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Pop culture critic Linda Holmes has been making this annual list since 2010. Big, small, inspirational, silly — what these items have in common is that they are all wonderful and brought her joy.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wins race for governor over Republican Tudor Dixon.

How "average" or "American" is your state? The Associated Press has produced an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data that ranks the 50 states and the District of Columbia according to how closely they resemble the country's demographics.

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson resigned yesterday, citing "personal and family matters." But his departure comes amid growing allegations of influence peddling. Ann Lott, of the Dallas Housing Authority, and Bruce Katz, of the Brookings Institution, discuss the allegations against Jackson.

Iraqi insurgents kidnap a Western contractor, identified as Australian Douglas Wood, amid an upsurge of violence in Iraq. Two bombs explode in Baghdad Monday morning. More than 100 people, including 11 U.S. soldiers, have been killed in the last four days.

The winner, whose name is not yet known, overcame steep odds of 1 in 302.6 million, which led to three months of drawings without a claim on the jackpot.

A Republican strategist who was friends with former Ohio Republican Party chair Matt Borges took the stand as the prosecution brought its case against Borges and Republican former House speaker Larry Householder to a close.

A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Sunday, just over a week after strong quakes killed thousands of people and flattened entire villages in the same region.

The platforms, as well as Twitter, had suspended him after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. YouTube was the last to lift its ban, announcing on Friday he could now upload new content.

Ripon, Wis. — where the Republican Party began — was the backdrop for a Harris campaign speech from former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney. She said former President Donald Trump is not fit to serve.