Contributor: Why California leads the way toward parity for women in elected office
In these tough times, as we grapple with saving America itself, it is important to note progress and victories.This year, for the first time, women…
Anthony, Howard and Bird elected to Basketball Hall of Fame
Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard are going into the Basketball Hall of Fame later this year, not once but twice. And LeBron James and Chris…
Kirsty Coventry elected as first woman IOC president | Olympics News
Coventry wins the race to succeed Thomas Bach and will be first African to become International Olympic Committee chief.Kirsty Coventry has smashed through the glass…
Kirsty Coventry elected as first female president of IOC
The International Olympic Committee elected Kirsty Coventry as its first female president with a single round of voting. Source link
Kirsty Coventry first woman, African elected president of IOC
COSTA NAVARINO, Greece — Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became the first woman and first African to get perhaps…
IOC presidential election: Kirsty Coventry first woman to be elected president
Zimbabwe's sports minister Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee.The 41-year-old former swimmer, who won two Olympic gold…
Ken Martin elected to head Democratic National Committee
1 of 2 | The Democratic National Committee on Saturday tabbed Minnesota native Ken Martin as its new chair. Photo courtesy of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor…
Is Elon Musk a Nazi, and can he get European far-right hardliners elected? | The Far Right News
When tech billionaire Elon Musk appeared to perform a Nazi salute to a Republican crowd honouring United States President Donald Trump’s inauguration, social media lit…
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he was elected Tuesday along…
Special counsel: Trump would have been convicted of election interference if not elected
Special counsel Jack Smith said in his final report on the case, which was submitted to Congress on Tuesday, that Donald Trump would have been…
Calif. Rep. Mark Takano elected chair of Congressional Equality Caucus
Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., on Friday was elected chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus for the 119th Congress at a time when Republicans controlling both…
Newly elected L.A. school board members vow to defend against Trump
Newly elected Los Angeles school board members say they are united in a mission to protect the district’s most vulnerable — students and staff who…
Republicans support bathroom ban after US transgender lawmaker elected | Politics News
Republicans have pushed an effort barring the first federal transgender lawmaker from women’s restrooms in the US Capitol.The Republican majority leader in the US House…
Republican John Thune is elected next Senate majority leader
WASHINGTON — Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous shift in their leadership that elevates a…
California Democrats Laura Friedman, Luz Rivas and Gil Cisneros elected to Congress
Los Angeles County voters in deep-blue districts elected three new Democrats to the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday.The Associated Press called three congressional races…
Steve Garvey might not be elected to Senate. How about Baseball HOF?
Steve Garvey is on the ballot Tuesday — and again next month.On the election day ballot: Garvey, the longtime Dodgers star, against Rep. Adam B.…
On This Day, Nov. 4: Nellie Tayloe Ross elected 1st female governor in U.S.
1 of 6 | On November 4, 1924, Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming is elected the first female governor in the United States. File Photo…
Moldova’s pro-EU leader elected to second term despite Russia meddling allegations
Incumbent President of Moldova Maia Sandu flanked by her supporters following the announcement of the preliminary election results at her campaign headquarters in Chisinau, Moldova,…
Kemi Badenoch elected leader of UK’s Conservative Party | Politics News
Badenoch replaces former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, will be opposition leader after party’s crushing election defeat.Kemi Badenoch has won the race to become the new…
Hiltzik: How Herbert Hoover’s blunder got FDR elected
“Well, Felix, this elects me.”The speaker was Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who was at home in Albany with his friend and advisor Felix Frankfurter, monitoring radio…