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Democrat Amy Acton defeats Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio governor’s race

Dr. Amy Acton delivered an upset victory in the race for Ohio governor, overcoming more than $100 million spent against her.

4 days ago

Republican Byron Donalds is elected Florida’s first Black governor

Republican Rep. Byron Donalds was elected Florida’s first Black governor on Tuesday.

5 days ago

Cooper flips Senate seat in North Carolina as Democrats win in Georgia and New Hampshire

Democrats flipped a Senate seat in North Carolina and won races in Georgia and New Hampshire as they tried to recapture majorities in Congress.

5 days ago

Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms makes history in Georgia as first Black woman to be elected governor

Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms was elected governor of Georgia, making history as the first Black woman to be elected governor in the U.S.

5 days ago

Helicopters collide below Mount Everest base camp, killing 1 person and injuring 2

Two helicopters collided Tuesday while trying to land just below Mount Everest's base camp, killing at least one person and injuring two others.

5 days ago

Evidence indicates parts of jet broke off before Florida crash that killed 9, investigators say

Parts of a business jet appear to have broken off before the aircraft crashed in South Florida and erupted into a ball of flames.

7 days ago

Patrick Stewart, stage giant also of ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ fame, dies at 86

Patrick Stewart, the classically trained stage actor who scaled the Shakespearean canon and added gravitas to "Star Trek" and "X-Men," has died.

10 days ago

High-speed train collision kills at least 68 in Spain’s 2nd deadly rail crash this year

A high-speed train slammed into another that had stopped on the tracks in Spain Wednesday, killing at least 68 people and injuring dozens.

11 days ago

Utah authorities are connecting serial killer Ted Bundy to another 1970s homicide

DNA connects serial killer Ted Bundy to the death of a Utah teenager, more than 50 years after her body was discovered by a hunter.

12 days ago

With hurricane off Mexico sharing name with Vice President JD Vance, the social media memes fly

As Vice President JD Vance travels the U.S. supporting Republican candidates in next month's election, another Vance is on a whirlwind tour.

16 days ago

Teen shooter who killed 4 at Oregon elementary school was a former student, police say

A teacher threw her phone at the teenage gunman who killed four people at an Oregon elementary school, then tackled and fought with him.

23 days ago

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ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, ERIC TUCKER, AND GENE JOHNSON, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Teen shooter kills 4 at Oregon elementary school before being shot by a witness

A 16-year-old shot his way through locked doors to get into an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher.

24 days ago

WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Netflix is laying off 6% of its workforce, in biggest round of job cuts at streaming giant in years

Netflix plans to lay off about 6% of its workforce, amounting to nearly 1,000 positions, as the streaming giant makes wider “organizational changes.”

26 days ago

Associated Press

A man falls to his death from a Six Flags roller coaster in Georgia

Police are investigating after a man fell to his death from a roller coaster at a Six Flags near Atlanta, watched by other visitors to the amusement park as he was catapulted from the ride.

27 days ago

MyNorthwest Staff

Magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes Panama; no tsunami threat to West Coast

A powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Panama on Friday morning, shaking buildings as far away as the capital and prompting evacuations.