Micah Parsons Back at Packers Practice
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Micah Parsons practiced with the Green Bay Packers on Wednesday for the first time since his knee injury last December, starting the 21-day window the team has to activate the star edge rusher. Parsons, who has been on the physically unable to perform list, was limited to individual drills. He said
Single New Jersey Ticket Hits $847 Million Powerball Jackpot
TRENTON, N.J. — A lone ticket bought in New Jersey matched every number in Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing, landing a jackpot of $847 million, the ninth-biggest top prize the game has ever paid. The numbers drawn on Nov. 4 were 15, 34, 41, 53 and 56, and the red Powerball was 21. The Power Play
Herzog Accepts Israel Vote Results
JERUSALEM — Israeli President Isaac Herzog has signed off on the official count from the Oct. 27 parliamentary election and opened consultations with party leaders over who should get the first chance to build a governing coalition. The step undercuts Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s campaign to cast doubt on the vote. Neither his bloc nor
Hong Kong Court Gives Joshua Wong 10 More Years
HONG KONG — Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to collude with foreign forces under Hong Kong’s national security law. The sentence came from the Court of First Instance of the High Court. Wong, 30, entered his guilty plea in September. He has been
Amish Shah Claims Win Over Jay Feely in Arizona House Race
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Amish Shah, the Democrat, has claimed the win against Republican Jay Feely in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, a Scottsdale-area seat that both parties spent heavily to win. With more than 95% of the vote counted, Shah held 52.58% to 45.38% for Feely. The race has not been officially certified, and Arizona results
Colom Holds Narrow Lead Over Hyde-Smith
JACKSON, Miss. — Democrat Scott Colom held a lead of just over 1,100 votes over Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith early Thursday, with the Mississippi U.S. Senate race still uncalled two days after the election. With about 96% of the vote counted, Colom had 49% to 48.9% for Hyde-Smith. On Wednesday morning the gap had shrunk
Why a New Congress Won’t Quickly Cut Gas and Diesel Prices
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fuel costs helped drive voters away from Republicans on Tuesday, but drivers hoping the incoming Democratic Congress will bring quick relief at the pump are likely to be disappointed. GasBuddy’s weekly survey of more than 150,000 stations put the national average for regular gasoline at $4.12 a gallon, down 17.1 cents in
Troy Jackson Ousts Susan Collins in Maine Senate Race
PORTLAND, Maine — Democrat Troy Jackson has won Maine’s U.S. Senate seat, defeating five-term Republican Sen. Susan Collins and closing out a Senate career that began in 1997. Jackson, 58, is a former logger and a past president of the Maine Senate. He came into the race late, winning the Democratic nomination at a special
Democrats Win Back the Senate and House in Midterm Sweep
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democrats took back control of the U.S. Senate in Tuesday’s midterm elections, flipping Republican seats in states that had looked out of reach a few weeks ago, and they also won a majority in the House. The results end the near two-year stretch of unified Republican control in Washington that began with
Democrat Brian Poindexter Unseats GOP Rep. Max Miller
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Republican Rep. Max Miller lost his seat Tuesday, as Democrat Brian Poindexter won the 7th Congressional District race and flipped a northeast Ohio seat Republicans have long held. Poindexter is a union ironworker and has served on the Brook Park City Council in the working-class Cleveland suburb. The district is one President