Donald Trump has secured a fourth battleground state in the race for the White House, confirming his victory in the US election. Mr Trump is projected to win the crucial swing states of Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Democrat Kamala Harris hoped to become the first woman US president – but there is now
The Republican Party has made gains in the Senate and secured a majority for the first time in four years. A third of the Senate’s 100 seats were up for grabs at this year’s elections, with 51 required for a majority. The Senate, similar to the House of Lords in the UK but is elected,
Associated Press Nov 4, 2024, 08:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says officers “acted within policy to protect themselves and nearby fans” during two altercations caught on camera during Saturday’s Florida–Georgia game at EverBank Stadium. Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters released body-camera footage and details regarding two fights that
Associated Press Nov 5, 2024, 01:04 PM ET HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. remains hospitalized after sustaining a head injury during a game. Burnett was still in the hospital on Tuesday, according to an Alabama A&M spokesman. The school hasn’t disclosed details of the injury Burnett suffered during a collision against
Pete Thamel, ESPNNov 5, 2024, 10:41 AM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions Nebraska is adding former Houston and West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen to the staff as an offensive consultant, sources told ESPN. Holgorsen will work with the offensive staff in a role that
Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterNov 5, 2024, 03:06 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Zelus Hicks, ESPN’s No. 1 safety in the 2026 class, plans to reclassify into
Pete Thamel Close Pete Thamel ESPN College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Paolo Uggetti Nov 5, 2024, 09:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions USC is making a change at quarterback, replacing starter Miller Moss with UNLV transfer Jayden Maiava, head coach Lincoln Riley confirmed Tuesday. After the Trojans lost four of
Associated Press Nov 5, 2024, 01:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEMSON, S.C. — It has been a rough few days for Clemson coach Dabo Swinney. First, his 19th-ranked Tigers lost to Louisville on Saturday night, then he was told he couldn’t vote Tuesday at his polling place. Swinney, whose given name is William, explained
Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterNov 5, 2024, 11:32 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Open Extended Reactions Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy posted an apology Tuesday night for comments he made during his weekly Monday news conference, where he suggested fans being negative about
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 5, 2024, 07:21 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Unbeaten Oregon is the No. 1 team in the first rankings released by the College Football Playoff selection committee on Tuesday. The Ducks were
David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterNov 5, 2024, 07:43 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Open Extended Reactions It’s a new era for the College Football Playoff, with the field growing from four to 12 this season. That means three times as many programs will gain
An attempt to overturn Florida’s six-week abortion ban and enshrine female reproductive rights in the state’s constitution has failed, NBC News is predicting. The proposal, known as Amendment 4, sought to allow abortions in Florida up to the point of foetal viability (usually around 24 weeks of pregnancy). It is not the only state where
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google Anindito Mukherjee | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google has been moderating and removing employees’ internal election-related conversations, CNBC has learned. Ahead of Tuesday’s U.S. elections, Google executives warned employees to keep political opinions and statements away from a popular internal discussion forum called Memegen, according to correspondence viewed by CNBC.
Police in Tel Aviv have used water cannon on protesters demonstrating against the decision to sack Israel’s defence minister, Yoav Gallant. He was dismissed on Tuesday by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – the pair have repeatedly been at odds over the war in Gaza. Footage posted online shows crowds gathering on a motorway in the
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during the New York Times DealBook Summit in the Appel Room at the Jazz At Lincoln Center on November 30, 2022 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Amazon CEO Andy Jassy denied speculation that the company’s five-day in-office mandate was made to further reduce headcount or
Large groups of youths have been throwing fireworks, bricks and bottles at police in Edinburgh, during a night of disorder across the city. Video posted online shows officers responding to Bonfire Night incidents in the Sighthill, Niddrie, Gracemount and Gilmerton areas. Riot police have been seen on the streets of Edinburgh, wearing helmets and carrying
Perplexity AI logo is seen in this illustration taken January 4, 2024. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Perplexity AI, the artificial-intelligence search engine startup, is in the final stages of raising $500 million in funding at a $9 billion valuation, a source familiar with the situation told CNBC. The startup competes against the likes of Google and
A mass cull of poultry has been ordered after an outbreak of bird flu on a farm in Yorkshire. A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been put in place around the farm near Hornsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire and all the fowl on the property will be destroyed, the Department
The contest to be president of the US takes place across 50 states (and the District of Columbia) but it is generally won or lost in a handful of key battlegrounds. The road to the White House this year runs through seven swing states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. With so
A man described by not one but two of his closest former aides as a fascist will become the most powerful man in the world when he takes office. How worried should we be? Very, say another dozen White House staffers who served under Donald Trump and watched him in action for his first four