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Democrat Christian Menefee wins election for US House, narrowing GOP's slim majority
Democrat Christian Menefee won a Texas U.S. House seat in a Saturday special election that will narrow Republicans’ already-slim majority.Menefee, the Harris County attorney, prevailed in a runoff against Amanda Edwards, a former Houston City Council member. He will replace the late Rep. Sylvester Turner, a former Houston mayor, who died in March 2025.
The seat representing the heavily Democratic Houston-based district has been vacant for nearly a year.
Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott didn’t schedule the first round of voting until November. Menefee and... Read More
Epstein files lead to resignation in Slovakia and calls in Britain for former prince to cooperate
NEW YORK (AP) — Newly disclosed U.S. government files on Jeffrey Epstein have prompted the resignation of a top official in Slovakia and revived calls in Britain for a former prince to share what he knows with authorities about Epstein's links to powerful individuals around the world.The fallout comes just a day after the Justice Department began releasing a massive trove of files that offers more details about Epstein's interactions with the rich and famous after he served time for sex crimes in Florida.
The prime minister of Slovakia accepted the resignation on... Read More
Understated triumph: Elena Rybakina wins the Australian Open with calm precision
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The extreme nervous tension. The adrenalin. Elena Rybakina felt it all as she stood at the baseline on match point, relying on one of the best tools at her disposal to clinch the Australian Open title.“Even maybe (my) face didn’t show, but inside it was a lot of emotions,” Rybakina recalled of that ace, cooly and matter-of-factly served, that gave top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka no chance of extending the contest.
The 26-year-old Rybakina clearly isn't one for euphoric, jubilant celebrations, as tennis rivals and observers noted in her... Read More
Trump says US is 'starting to talk to Cuba' as he moves to cut its oil supplies
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump said the U.S. was beginning to talk with Cuban leaders as his administration is putting greater pressure on the communist-run island and cutting off key oil supplies.The Republican president made the comment to reporters on Saturday night as he was flying to Florida. It comes in the wake of his moves in recent weeks to cut off supplies of oil from Venezuela and Mexico, which he suggested Saturday would force Cuba to the negotiating table.
His goals with Cuba remain unclear, but Trump has turned more of his attention... Read More
Boxer Jarrell Miller has his hairpiece knocked upward by a punch, then throws it into the crowd
NEW YORK (AP) — Boxer Jarrell Miller was hit with such a good punch it knocked his hair off.The heavyweight was facing Kingsley Ibeh on Saturday night when Ibeh landed a flurry of shots in the second round that caused a roar from the crowd, despite not looking particularly hard.
But one of the punches knocked Miller’s head backward, and his hairpiece popped upward from the front, revealing a large bald spot that covered most of his head.
Miller finished the round with the hairpiece, then ripped it off in his corner between rounds and tossed it into the... Read More
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- Epstein files lead to resignation in Slovakia and calls in Britain for former prince to cooperate
- Snow hits the Carolinas as low temps compound power outage woes elsewhere from last weekend's ice
- New Epstein files include emails between LA Olympics leader Wasserman and Ghislaine Maxwell
- Trump says feds won't intervene during protests in Democratic-led cities unless asked to do so
- New US charge dâaffaires arrives in Venezuela to reopen diplomatic mission after 7 years
- Judge orders 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his dad released from ICE detention
- Israeli strikes kill 30 Palestinians, including children, as Gaza ceasefire inches forward
- Coast Guard suspends search for people missing from fishing vessel that sank off Massachusetts
- Judge says she wonât halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota as a lawsuit proceeds
- NBA suspends Philadelphia 76ers' Paul George 25 games for violating anti-drug policy
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- From Elon Musk to the former Prince Andrew, a whoâs who of powerful men are named in Epstein files
- Macaulay Culkin, Eugene Levy and more pay tribute to Catherine O'Hara, who died at 71
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- Understated triumph: Elena Rybakina wins the Australian Open with calm precision
- Boxer Jarrell Miller has his hairpiece knocked upward by a punch, then throws it into the crowd
- Seahawks' Klint Kubiak in 2nd round of head coach interviews with Raiders and Cardinals
- A nod to the past brought Sidney Crosby to tears. The Penguins captain is smiling about the present