Oregon becomes first state to legalize psychedelic mushrooms, decriminalize possession of small amounts of street drugs such as cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine

Republican, 25, secures seat for North Carolina, becoming one of the youngest-ever members of Congress; in 2017, he visited Nazi dictator's vacation home, calling him 'the Fuhrer'

Trump takes battleground prize Florida along with Ohio, Iowa, Texas; Biden takes Minnesota and New Hampshire; races up in the air in North Carolina, Georgia

Democratic candidate tweets: 'It's not my place or Donald Trump's place to declare the winner of this election. It's the voters' place'

Cubans who loathe the communist government in Havana came out in force for Republican candidate

Specter of pandemic and economic strife loom over candidates and voters as daily infections climb in almost every state and hospitals in some areas scramble to cope

Social media companies scramble to remove false posts about voting meant to sow doubt about process; Donald Trump Jr. shares erroneous claim about tossed ballots

John Hickenlooper defeats GOP's Cory Gardner, flipping 1st seat for Democrats; Mitch McConnell prevails in Kentucky, as both parties eye narrow path to majority

Jews of Upper West Side hope to send Trump packing, while just 30 minutes away, Satmar Hasidim say backing incumbent is a 'mitzvah'

US Jews of all political stripes use new and existing liturgy to cope with end of contentious campaign season; others hold religious events and virtual group prayer sessions