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Voters leave the Old Blanco Courthouse in Blanco, Texas, after casting their ballots in November 2012. Democrats hope demographics and a new organizational push give them a brighter future in Texas.

Democrats Hope For A Bright Future In The Lone Star State

President Obama lost Texas by more than 1 million votes last year. But Democrats believe their fortunes in the state may soon be changing, thanks to demographics and a new organizational push.

Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra won the 2022 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held in Italy in May. Next year's contest will be the first ever in which viewers from non-participating countries can cast their vote.

Eurovision will now let fans in non-participating countries (like the U.S.) vote

Eurovision organizers announced a set of new changes that give more power to voters and let more viewers vote.

Then-President George W. Bush addressed the nation March 19, 2003, in the Oval Office of the White House. Bush announced the U.S. military struck at "targets of opportunity" in Iraq.

The Senate eyes a formal end to the Iraq War, and a reassertion of Congress' power

Twenty years after the invasion of Iraq, the U.S. Senate is moving to repeal the congressional authorization that provided the justification for the war.

Debris from the Titan submersible, recovered from the ocean floor near the wreck of the Titanic, is unloaded from the ship Horizon Arctic at the Canadian Coast Guard pier in St. John's, Newfoundland, Wednesday, June 28, 2023.

Presumed human remains and more Titan debris have been recovered, Coast Guard says

The news came hours after the announcement that debris from the Titan, collected from the seafloor more than 12,000 feet below the surface of the North Atlantic, had arrived in Newfoundland.

A pink and black pig looks through the bars of its pen.

Ohio food pantries are bringing home the bacon, thanks to a local county fair initiative

Southeastern Ohio has some of the highest rates of hunger in the state. But some folks in Perry County have found a way to help, one pig at a time.

You'll Want To Hang Up On These 'Secret Conversations'

Movie star Ava Gardner agreed to write her memoirs with British journalist Peter Evans in 1988. Now, after the deaths of both Gardner and Evans, the results of their abortive collaboration are being published. Reviewer Bob Mondello says the book is dead on arrival.

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, shown in May, is trying to reach out to Latinos with a new website and a forum this week.

GOP Pushes Harder For The 'Americano' Vote

In last month's election, Latino voters again sided solidly with the Democrats. It's a trend that's increasingly worrisome to the GOP. Among several outreach efforts, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has started a website, The Americano, which hosted a forum this week.

GOP Pushes Harder For The 'Americano' Vote

In last month's election, Latino voters again sided solidly with the Democrats. It's a trend that's increasingly worrisome to the GOP. Among several outreach efforts, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has started a website, The Americano, which hosted a forum this week.

Las Vegas' famed Tropicana resort will close this week to make way for a new ballpark

When the Tropicana opened in 1957, it was the "Tiffany of the Strip," complete with showgirl revues, mob deals and James Bond. It will be demolished in October to build a new home for the Oakland A's.

two men ride bikes on a newly paved bike path. the men where bright yellow reflective clothing.

ODOT celebrates new Vandalia bikeway, kicks off 2024 construction season

ODOT officials urged drivers to be safe around road construction. In the lead up to the event, there had already been 43 crashes involving drivers and construction crews this year. As officials spoke, that number rose to 44.

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