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Mace flips South Carolina seat in US House back to GOP
Republican Nancy Mace has defeated incumbent U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham, dealing a blow to the gains South Carolina Democrats made two years ago. Mace, a member of the state House, beat Cunningham in a ...
Nov 04, 2020
Michelle Fischbach unseats Rep. Collin Peterson in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS - Republican Michelle Fischbach has upset Democratic U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, who was seeking a 16th term. Fischbach is a conservative fo...
Nov 03, 2020
Aegean quake toll rises, Turkish rescuers make final search
ANKARA, Turkey - The death toll in last week's Aegean Sea earthquake has risen to 116 on Wednesday as rescuers in the Turkish city of Izmir focused on the final two collapsed buildings. All but two of...
Nov 03, 2020
Mississippi approves flag with magnolia, ‘In God We Trust’
JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi will fly a new state flag with a magnolia and the phrase "In God We Trust," with voters approving the design Tuesday. It replaces a Confederate-themed flag state lawmakers...
Nov 03, 2020
EXPLAINER: Where AP stands on calling House races
WASHINGTON - Democrats remained favoured to retain control of the House as votes were being counted Tuesday night, but it may be hours or days before the outcome is certain. Mail-in ballots and absent...
Nov 03, 2020
Widow of Florida massacre victim elected to school board
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The widow of a teacher killed in the 2018 Florida high school massacre has won election Tuesday to that county's school board, joining the mother of a slain student. Debra Hixo...
Nov 03, 2020
Protesters gather near White House, no wide unrest seen
WASHINGTON - More than 1,000 people protesting President Donald Trump descended on Black Lives Matter Plaza on Tuesday night, just a block from the White House, while hundreds more marched through par...
Nov 03, 2020
EXPLAINER: Widespread Election Day unrest not materializing
WASHINGTON - Election Day ushered in skirmishes near the White House and relatively minor demonstrations in California and elsewhere on the West Coast, but none of the widespread unrest that some had ...
Nov 03, 2020
Iowa GOP Sen. Ernst elected to 2nd term after heated race
DES MOINES, Iowa - Republican Joni Ernst won reelection to her Iowa U.S. Senate seat Tuesday after an expensive and at times bruising race against Democrat Theresa Greenfield. Voters gave another term...
Nov 03, 2020
Puerto Rico awaits final result in tight gubernatorial race
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - People across Puerto Rico awaited final results Wednesday following elections that saw long lines of voters and produced a tight gubernatorial race. Pedro Pierluisi of the pro-...
Nov 03, 2020