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• Oregon mom accused of throwing autistic son off bridge held on $1 million bail
• Obama plans new authorization for military force against Islamic State
• Californians support reducing sentences for nonviolent criminals
• Ben Tucker named New York City first deputy police commissioner
• McConnell's stern warning for Obama
• Yankees' Rodriguez admits PED use to feds: report
• Time's cover tweak: From 'Hope' to 'Change'
• Is 'red wave' or 'shellacking 2.0' end of an era for Democrats?
• 5 winners and losers from the midterms
• How a midterm makes history: Election 2014 firsts
• Battle to win Bayou: Runoff election pricy for both parties
• Complete Yahoo News election coverage
• Tuesday's elections a big winner for: Weed
• Voters OK legal marijuana in Oregon, Alaska, and Washington, D.C
• Alaska backs measure to legalize recreational marijuana, opponents say
• Republicans seize control of Senate
• Voters give nod to legal marijuana in Oregon, Alaska, and Washington, D.C.
• What the White House is planning for the next two years
• Republican governors prevail in big, bitterly fought races
• Takeover: Republicans surge to control of Senate
• Republicans clinch control of Senate
• Midterm mixer: Live election coverage
• GOP on track to hold House majority
• Mitch McConnell re-elected to Senate
• Republicans strike early blow in midterm election results

Oregon mom accused of throwing autistic son off bridge held on $1 million bail Posted: 05 Nov 2014 01:15 PM PST By Courtney Sherwood PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) - An Oregon mother accused of killing her 6-year-old autistic son by throwing him from a bridge is being held on $1 million bail, a Lincoln County District Court clerk said on Wednesday. Jillian McCabe, 34, was arrested on Monday night after calling emergency 911 to report she had thrown her son, London, from the 246-foot-high Yaquina Bay Bridge in the coastal Oregon town of Newport, about 115 miles southwest of Portland. London McCabe's body was found four hours later after an extensive search by law enforcement and the U.S. Coast Guard. ...

Obama plans new authorization for military force against Islamic State Posted: 05 Nov 2014 12:42 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he would begin working with Congress on a new authorization for use of military force against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria. After midterm elections that saw Republicans gain control of both house of Congress, Obama said voters sent a message they wanted to see an end to Washington gridlock. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Editing by Peter Cooney)

Californians support reducing sentences for nonviolent criminals Posted: 05 Nov 2014 11:53 AM PST (Reuters) - California voters passed a measure on Tuesday that will reduce the sentences of nonviolent offenders, potentially releasing 10,000 felons from state prisons. Proposition 47 won the support of 59 percent of voters, California Secretary of State records show. About 40,000 offenders could be annually affected by the new law, reported the state's Legislative Analyst's Office. State savings from the reduction in prisoner population would be used to support school truancy and dropout prevention, victim services, mental health and drug abuse treatment. ...

Ben Tucker named New York City first deputy police commissioner Posted: 05 Nov 2014 11:21 AM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton on Wednesday named Ben Tucker his first deputy police commissioner. The appointment of Tucker, who has worked as deputy commissioner of training since January, follows the unexpected resignation of Philip Banks, who stepped down as police chief days before he was due to be promoted to the deputy commissioner spot. (Reporting by Laila Kearney; Editing by Bill Trott)

McConnell's stern warning for Obama Posted: 05 Nov 2014 11:05 AM PST The republican senator has a simple demand of the president.

Yankees' Rodriguez admits PED use to feds: report Posted: 05 Nov 2014 10:33 AM PST MIAMI (Reuters) - New York Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs in an interview with federal agents investigating a Florida anti-aging clinic at the center of baseball's doping scandal, the Miami Herald reported on Wednesday. Rodriguez publicly has denied the use of banned substances from the Miami-area Biogenesis clinic, even as he concluded last week a one-year suspension by Major League Baseball for violating the league's doping program. ...

Time's cover tweak: From 'Hope' to 'Change' Posted: 05 Nov 2014 10:00 AM PST In the wake of the Republican Party's shellacking of Democrats in Tuesday's midterm elections, the magazine is tossing some salt in President Barack Obama's wounds.

Is 'red wave' or 'shellacking 2.0' end of an era for Democrats? Posted: 05 Nov 2014 09:26 AM PST It's been called "shellacking 2.0," "a red wave," a "political typhoon," and "a repudiation" of Obama and his party.

5 winners and losers from the midterms Posted: 05 Nov 2014 08:54 AM PST

How a midterm makes history: Election 2014 firsts Posted: 05 Nov 2014 08:03 AM PST From the first female veteran in Congress to the first black senator elected in the South since Reconstruction, it was a historic night in elective politics.

Battle to win Bayou: Runoff election pricy for both parties Posted: 05 Nov 2014 07:46 AM PST Democrats and Republicans have spent months preparing for the possibility that that the hotly contested Louisiana Senate race would not be decided on Nov. 4 and instead would stretch into December runoff. Now that that possibility is a reality, they get to deploy their plans. The battle to win the Bayou will be a complicated and expansive fight on the airwaves and to turn out voters who just voted, with both sides investing millions in an effort to jazz their bases once again and stave off election-fatigue.

