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Uber began as a modern alternative to taxis, allowing the rider to order conveniently from an app on their phone, follow the driver’s route as they ride, share their location with contacts and even split fare through the app—it was the convenience-obsessed answer to the…
GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola will face off in November for Alaska’s Senate seat, with NBC News projecting that both candidates will advance to the general election. But it’s not yet clear whether another Dan Sullivan will also be on the November…
Alaska, Florida and Wyoming are holding primaries, while California is holding a special election to fill the seat previously held by Democratic former Rep. Eric Swalwell, who resigned this year. A Democratic strategist working on 2026 races said progressive Angie Nixon’s upset victory over center-left…
Rep. Harriet Hageman has won the Republican primary for Wyoming’s open Senate seat, NBC News projects, advancing to the general election in the deep-red state. Hageman had the support of President Donald Trump as she ran against four Republican opponents. Trump weighed in to offer…
Frank Beard, the drummer for the Texas boogie-rock trio ZZ Top who kept the tempo for the band’s biggest hits like “Sharp Dressed Man,” “Legs” and “Gimme All Your Lovin,’” has died. He was 77. Beard was in hospice care when he died Tuesday at…
Alaska, Florida and Wyoming are holding primaries today, while a congressional district in California is holding a special election. Scott Singer wins the Republican primary for Florida’s 25th Congressional District, NBC News projects. He’ll face Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz in a district that grew significantly…
Republican Rep. Cory Mills has lost his primary in Florida, NBC News projects, amid a swirl of investigations and negative publicity and despite running with the backing of President Donald Trump. Former television journalist Ryan Elijah captured the Republican nomination over Mills in Florida’s 7th…
Progressive state Rep. Angie Nixon scored a major upset over former National Security Council aide Alex Vindman in the Florida Democratic Senate primary, NBC News projects, setting up a general election race against Republican Sen. Ashley Moody. Vindman, a retired lieutenant colonel and Iraq War…
ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida’s primary voters went with the favorites in both parties Tuesday night, setting up a long-expected clash to determine who will serve as the state’s next governor after eight years of Gov. Ron DeSantis. On the Republican side, Rep. Byron Donalds, who…
MIAMI — A Florida man convicted of fatally shooting his estranged wife and wounding his mother-in-law is set to be executed Tuesday, continuing the state’s aggressive use of the death penalty in Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ final term. William Frances Silvia, 61, would be the…
