Republicans are grappling with sweeping losses in Tuesday's midterm elections, which will give Democrats control of both chambers of Congress and create significant challenges for President Donald Trump's agenda. Vice President JD Vance offered a candid assessment of the results in a post on X....
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Democrat Manny Rutinel will unseat Republican Congressman Gabe Evans in Colorado's 8th Congressional District, flipping one of the most competitive House seats in the country. The projected victory by the Associated Press sends 31-year-old Rutinel, a former Democratic state repre...
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Waco, Tx (FOX44) - A McLennan County Grand Jury has indicted 43 year old Michael Alvin Calhoun on a murder charge in the August shooting death of Yotanca Calhoun. The victim was the suspect's cousin. Michael Calhoun has remained in the McLennan County Jail in lieu of $1,000,000 b...
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A popular children's snack is being recalled due to a choking hazard. According to the FDA, Once Upon a Farm is recalling all lots and varieties of its fruit-flavored Tractor Wheel Organic Toddler Soft-Baked bars. The company says the snacks can rapidly hydrate into a dense mass,...
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Bryan, Tx (FOX44) - Bryan voters have approved a charter amendment calling for removal of medians along Texas Avenue though it does not mean it will happen right away or at all. The city noted that while the voters had expressed their preference, its not just up to the city, sayi...
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Despite wars, higher fuel costs and the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, global travel is predicted to hit record levels this year. A new report shows that tourists are likely to spend nearly 24 billion nights on vacation in 2026. Total visitor spending is also expected to rise 9% ...
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McDonald's plans to introduce new value-oriented meal bundles early next year after a disappointing third quarter that saw lower traffic at U.S. restaurants. McDonald's Chairman and CEO Chris Kempczinski said Wednesday that the company recently began an eight-week test of mix-and...
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A young Pennsylvania woman running the New York City Marathon for the first time to raise money for charity collapsed in Central Park, just over two miles from the finish line, and later died. Rachel Apa, 24, of Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, was approaching the 24-mile mark of the 26...
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U.S. stocks are surging Wednesday after President Donald Trump's party lost its sole control of Washington in the midterm elections. Stocks generally do well in the months following any midterm U.S. election, regardless of who wins, and the S&P 500 soared 1.8% toward its best day...
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will not seek election as the top Republican leader when Democrats take over as the majority after a historic sweep of Congress during Tuesday's midterm elections, according to a source familiar with his plans. The Republican congressman will st...
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Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert is locked in a tight race to retain her seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, with Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher holding a narrow lead as vote counting continued Wednesday. Boebert has represented Colorado's 4th Congressional District ...
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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries vowed to work with Republicans to address affordability issues as he positions himself to become the nation's first Black speaker of the House when the new Congress is seated Jan. 3. Jeffries could become the next speaker after Democrats sc...
