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AP Race Call: Republican Matt Gaetz wins reelection to U.S. House in Florida’s 1st Congressional District

November 5, 2024 6:14 PM The Associated Press

Republican Matt Gaetz won election to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday, defeating Democrat Gay Valimont. Gaetz will serve a fifth…

AP Race Call: Democrat Donald Beyer wins reelection to U.S. House in Virginia’s 8th Congressional District

November 5, 2024 6:13 PM The Associated Press

Democratic Rep. Don Beyer won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Virginia on Tuesday. Beyer won his sixth term after defeating Republican…

AP Race Call: Republican Anna Luna wins reelection to U.S. House in Florida’s 13th Congressional District

November 5, 2024 5:46 PM The Associated Press

Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday. Luna, a first-term congresswoman and Freedom…

Hurricane Rafael plows across Cuba as a Category 3 storm after knocking out power on the island

November 5, 2024 5:46 PM The Associated Press

Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Rafael pushed into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday night after plowing across western Cuba as a Category 3…

AP Race Call: Republican Scott Franklin wins reelection to U.S. House in Florida’s 18th Congressional District

November 5, 2024 5:44 PM The Associated Press

Republican Rep. Scott Franklin won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday, defeating Democrat Andrea Kale. The inland 18th…

AP Race Call: Republican Kat Cammack wins reelection to U.S. House in Florida’s 3rd Congressional District

November 5, 2024 5:43 PM The Associated Press

Republican Rep. Kat Cammack won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday. She has represented the 3rd District, which includes…

AP Race Call: Republican Marlin Stutzman wins election to U.S. House in Indiana’s 3rd Congressional District

November 5, 2024 5:42 PM The Associated Press

Republican Marlin Stutzman won election to a U.S. House seat representing Indiana on Tuesday. Stutzman, who previously held the seat from 2010 to…

Oregon gets top billing in College Football Playoff’s opening rankings, Ohio St 2nd and Georgia 3rd

November 5, 2024 5:39 PM The Associated Press

AP National Writer Undefeated Oregon got top billing in the first set of rankings on the road to college football’s new, 12-team playoff. A…

AP Race Call: Republican Mario Diaz-Balart wins reelection to U.S. House in Florida’s 26th Congressional District

November 5, 2024 5:17 PM The Associated Press

Republican Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday. The 26th District stretches across southern…

AP Race Call: Democrat Kathy Castor wins reelection to U.S. House in Florida’s 14th Congressional District

November 5, 2024 5:16 PM The Associated Press

Democratic Rep. Kathy Castor won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday. The 14th District is centered around Tampa Bay,…

How the AP is able to declare winners in states where polls just closed

November 5, 2024 5:16 PM The Associated Press

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press declared winners Tuesday in some states where polls had just closed, and in some cases…

AP Race Call: Democrat Maxwell Frost wins reelection to U.S. House in Florida’s 10th Congressional District

November 5, 2024 5:15 PM The Associated Press

Democratic Rep. Maxwell Frost won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday. Frost, the youngest member of the House, first won…

AP Race Call: Republican Mike Haridopolos wins election to U.S. House in Florida’s 8th Congressional District

November 5, 2024 5:13 PM The Associated Press

Republican Mike Haridopolos won election to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday. The 8th District, which is east of Orlando and covers…

AP Race Call: Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz wins reelection to U.S. House in Florida’s 25th Congressional District

November 5, 2024 5:12 PM The Associated Press

Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Florida on Tuesday. Wasserman Schultz is the…

Unexpectedly, news outlets wind up having a relatively traditional election night experience

November 5, 2024 4:46 PM The Associated Press

AP Media Writer After months of reporting on what polls described as a remarkably close race, news outlets finally have the chance to report on…

Jury finds Alabama man not guilty of murdering 11-year-old girl in 1988

November 5, 2024 4:40 PM The Associated Press

Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A jury has found an Alabama man not guilty of killing an 11-year New Hampshire girl more than 35 years ago. The case…

South Dakota has rejected an abortion rights measure but a vote on marijuana is too early to call

November 5, 2024 4:38 PM The Associated Press

Associated Press Voters in South Dakota have rejected a proposal to add protections for abortion rights to the state constitution, preserving the a…

West Virginia voter, ACLU file lawsuit after Democrat state senate candidate left off ballot

November 5, 2024 4:38 PM The Associated Press

Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A voter filed a lawsuit against a county in ruby-red West Virginia calling for a special election after…

Tito Jackson buried at the same cemetery as brother and Jackson 5 bandmate Michael

November 5, 2024 4:34 PM The Associated Press

GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) — Tito Jackson has been buried at the same Southern California cemetery as his brother Michael Jackson and his father, Joe…

Virginia judge orders election officials to certify results after they sue over voting machines

November 5, 2024 4:13 PM The Associated Press

WAYNESBORO, Va. (AP) — A judge in a rural Virginia city has ordered two officials there to certify the results of the election. The pair filed a…