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Thune, of South Dakota, beat out Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida in a secret ballot election to replace Mitch McConnell in the top job.

“There was a use of force, and an elderly man sustained serious injuries that required hospitalization,” police said.

Donald Trump visited the White House for an Oval Office meeting Wednesday with Democratic President Joe Biden and committed to a smooth transition of power.

Consumers saw price relief at the gas pump and grocery store. But housing inflation and other categories, such as car insurance, are trouble spots.

While some cast members were “understandably shaken,” producers said, “they pulled together and finished the performance with strength and professionalism.”

Conspiracy theory purveyor Infowars and most of its assets are set to go on the auction block on Wednesday.

In case you can’t get enough of the pygmy hippo Moo Deng from Thailand, there’s now an official song featuring the internet’s favorite baby animal.

General Motors is recalling nearly 462,000 pickup trucks and SUVs with diesel engines because the rear wheels can lock up, increasing the risk of a crash.

Smith’s federal criminal cases against Trump were upended by the election, as the Justice Department’s longstanding policy is that presidents can’t be charged with crimes.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Biden administration is determined in its final months to help Ukraine keep fighting its war with Russia next year.

A New York judge says he’ll make a decision as early as next week on the future of Donald Trump’s hush money case.

One expert says Australia is “on the verge of reclaiming childhood after it had been stolen for 15 years.”

A Glendale man who owed his business partner $80,000 is accused of killing his colleague and his colleague’s wife’s before burning their bodies and torching their cars in two SoCal deserts, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.