Complete Yahoo News election coverage Posted: 05 Nov 2014 07:28 AM PST Although both parties will cling to small political wins in the news cycle, there won't be tidal-wave victories for anyone. The Democrats will lose six seats in the House and three in the Senate (Montana, South Dakota and West Virginia). (Yoon S. Byun/The Boston Globe/Getty Images)

Tuesday's elections a big winner for: Weed Posted: 05 Nov 2014 06:39 AM PST Oregon became the third state to fully legalize marijuana Tuesday, while Washington, D.C., residents will soon be allowed to grow and possess pot without fear of legal repercussions. Despite a loss in Florida for medical marijuana, the twin victories prompted pot boosters to celebrate.

Voters OK legal marijuana in Oregon, Alaska, and Washington, D.C Posted: 05 Nov 2014 05:18 AM PST By Shelly Sebens PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) - Residents of Oregon, Alaska, and the U.S. capital voted to legalize marijuana on Tuesday, in key victories that could fuel the legalization movement as cannabis usage is increasingly recognized by the American mainstream. The Oregon and Alaska measures would legalize recreational pot use and usher in a network of retail pot shops similar to those operating in Washington state and Colorado, which in 2012 voted to become the first U.S. states to allow marijuana use for fun. ...

Alaska backs measure to legalize recreational marijuana, opponents say Posted: 05 Nov 2014 04:30 AM PST JUNEAU (Reuters) - Alaska voters on Tuesday narrowly sanctioned the legal use of marijuana for recreational purposes, hours after Oregon approved a similar measure, opponents said. The ballot measure, which would set up a network of regulated pot shops similar to those already operating in Colorado and Washington state, passed by a 52-48 percent margin, according to anti-legalization group Smart Approaches to Marijuana. Preliminary returns showed the measure leading by about 52-48 percent, with nearly 97 percent of precincts reporting. (Reporting by Steve Quinn in Juneau; Writing by Eric M. ...

Republicans seize control of Senate Posted: 05 Nov 2014 03:08 AM PST The GOP takes over formerly Democratic seats in seven states to win back the majority.

Voters give nod to legal marijuana in Oregon, Alaska, and Washington, D.C. Posted: 05 Nov 2014 02:37 AM PST By Shelby Sebens PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) - Residents of Oregon, Alaska, and the U.S. capital voted to legalize marijuana on Tuesday, in key victories that could fuel the legalization movement as cannabis usage is increasingly recognized by the American mainstream. The Oregon and Alaska measures would legalize recreational pot use and usher in a network of retail pot shops similar to those operating in Washington state and Colorado, which in 2012 voted to become the first U.S. states to allow marijuana use for fun. ...

What the White House is planning for the next two years Posted: 04 Nov 2014 11:24 PM PST Can Barack Obama save his presidency? Will Republicans work with the White House? Here's how the White House sees the next two years after the Republican

Republican governors prevail in big, bitterly fought races Posted: 04 Nov 2014 09:34 PM PST By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republican governors in Florida, Michigan and Wisconsin fended off Democratic challengers on Tuesday in three hard-fought contests among three dozen governors races shaped by voters' concerns about the uneven economic recovery. The Republicans also won back the governorship in Illinois, according to projections, but handed Pennsylvania to the Democrats after the incumbent was punished for unpopular fiscal policies. ...

Takeover: Republicans surge to control of Senate Posted: 04 Nov 2014 09:18 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Riding a powerful wave of voter discontent, resurgent Republicans captured control of the Senate and tightened their grip on the House Tuesday night in elections certain to complicate President Barack Obama's final two years in office.

Republicans clinch control of Senate Posted: 04 Nov 2014 08:46 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have seized control of the Senate for the first time in eight years.

Midterm mixer: Live election coverage Posted: 04 Nov 2014 08:13 PM PST Yahoo News Global Anchor Katie Couric and our politics team analyze today's key races.

GOP on track to hold House majority Posted: 04 Nov 2014 06:36 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are on track to retain their House majority if remaining incumbents win as expected.

Mitch McConnell re-elected to Senate Posted: 04 Nov 2014 05:20 PM PST The Republican minority leader defeats Alison Lundergan Grimes in Kentucky.

Republicans strike early blow in midterm election results Posted: 04 Nov 2014 04:50 PM PST By Steve Holland and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans struck a powerful first blow in Kentucky in U.S. congressional elections on Tuesday in their drive to control the U.S. Senate and dramatically tip the balance of power away from President Barack Obama and his Democrats. Obama's low job approval rating, partisan gridlock in Washington and a U.S. economy that is not growing broadly enough to help many in the middle class were major issues confronting voters in elections for 36 senators, 36 state governors and all 435 members of the House of Representatives. ...

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