Alaska election officials face lawsuit from Mary Peltola campaign
With Alaska’s Senate race still undecided days after Nov. 3, Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign filed a lawsuit Friday against Alaska election officials, demanding immediate access to information about mail-in ballots that were rejected in the…
Spokane County’s fallen deputies will leave behind young children and a military legacy
Two Spokane County deputies shot in the line of duty Tuesday, who have a legacy of military service, leave behind young families. Mason Acheson, 35, died early Wednesday morning after being shot while responding to a domestic violence call at a home off…
Cranbury Township reports $26 million theft, recovers $17.3 million
CRANBURY, New Jersey (WABC) — Cranbury Township officials say the township was the victim of a sophisticated financial theft involving a wire transfer of approximately $26 million intended to purchase property to meet the municipality’s…
2 skydivers killed in mid-air collision in California
November 7, 2026, 2:41 p.m. ET Two experienced skydivers died after colliding mid-air during a jump in Southern California, causing their parachutes to become entangled as they prepared to land. The collision occurred Friday, November 6, at Skydive…
Cholesterol drug pelacarsen fails to prevent heart attacks in major trial
An experimental drug with great promise for reducing a dangerous form of cholesterol showed no measurable impact on heart attacks or strokes in a clinical trial. The failure of Novartis’ drug Pelacarsen to help people with high levels of…
Trump’s “wartime consigliere” and the Miller Doctrine
Miller’s nomination paves the way during two years of partisan warfare with the new Democratic-led Congress, which is likely to launch investigations into the Trump administration, its policy committees and its allies. “Stephen is Trump’s wartime…
US military says it fired on commercial ship in Gulf of Oman after trying to break blockade
JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Central Command said Saturday night it neutralized a St. Kitts-flagged ship after it ignored multiple warnings and attempted to leave the region after visiting an Iranian port. US forces have for months imposed a naval blockade on…
What can Democrats do for the majority economy? : NPR
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., are seen here on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on May 21, 2026. Both Democratic leaders acknowledged that the public wants them to act quickly on…
November 7, 2026 – by Heather Cox Richardson
In his victory speech on November 3, after winning a U.S. Senate seat in the previously Republican-dominated state of Texas, Senator-elect James Talarico redefined the modern United States by recalling an older time when Americans worked together to…
Mississippi and Alaska Senate elections still undecided as legal fights loom
Updated November 7, 2026, 12:33 p.m. ET Almost all major midterm elections have been called. That’s not the case in Mississippi and Alaska, where the ballots that will determine two Senate seats are still being sorted, scrutinized and,…