Republicans gain governorships, but North Carolina up in the air
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – Republicans extended their majority of U.S. governorships on Tuesday as 12 states voted for chief executives, though the high-profile race in North Carolina was too close to call and the outcome may not be known until ne…
‘Go to hell!’ A divided America struggles to heal after ugly election
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Some Americans look to Canada, NZ as Trump surges to victory
TORONTO/WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Canada’s main immigration website appeared to crash and New Zealand reported increased traffic to its website for residency visas from U.S. nationals in the hours before Donald Trump surged to victory in the U.S. presiden…
California drug pricing initiative headed for defeat
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California ballot initiative aimed at reining in rising prices for prescription drugs was headed for defeat on Tuesday after pharmaceutical companies spent more than $100 million to fight it.
Trump rewrote political playbook in successful White House bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s successful campaign for the White House broke every tradition and upended the political establishment with the same bluster, hyperbole and media mastery that made him one of the world’s best-known businessmen.
Longtime Arizona sheriff Arpaio beaten in bid for seventh term
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Veteran Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio, a Republican who gained national prominence for his hard-line stance against illegal immigration, conceded defeat on Tuesday in his bid for a seventh term as the sheriff of the state’s most populous county.
Two dead, two wounded by gunfire near California polling place
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – One man was killed and two women wounded when a gunman opened fire with an assault rifle at a house across the street from a polling station in the Southern California town of Azusa on Tuesday, police said, before the gunman was…
Colorado voters reject measure to create universal healthcare
(Reuters) – Colorado voters rejected a ballot measure on Tuesday to create the nation’s first statewide universal health insurance program, according to local NBC News affiliate 9News.
U.S. election largely peaceful, despite intimidation, glitches
WASHINGTON/PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Voters and civil rights groups reported long lines, isolated cases of malfunctioning equipment and some harassment at polling places in Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election but fears of widespread violence at the pol…
Voting extended in North Carolina but not in Colorado after court requests
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C./NEW YORK (Reuters) – North Carolina extended voting times in several precincts during Tuesday’s presidential election but Colorado rejected a bid to keep polls open longer after both states experienced problems with electronic voti…
