US Justice Department drops bid to force California to set aside disputed ballots
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Mass shooting in Polish market leaves at least 6 dead, 15 injured
Krakow police said a man who had driven onto the square began firing at random people from his car.
More races called as Democratic majority comes into focus
President Trump is swapping out his chief of staff after Republicans' losses in the midterms, with more than two dozen House races unresolved. Follow live updates.
‘People are active, they are fed up’: young voters fueled the Democratic wave
After helping Trump to victory in 2024, young voters swung decisively toward Democrats, helping deliver a wave of midterm victories The 2026 blue tsunami owes a lot to the youth vote. According to data from Tufts University’s Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (Circle), which monitors youth civic engagement, early estimates show the second-highest youth turnout in a midterm election in 30 years, second only to 2018, when an estimated 31% of young voters turned out during Donald Trump’s first presidency.
South Carolina man arrested after leaving sleeping 6-year-old daughter in line for Pokémon card release, police say
A man was arrested in Charleston, South Carolina, on Friday after leaving his 6-year-old daughter asleep outside a Target to hold his place in line for the release of a new Pokémon trading card set, police said.