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FILE - Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Vi Lyles speaks during a campaign event for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in Charlotte, Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)

North Carolina’s largest city reelects mayor after fallout over train stabbing

12:48 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Voters in Charlotte, North Carolina, have reelected Democratic Mayor Vi Lyles after safety concerns in the city increased following a recent stabbing on a commuter train

Jacob Frey wins re-election as mayor of Minneapolis

12:40 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Jacob Frey wins re-election as mayor of Minneapolis

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani right, greets his mother Mira Nair, after making an acceptance speech, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

'Badhai!' In India, a celebration for Zohran Mamdani's New York mayoral win and his roots

10:33 AM on Wednesday, November 5

Indians have lit up social media to celebrate Zohran Mamdani’s election victory as New York City mayor

FILE - An American flag flies on the Capitol Dome in Washington on July 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Data scientists perform last rites for 'dearly departed datasets' in 2nd Trump administration

10:06 AM on Wednesday, November 5

A group of U.S. data scientists has published a list of federal datasets that have been altered or removed since President Donald Trump returned to the White House

Public Service Commission candidate Peter Hubbard talks with Connie Di Cicco, political director for Georgia Conservation Voters, after arriving at their election night party in Southwest Atlanta, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (Ben Gray/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Democrats win big over GOP incumbents in 2 statewide Georgia utility regulator races

9:54 AM on Wednesday, November 5

Democrats have won blowout victories in two races for the Georgia Public Service Commission

European Commissioner for Climate, Net-Zero and Clean Growth Wopke Hoekstra speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU Environment ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU agrees on new emissions targets before global climate summit in Brazil

7:05 AM on Wednesday, November 5

The European Union has announced plans to slash carbon emissions by 90% by 2040

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7:00 AM on Wednesday, November 5

Investigators work by the burned car after a motorist deliberately rammed pedestrians and cyclists across two neighbouring towns on the Ile d'Oleron, off the Atlantic coast, injuring people before being detained by gendarmes, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025 in Saint-Pierre-d'Oleron. (AP Photo/Yohan Bonnet)

Motorist 'deliberately' hit 5 people in car ramming on French Atlantic island

6:18 AM on Wednesday, November 5

A driver has rammed his car into pedestrians and cyclists on the holiday island of Ile d’Oléron, off the west coast of France, leaving at least two people in a critical condition and three others injured

Lackland Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Burnie Roper is seen on the school campus Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Kin Man Hui)

The shutdown is hurting schools whose budgets are mostly federal money

6:01 AM on Wednesday, November 5

The government shutdown has cut off funds for some school systems that rely on federal money for the bulk of their budgets

Momentum Builds for Nuclear as Americans Push for Clean Energy Solutions

6:00 AM on Wednesday, November 5

A passenger looks at a departures board after several cancellations and delays due to reported overnight drone activity over Brussels International Airport in Zaventem, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Drone sightings force fresh flight cancellations at Belgium's main airport

5:01 AM on Wednesday, November 5

Dozens of flights were canceled at Belgium’s main international airport on Wednesday after drone sightings overnight forced a temporary closure

Police officers carry seized material from an apartment in the Mümmelmannsberg district after a raid, in Hamburg, Germany, Wednesday Nov. 5, 2025, as German Interior Minister Dobrindt has banned the Islamist association Muslim Interaktiv. (Marcus Brandt/dpa via AP)

Germany cracks down on Muslim groups viewed as threats to its constitutional order

4:42 AM on Wednesday, November 5

The German government has banned a Muslim group accused of violating human rights and democratic values

FILE - Pope Leo XIV arrives in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican for Mass for the repose of the soul of the late Pope Francis and deceased cardinals, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini), File)

Pope Leo calls for 'deep reflection' about treatment of detained migrants in the United States

4:08 AM on Wednesday, November 5

Pope Leo XIV has called for deep reflection in the United States regarding the treatment of detained migrants

In this photo released by Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau, Investigation Bureau agents check documents after they seized an apartment which belongs to the suspected head of a criminal scamming syndicate, in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau via AP)

Prosecutors in Asia seize yachts, luxury cars and cash from man accused of running cyberscams

3:23 AM on Wednesday, November 5

Prosecutors in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore say they've seized hundreds of millions of dollars in assets belonging to a Cambodian businessman whom the U.S. accuses of heading a global scam syndicate

FILE - Vice President Dick Cheney addresses the crowd during a dedication ceremony of the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center in the Grand Teton National Park on Aug. 11, 2007, in Moose, Wyo. (Michael G. Seamans/Jackson Hole News & Guide via AP, File)

Dick Cheney's political legacy is mixed in home state of Wyoming

8:08 PM on Tuesday, November 4

Dick Cheney leaves behind a mixed legacy in his home state of Wyoming

People cheer as Democrat Abigail Spanberger speaks on stage after she was declared the winner of the Virginia governor's race during an election night watch party Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Photos of the first general election since Trump’s return

12:43 PM on Tuesday, November 4

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