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Infrastructure, education and affordability brought thousands of San Luis voters out to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.
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Officials across Europe reported a fresh slew of bomb threats against multiple flights on Friday, following a string of hoaxes that have caused flight diversions this week. Two broadcasters also received security threats. -
Cult leader Paul Mackenzie was convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult after he ordered his followers to starve themselves to death in order to meet Jesus. -
The U.S. job market improved last month, according to a report from the Labor Department Friday. Employers added more jobs than forecasters had expected and the unemployment rate dipped to 4.1%. -
Speaking with Morning Edition, Hakeem Jeffries discussed ending the Iran war, holding Trump accountable and calls for new Democratic leadership, but offered few specifics on how Democrats would deliver. -
Plus: Heidi Klum's hand, hackers and the pope's visitor! -
School enrollment was already expected to plunge by 2 million kids by 2030. Education experts say deporting immigrant families, many with school-age children, is making the crisis worse. -
The Labor Department to release October jobs report Friday, what tactics are available to the Democratic Party to bring down fuel prices, judge blocks construction of Trump's arch for 14 days.
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Twenty years ago, Army Staff Sergeant Phillip Trezza deployed to Iraq as a medic. He speaks with his teenage daughter about some of his toughest moments.
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Pope Leo XIV is kicking off a three-nation tour of Latin America with a visit to Uruguay, three weeks after undergoing lung cancer surgery that had put the entire trip into question. -
The Trump administration hoped to begin construction immediately after a federal panel approved its arch late Thursday. But just after midnight, the judge issued an order blocking work for 14 days. -
Shares sank, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq dropping over 5%, as investors reacted with fear that a Democratic Congress — and states across the country -— would crack down on AI and data centers. -
Democrats are poised to have a strong majority in the upcoming Congress. The final numbers are still being determined. Here's where things stand in the races that are waiting to be called by the AP.
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