New storms and flooding in Spain threaten hard-hit Valencia again
A man wearing protective jumpsuit takes part in cleaning works in a street covered in mud in Paiporta, south of Valencia, eastern Spain, Nov. 13, 2024 in the aftermath of deadly flooding.
Trump’s unexpected pick for Pentagon chief is decorated veteran, Fox News host
FILE – Pete Hegseth arrives at Trump Tower for a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump in New York, Nov. 29, 2016.
Mexican lawmakers reelect human rights agency leader criticized for not addressing abuses
FILE – Wearing a photo of her brother — who went missing in 1975 — around her neck, Rosario Piedra Ibarra speaks during a press conference in Mexico City, Nov. 21, 2019.
Experts push contract farming to boost Africa food systems, farmers’ income
FILE – A farmer searches for locusts in a maize field in Meru, Kenya, Feb. 10, 2021.
Will Indonesia’s Prabowo move closer to Trump, Xi or both?
FILE – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto salutes during the swearing-in ceremony of new cabinet ministers at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Oct. 21, 2024. Subianto left for China on Friday for his first international trip as president.
Judge pauses court deadlines in Trump’s 2020 election interference case
FILE – Riot police push back a crowd of Donald Trump supporters after they stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.
WASHINGTON — In 2020, a record-setting six Native American candidates secured seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. This year, nine Native candidates ran for Congress, including four incumbents.
Confirmed winners
Representative Josh Brecheen, a Choctaw Republican representing Oklahoma’s 2nd District, retained his seat, securing 74% of the vote. He thanked his supporters afterward, promising “to continue our work to secure our borders, rein in deficit spending and put a stop to our currency devaluation driving inflation.”
Republican incumbent Representative Tom Cole, Chickasaw, was reelected to serve Oklahoma’s 4th District for an 11th term.
Kansas Democrat Representative Sharice Davids, a Ho-Chunk citizen, retained the House seat she won in 2018.
“We are going to keep up our fight. We are absolutely going to keep up our fight,” Davids told supporters. “To do things like expand Medicaid, making sure that we have good public schools, making sure we’re funding public education ..
China’s police seize assets, demand payments amid economic downturn
FILE – Police walk past Chinese and Hong Kong flags in Hong Kong, July 1, 2024. As economic pressures constrain budgets, Chinese police have been using flexible legal codes and financial punishments to fill government coffers, analysts say.
Turkish authorities ban screening of LGBTQI-themed film ‘Queer’
Director Luca Guadagnino, left, and actor Drew Starkey pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere for the film “Queer” during the London Film Festival, Oct. 17, 2024, in London. (Scott A. Garfitt/Invision/AP)
Who is Trump’s new chief of staff?
Susie Wiles will be 1st woman to hold post
Campaign co-chairs Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita listen as Donald Trump speaks at his election night rally at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Nov. 5, 2024.