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AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tight races are taking shape in key California congressional districts that could determine U.S. House control next year. Incomplete returns spotlighted tight races in districts stretching from Southern California to the Central Valley farm belt, where Democrats and Republicans have invested tens of millions of dollars to sway

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says the bodies of four people have been recovered from the sea just off the coast of the eastern Aegean island of Rhodes. Another 25 people have been found on land after a migrant smuggler allegedly forced his passengers overboard while transferring them from Turkey to Greece. The

MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Mozambican authorities have threatened to deploy soldiers to quell post-election protests that have engulfed the country after the opposition rejected the results of the country’s polls which saw the Frelimo party extend its 58-year rule. Thousands have taken to the streets in protests since the election results were announced on Oct.

Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A Lebanese government minister says his country has filed a complaint against Israel at the U.N.’s labor organization over the string of deadly attacks involving exploding pagers, saying workers were among those killed and injured. The explosions in mid-September were widely blamed on Israel, which has neither confirmed nor denied involvement.

Associated Press PAIPORTA, Spain (AP) — Jorge Tarazona is mourning the loss of his 3-month-old niece and sister-in-law in last week’s catastrophic flooding in eastern Spain. They were caught along with his brother in a traffic jam when the wave of water hit. His brother survived after he managed to get out of the car

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Nine people have been detained after unrest that erupted during a protest over last week’s deadly roof collapse in a northern Serbian city that killed 14 people and injured three. Prosecutors said Wednesday that the detained are facing charges of violent behavior, destruction of property, causing public danger and attacking the

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Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Soldiers in a Ukrainian artillery battery on the front lines of the country’s east were only vaguely aware of American election results pointing to Donald Trump’s victory. But they were firm in their hopes for the next president of the United States on Wednesday. Trump’s election throws into doubt

Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet won election to a U.S. House seat representing Michigan on Wednesday. Her victory means Democrats will retain control of a competitive district after Rep. Dan Kildee, who has represented the Flint area for about a decade, decided to retire. McDonald Rivet currently represents a competitive state Senate district that covers Midland,

WASHINGTON (AP) — Montana voters chose to protect the right to an abortion in their state constitution. The ballot initiative sought to enshrine a 1999 Montana Supreme Court ruling that said the constitutional right to privacy protects the right to a pre-viability abortion by a provider of the patient’s choice. Though there’s no defined time

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — On the list of U.S. presidents, several have been tapped to serve for more than one term, with Donald Trump now joining the group. But only one other president did it the way he will — with a gap of four years between terms. That was Grover Cleveland, who

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian-controlled Kashmir’s regional legislature has passed a resolution demanding the federal government restore the disputed region’s semi-autonomy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, which is in a minority in the local assembly, voted against the nonbinding resolution. The National Conference party, which sponsored the resolution, came to power last month

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The verdict of U.S. voters was more decisive than most pollsters and pundits had predicted. Now the world waits to see whether the election of Donald Trump as president for a second time is as destabilizing as many American allies fear. Trump’s first term saw him insult and alienate longstanding

Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s army chief who led soldiers through a critical period in the fight against Islamic extremists in the West African nation’s hard-hit northeast, has died. Lt. Gen. Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who served as army chief since June 2023, died Tuesday night in Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos after a