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Delivery worker in a reflective safety jacket and work gloves hauls a fuel hose up a wet driveway from an oil truck parked on a residential street.

Heating oil costs are driving many to seek help from social services

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by Rich McKay
Under falling red, white and blue confetti, Donalds raises a fist and his wife flexes her arm on stage beside a podium sign reading “Governor-Elect Byron Donalds,” as supporters watch from the floor.

Some election night winners rank as firsts in specific categories

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by Cyrus Moulton
Hakeem Jeffries stands at a podium with his hands held together, smiling.

Democrats say midterm victories call for focus on affordability

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by Tanner Stening
Candidate Sen. Jon Ossoff speaks at an election night event.

2026 midterm election results: Who won the key House and Senate races?

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by Tanner Stening
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Northeastern students speak about voting for the first time

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by Tanner Stening
Donald Trump speaks into a microphone.

What history shows about language and behavior in U.S. politics

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by Tanner Stening
Emergency vehicles with their lights on arriving at a Security Institution.

Christa Pike, who survived botched execution, has pain in her soul

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by Rich McKay
Overhead view of rows of sleek white high-speed trains parked side by side on empty platforms, with tall dark columns casting long shadows across the station floor.

Spain train crash investigators focus on rail safety and controllers

by Jonathan Chadwick
Elon Musk is dressed in a suit and tie, pumping both fists on stage at a political event.

Campaign ad spending is soaring. Does it actually work?

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by Tanner Stening
Elevated view of a derailed white high-speed train beside red-and-white passenger cars that lie jackknifed and overturned on an embankment strewn with debris, with fire trucks and rescue crews gathered in an orchard below.

Here’s what we know about one of Spain’s most deadly train crashes

by Jonathan Chadwick
A person with a dark skin tone and glasses is hunched over a voting booth casting a ballot.

How vulnerable are the 2026 midterm elections to cyberattacks?

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by Tanner Stening
Police in riot gear caay shields that say "Policia" in a European city.

Affordability, corruption, debt? What’s fueling Europe’s protests

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by Tanner Stening