AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes practiced as usual Wednesday and plans to be ready for this weekend’s game against the Broncos. The news came two days after the two-time NFL MVP tweaked his left ankle while throwing a touchdown pass in a win over the Buccaneers on Monday
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Voters had the chance this election to break the highest glass ceiling in American politics by electing Kamala Harris the nation’s first female president. Instead, they returned Donald Trump to the White House, a comeback that relied on significant — even somewhat improved – support among women. Some female voters on Wednesday mourned
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith is evaluating how to wind down the two federal cases against Donald Trump before the president-elect takes office in light of longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday. Smith charged Trump last year with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Just like the 12 other elections this century, it was a good night for Republicans in South Carolina. The GOP continues to gain seats almost 25 years after taking control of nearly the entire government. On Tuesday, the party did not lose a single incumbent and they likely added
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — British health officials say they have identified four cases of the new, more infectious version of mpox that first emerged in Congo, marking the first time the variant has caused a cluster of illness outside of Africa. Scientists said the risk to the public remains low. Authorities announced the first case of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — New legislative district boundaries didn’t pay off quite as well as Wisconsin Democrats hoped for in Tuesday’s elections. But they did help the party set up a push for the majority in 2026. Republicans have controlled the Senate and the Assembly for most of the last 13 years. Democratic
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan peace talks, previously held in neighboring Kenya, will resume under a directive from South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and his Kenyan counterpart, William Ruto, who met Wednesday and directed the mediation team to reconvene and resolve all outstanding issues within two weeks. The talks had stalled
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Republican challenger has conceded after a close contest for North Carolina’s only toss-up congressional district. Laurie Buckhout issued a statement Wednesday morning congratulating incumbent first-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Don Davis in the state’s 1st Congressional District. Davis also issued a statement declaring victory and thanking his supporters. The
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — One of two Democratic state attorneys in Florida who Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis removed from office in what opponents say were political moves won back their old job from voters. In the Orlando area, Democrat Monique Worrell defeated Andrew Bain on Tuesday. Bain was the candidate DeSantis had replaced
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion rights advocates prevailed on seven ballot measures across the U.S. in Tuesday’s election and lost on three. The losses are the first on statewide reproductive rights ballot measures anywhere in the U.S. since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, a ruling that struck down the nearly
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s lead in Michigan became insurmountable after he improved his margin in Detroit’s county and won overwhelmingly in Republican-leaning parts of the state, closing off Vice President Kamala Harris’ path to victory. As in other battleground states, Trump’s victory, called at 12:54 p.m. Wednesday, came at the margins in
Continue ReadingHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Three Pennsylvania races for the U.S. House remain uncalled by The Associated Press. That’s as vote counting continued Wednesday and Republicans fight to keep their slim majority in the U.S. House. In all three of Pennsylvania’s uncalled races, the Republican candidate held a slight lead. Democrats have conceded two of those
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday refused to stop the nation’s third scheduled execution by nitrogen gas that is planned in Alabama for later this month. U.S. District Judge R. Austin Huffaker Jr. denied a request to block Alabama from executing Carey Dale Grayson on Nov. 21 using the same nitrogen
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Texas on Wednesday. For the second election cycle in a row, he defeated Republican Mayra Flores, who had won a special election in 2022 to become Texas’ first Republican Latina in Congress. Later that year, the two incumbents faced off in the South
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri voters have rejected a measure that would have allowed a casino at the Lake of the Ozarks. A measure to legalize sports betting remains too early to call at midday Wednesday. On Tuesday, voters enshrined abortion rights in the Missouri constitution by approving a measure that is
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Democrats have toppled two Republican incumbents in the Georgia state House, but won’t narrow the Republican majority as much as they once hoped. With four races still uncalled Wednesday, Republicans have 99 of the 180 House seats, while Democrats have 78. Republicans held a 102-78 lead when voting began. GOP
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Faced with a sweeping rejection by American voters, Kamala Harris conceded the presidential election to Donald Trump on Wednesday and encouraged supporters to continue fighting for their vision of the country. The Democratic vice president said the battle would continue “in the voting booth, in the courts and in the
Continue ReadingDemocrat Sara Jacobs won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Jacobs defeated Republican Bill Wells in the heavily Democratic 51st District in San Diego County. She serves on the House Armed Services Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Jacobs came to Congress in 2021. She calls climate change one of
Continue ReadingFormer President Donald Trump won Michigan on Wednesday, reclaiming the battleground state and its 15 electoral votes for the Republicans after Joe Biden flipped it in 2020 on his way to the White House. Trump won Michigan in 2016 by just over 10,000 votes, marking the first time a Republican presidential candidate had secured the
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say a man who was recently fired from his job at Navy Pier returned to the Chicago tourist attraction and killed two workers before fleeing. Police Chief of Patrol Jon Hein says the attack happened Tuesday afternoon after the fired worker gained access to an office space near a loading dock
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