Democrats and Republicans are quietly funding dozens of third-party spoilers
Super PACs spent an average of $375,000 more than the third-party candidates they support. More than half of the 43 candidates have not filed any financial documents with the Federal Election Commission. While it’s a drop in the ocean for a midterm…
The Most Interesting Thing Ryan Day Said After Disappointing Loss to USC: Why It Matters for Ohio State
LOS ANGELES – Two weeks ago, Ohio State left the field at Memorial Stadium proud of a close and somewhat lucky victory over Indiana. The Buckeyes entered their bye week looking to get healthy and ready for the stretch run. That streak began Saturday…
Midterm election live updates: Trump to visit Iowa, Kansas; El-Sayed and Stevens Feud in Michigan
Debra Smith recently arrived at a forum of candidates hating John E. Sununu, the Republican candidate for Senate in New Hampshire. Here, she thought, was another career politician — a former one-term congressman and senator who was seeking to reclaim his…
Chicago crash today: Driver killed when Tesla crashes into tree in Morgan Park on Halloween weekend on Western Avenue, police say
ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team Sunday November 1, 2026 12:33 p.m. It happened in the 11300 block of S. Western Avenue in Morgan Park, police said. Stiffener CHICAGO (WLS) — A driver was killed Sunday in a violent collision involving a tree, Chicago…
Should a Catholic preschool that bans children of gay parents receive state money?
Erika Nagle loves St. Mary Catholic Parish Preschool. When her first two children were in school, she shuttled them 40 minutes to school and home in Denver-area traffic. But her choice meant she had to forgo the roughly $6,300 per child in aid that…
Hero teacher who took on Bend shooter speaks out as community prepares to reopen school
A teacher hailed as a hero for her quick action to stop the gunman who carried out a school shooting in Bend, Oregon, speaks out last month about her experience as the community prepares to send its children back to school. “Everything happened so…
1 killed, 7 others injured in shooting near Illinois Wesleyan University campus
Bloomington police said one person was killed and seven others injured Sunday in an early morning shooting near Illinois Wesleyan University. This is the second mass shooting near a college campus in Bloomington-Normal this year. No one is in custody in…
Why El-Sayed’s latest election campaign includes a black church in Detroit
Black religious leaders and elected officials in Michigan who support Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said they are working to overcome a sense of distrust that has hampered the progressive candidate’s appeal among black voters in the…
New York Marathon: record field expected for 50th anniversary race
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — About 60,000 runners are participating in the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon as the race takes place across all five boroughs on Sunday. The New York City Marathon began in 1970, with the first six editions held entirely in…
Mediators continue US-Iran negotiations amid war rhetoric: what we know | US-Israeli war against Iran
Iranian officials discussed with Qatari mediators a two-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in the latest effort to find a diplomatic path out of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran that has caused…