Democrats hope to bring a new agenda to the House next year if they take the majority, but they will most likely do so with many of the same faces that have steered their party's legislative work for a decade or more. Potential committee chairs in the next Congress include Rep. Bennie Thompson of...
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The person's condition was not immediately clear. The New York Police Department, which said it was not involved in the shooting, said the person is conscious....
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Isaias (ees-ah-EE-ahs) has strengthened into a category three hurricane with winds packing 120 mph, the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season. The National Hurricane Center has Isaias holding at 120-mile-per-hour winds Friday morning, Gulf water temperatures are record sett...
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The Nobel Peace Prize for 2026 was awarded Friday to Navanethem Pillay "for her efforts to promote peace and international law."
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Bolstered by steady gains in the stock market , families headed by someone aged 75 or older are now America's wealthiest, while the youngest families saw their wealth decline in the past three years, a government report released Friday said. The finding from the Federal Reserve's...
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Christa Pike has made a "remarkable physical recovery" since she regained consciousness following her botched execution in Tennessee, her attorney told ABC News...
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Hurricane Isaias has become a major storm Friday as it begins its final approach to the northern Gulf Coast.
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Test scores are improving in Houston ISD. But a newly released 81-page report raises a bigger question: What has changed inside the district’s classrooms since the state took control? The report, titled Diminished, Degraded, and Destroyed, comes from the Citizens Commission on th...
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Isaias strengthened into a major hurricane Friday as it headed toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, where final preparations were underway for potentially life-threatening storm surges and high winds. Meanwhile, Hurricane Simon was headed toward Mexico’s Pacific coast and forecast to stre...
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"Pretty Little Liars" actor Keegan Allen posted a video on social media saying he was attacked and robbed of his watch in an incident that was caught on camera....
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See Harris County's 2026 sample ballot, candidates and key races. Find Texas early voting dates, polling locations and Election Day information.
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See Fort Bend County's 2026 sample ballot, candidates and key races. Find Texas early voting dates, polling locations and Election Day information.
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Federal immigration officers opened fire on a Dominican man whom they were trying to arrest in New York because they believed their lives were in danger, a senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement official said Friday. Marcos Charles made the comments alongside U.S. Homeland Se...
