Democrat Troy Jackson defeated five-term Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Maine after replacing original nominee Graham Platner, who withdrew following a sexual assault allegation.
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The 2023-24 Los Angeles Unified school year will start on Monday, Aug. 14, under the proposed agreement. (Mariana Dale / LAist) California schools dodged a steep revenue cut on Tuesday as voters permanently extended an income tax on the wealthy. Prop. 3 , put forth by the state’s...
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Three people were on board the helicopter, which crashed into Biscayne Bay, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 1,500 points on Wednesday, just hours after election results showed Democrats had taken control of the U.S. House and Senate....
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A girl in Lancaster was airlifted to the hospital after an incident involving fireworks.
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NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is expected to meet a fiery end early Wednesday, nearly 22 years after it launched to space
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Supporters of Inglewood Mayor James Butts gather at his election night watch party on Market Street on Nov. 3, 2026. (Isaiah Murtaugh Barish / The LA Local) Inglewood Mayor James Butts and Councilmember Gloria Gray are prepared for a runoff, each said after the first set of resul...
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ABC News projects that the Democratic Party has won a majority of seats in the U.S. Senate. Here’s how Democrats won some key races to get there.
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Marissa Roy appeared to be on track to defeat John McKinney in the race for Los Angeles city attorney, putting her in position to become the city's second woman to hold the citywide office....
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Democrats will win enough seats in the U.S. House of Representatives to gain control of the lower chamber of Congress from Republicans, ABC projects.
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Students using Google software in schools will not be allowed to use Google search unless their school system also provides them access to artificial intelligence tools...
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Investigators have started the lengthy process of determining why a Learjet plummeted from the sky in Florida, killing all nine people on board.
