Hakeem Jeffries is expected to lead Democrats’ new House majority when the next Congress convenes in January 2027, making him the first black Speaker.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is set to preside over a commanding Democratic majority after his party swept districts President Trump carried by double digits. Why it matters: Democrats' landslide...

Democrats will control both the Senate and the House of Representatives come Jan. 3 according to Decision Desk HQ. The exact extent of Democrats’ majorities remains to be determined as some key races are still...

As speaker, Jeffries, representing a New York City congressional district, would preside over a majority that will be sworn in the first week of January, taking the reins from Republicans.

ITV bosses were forced to think on their feet on Wednesday after a major power outage forced some of its flagship shows off the air. While making her way into work, Lorraine Kelly revealed that Wednesday’s edition of...

The Scottish TV presenter, 66, announced that her show would not go to air today.

Three programmes have been pulled off air in a last minute scheduling change

An advice-seeker still deals with the aftermath of what happened 20 years ago

The Union Cabinet has approved a two-year extension for 75% of Agniveers under the Agnipath scheme, CDS General N S Raja Subramani announced.

Google is expanding voluntary buyout offers to employees in Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Switzerland as it seeks to control costs while investing heavily in artificial intelligence.

Deb Haaland wins New Mexico governor's race, becoming the first Native American woman elected governor of a US state after defeating Republican Gregg Hull.

The 2026 midterm elections made history for several candidates, as voters are projected to have elected the country's first Black, Native American and Latina female governors and more major firsts. All eyes were on...

Former Biden-era Interior Secretary Deb Haaland was elected Governor of New Mexico on Tuesday, defeating Republican Gregg Hull in the southwestern state.

Customers flooded social media sites to report confusion after receiving missed calls from people they said they hadn’t even phoned.

A US Marine has died following a training incident in Okinawa, officials have said, as an investigation gets underway.

A non-league football match in the UK was abandoned after one club confirmed a Covid-19 outbreak within the squad and staff just hours before kick-off.

Milcho Manchevski’s “Sister Brother Manhole Cover,” a comic allegory about two siblings who strip scrap metal from the streets of Skopje, won the Tokyo Grand Prix at the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival on...

Sister Brother Manhole Cover, from Macedonian filmmaker Milcho Manchevski, won the the top award at this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival. The film was presented with the Tokyo Grand Prix/The Governor of...

Cher has insisted there's no bad blood between her and Michael Douglas.

There's nothing like some good old fashion shade between two Hollywood icons.

Douglas said his “Fatal Attraction” co-star should have taken home the trophy instead.

Shade or no shade, Cher loves Michael Douglas awful. The Moonstruck star had a four word response to the Fatal Attraction actor's recent dig at her 1988 Oscars win over his costar Glenn Close,...

Keeley Hawes has joined the cast of ITV's acclaimed crime drama Gone. The series stars Eve Myles as tenacious Detective Sergeant Annie Cassidy as she investigates a new case. Find out more…

Democrat Mark Warner has won a fourth US Senate term in Virginia, defeating Republican Bert Mizusawa in a contest shaped by AI, affordability and Iran.

Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) has won reelection in the state of Delaware, beating Republican challenger Michael Katz.

Cereal company Kellogg’s has shared that it will no longer use whole rice grains to make its Rice Krispies or Coco Pops products. A spokesperson for the company explained that corn and rice flours will be used to...

CNN CNN’s Kaitlan Collins has sounded a warning after President Donald Trump’s surprisingly meek response to his crushing midterm defeat. Early Wednesday, as Republicans were routed in House and Senate races across...

Tuesday on CNN’s “Election Night in America,” politcal commentator Van Jones said the midterm results for Republicans are like “Jonestown,” where cult leader Jim Jones led 918 people in a coordinated mass...

ITV’s This Morning, Loose Women and Lorraine will not air today (November 4) due to a power cut affecting the braodcaster's Covent Garden studio.

ITV's usual daytime schedule has been plunged into chaos on Wednesday (November 4)

A view of the Himalayan mountain Mount Ama Dablam (height 6812 metres) seen from above Pheriche village in Solukhumbu district, some 140kms northeast of Kathmandu on April 19, 2018. (Prakash Mathema/AFP via Getty Images)

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube An Indian national was killed and a New Zealander was injured after two helicopters collided as they prepared to land in Nepal’s Mount...

An Indian tourist was killed and at least two others were injured when the two aircraft crashed while trying to land on Mount Everest.

The crash, in a popular tourist area during the autumn climbing season, highlighted the safety challenges posed by growing numbers of aircraft in the Himalayas.

This week's tease for The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel didn’t give us much to work with. Eight years since the last mention of the game, and all we got was a CGI sand dune. But that hasn’t stopped fans speculating...

The Wednesday letters page wants to see more of The Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel, as a reader is dubious about Godzilla: Destroy All Monster Melee Remastered.

Bethesda reveals "The Elder Scrolls VI" will be titled "Sentinel," marking a new chapter in the video game series.

Bethesda reveals "The Elder Scrolls VI" will be titled "Sentinel," marking a new chapter in the video game series.

Sydney Swans forward Tom Papley has returned a positive roadside drug test after being pulled over by NSW Police.

James Talarico toppled Ken Paxton and Gina Hinojosa unseated Greg Abbott as Texas delivered historic Democratic upsets in the 2026 midterms.

Democrats James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa won their respective midterm election races and then celebrated with a stop at Whataburger.

The woman who took down Greg Abbott concentrated on pocketbook issues, but voters’ opposition to Republican immigration policies was a tailwind.

CBS News projects that Democrat Gina Hinojosa has beaten Republican incumbent Greg Abbott in the Texas gubernatorial race. She spoke to her supporters on Wednesday.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is deploying state election observers amid concerns the DOJ's federal monitoring could intimidate voters.

See where election monitors are going and how those counties voted in 2024 USA Today

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The US Justice Department announced it was sending 1,000 election monitors and observers to jurisdictions across all 50 states.

The hairstylist worked with Diana, Princess of Wales, Madonna, Moulin Rouge’s Nicole Kidman and Marvel actress Scarlett Johansson over the years

‘Today we lost the best man to ever exist,’ his stepdaughter said in an emotional statement

The Hollywood hairstylist, who worked with the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow, Nicole Kidman and Madonna, has sadly died.

Frieda, whose clients included Princess Diana and Joanna Lumley, was married to music superstar Lulu for more than a decade.

Manchester United will consider legal action against any European club that signs JJ Gabriel while he remains registered to them.