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Oakland voters are backing efforts to recall Mayor Thao and District Attorney Price, with both recalls leading 65% to 35%.

Oakland voters back recall of Mayor Thao and DA Price over crime concerns

The U.S. military’s secretive X-37B spaceplane is performing a groundbreaking orbital maneuver called aerobraking. The process uses atmospheric drag instead of fuel to gradually lower its orbit—a technique that could significantly extend mission durations and reduce operational costs.

Secret US military space plane works on maneuvers while on orbital mission

Police in Yemassee, South Carolina are searching for 43 rhesus macaque monkeys that escaped from a research facility.

Authorities search for 43 escaped monkeys from SC research facility

Bettors who wagered on Donald Trump in the 2024 U.S. presidential election are cashing in big on Polymarket.

High-stakes gamblers win big on Polymarket with Trump election wagers

Military judge upholds plea deals for 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, co-defendants, sparing them from death penalty.

US military judge upholds plea agreements for 9/11 masterminds

Open enrollment for Americans who purchase health insurance through the Affordable Care Act is underway despite Trump's calls to overturn it.

Insurance enrollment under contested Affordable Care Act underway

"We must accept the results of this election." Vice President Kamala Harris concedes the election to Donald Trump.

Harris concedes presidential election to Trump

The clean energy sector is in the midst of reacting to potential policy changes after President-elect Donald Trump's victory.

Clean energy sector reacts to potential policy shifts after Trump victory

Voters in multiple states approved ballot measures that will allow only American citizens to vote in elections.

8 states overwhelmingly approve noncitizen voting ballot measures

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is talking more about the key role he could play in public health issues – including vaccines.

RFK Jr. talks potential role in Trump admin, says he won’t take away vaccines

Hurricane Rafael has rapidly intensified into a Category 3 storm, with landfall expected in Cuba on Wednesday, Nov. 6.

Category 3 Hurricane Rafael threatens Cuba, the Gulf in rare November storm

Michigan election officials responded to a video which claims to show evidence of ballot tampering at a Detroit polling location.

MI officials dismiss voter fraud claims in viral Project Veritas video

President-elect Donald Trump made significant inroads with Latino and Black voters in the 2024 election, which played a key role in his win.

Trump sees historic gains among Hispanic, Black voters

Harris is not the first VP to oversee Congress’ certification of a lost election, Al Gore did it in 2001 and Richard Nixon did it in 1961.

VP Harris will certify her own election defeat on Jan. 6

TGI Friday's franchisees are worried they will be on the hook for nearly $50 million in gift cards after the company filed for bankruptcy.

TGI Friday’s franchisees worried over $50M in gift cards amid bankruptcy

Fires in Malibu and Ventura County, California have spread rapidly fueled by dry conditions and high winds, according to the National Weather Service.

Malibu, Ventura County fires grow amid strong winds and dry conditions

Arizona voters approved a controversial measure allowing state-level immigration enforcement that’s typically left to the federal government.

Arizona voters approve controversial state-level immigration enforcement

The winner of the presidential election may be known, but whether or not people will continue to see political ads depends on the platform.

President Trump has been elected, so when do the political ads end?

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force is getting pretty offensive, and China may want to pay attention to the missiles the JASDF is buying.

Japan buying more stealth missiles to deter China

The race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump was considered a toss-up but as the votes were counted, some pollsters changed their predictions.

‘World turned upside down’: Pollsters react to Trump win

A caravan of about 3,000 migrants, including people from Venezuela, Ecuador, Haiti, and Central America, is heading to the U.S.-Mexico border.

Caravan of 3,000 migrants heads to US southern border

Proposition 36, a new California ballot measure, passed overwhelmingly, increasing penalties for certain drug, theft, and property crimes.

California votes to crack down on crime as ballot measure passes

Donald Trump, having won a second term, presents an unprecedented legal situation as he deals with ongoing criminal and civil cases.

What happens to Trump’s criminal and civil cases now?

Retired NFL player Jason Kelce is the subject of an investigation by Penn State police after a heated altercation with a fan who heckled him.

Former NFL player Jason Kelce investigated after incident at CFB game