoodie off for just anyone, including the pope, as was demonstrated Wednesday afternoon when the Nobel Prize-winning troubadour met with the pontiff at the Vatican’s ...Read more
Dialing a nonemergency call line in WA? It might be AI that answers
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Washington — Vi Tran and most others in her neighborhood agree that nobody should be shooting off fireworks after the Fourth of July. But one household doesn’t see it that way.
Hearing bangs and ...Read more
Trump's grim election night: No Melania, Cheesecake Factory party snacks not eaten
White House staffers reportedly thought that Donald Trump, his loyal Cabinet officials and MAGA allies would have reason to celebrate Tuesday night, as they prepared what’s been described as a pretty elaborate party in ...Read more
'Star Trek' actor Walter Koenig's cause of death revealed
LOS ANGELES — Walter Koenig’s official cause of death has been revealed.
The actor, who portrayed Pavel Chekov in the original “Star Trek” series, died at age 90 on Oct. 25. His immediate cause of death was ...Read more
Speaker Johnson won't run for GOP minority leader after blowout loss
House Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson on Wednesday announced he won’t run for Republican minority leader after the GOP’s blowout loss in the midterms.
The Louisiana conservative told staffers at a closed-door meeting that ...Read more
United Wholesale Mortgage rebounds to third-quarter profit
United Wholesale Mortgage reported net income of $212.6 million in the third quarter of 2026, compared with net income of $12.1 million in the same quarter last year, the Pontiac, Michigan-based company reported Wednesday,...Read more
Voters across the country reject data centers
In local elections across the country, Americans voted overwhelmingly to restrict the buildout of data centers in their communities.
Late Tuesday evening, 33 ballot measures to restrict data centers were passed by voters ...Read more
Democrats win majority of governorships for the first time in 16 years
Democrats have won the majority of governor's offices for the first time in 16 years after the GOP racked up major losses across the country.
Democrats flipped governorships in Georgia, Iowa, Nevada, Ohio and Texas and ...Read more
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