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Democrat Doug Jones overcame tough odds to win the special election in the very red state of Alabama. He beat Republican Roy Moore to fill the Senate seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

The first White House conference on hunger, nutrition and health since 1969 is happening on Wednesday. Some are worried the administration won't be able to meet the high bar that conference set.

State leaders in both parties say they're ready to redraw political lines ahead of 2026, but state laws and constitutions make mid-decade redistricting virtually impossible in many places.

The Labor Department reports that the nation's unemployment rate rose 6.5 percent last month. The number of jobs lost were a lot higher than expected. The report indicates that the downturn in the economy this year has been even deeper and more dramatic than most economists had expected. The jobless rate is at a 14-year high.

When immigration agents confronted a Woodburn family outside their home, they called the police. That's what the chief wants: trust in sanctuary policies in the face of Trump administration rhetoric.

An 82-year-old man pulled up a gnarly carrot while gardening — in the same plot where he lost his wedding ring three years ago. The carrot had grown around the ring.

Years ago Richard Escobedo of San Antonio lost his class ring. Since then, he haunts pawn shops, buying rings and using identifying marks to get the rings back to their owners.

Republican David Valadao holds a small lead to regain the congressional seat he lost in 2018 to TJ Cox by less than 1,000 votes.

As the Academy Awards approached, the Lost and Found Sound archives from 1977 presented a home recording of 5-year-old Sofia Coppola. Coppola was being interviewed by her father, Oscar winner Francis Ford Coppola, who asked his daughter to talk to her future adult self. Coppola was up for two awards and was the first American woman nominated for best-director.

In France, 26 million customers lost mobile phone service for more than nine hours on Friday. France Telecom had crashed. For subscribers, that meant no calls, no texts and no mobile Internet.