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District of Columbia voters passed the referendum Tuesday with nearly 80 percent in favor. Congress, which will ultimately decide the fate of the federal district, is not expected to approve it.

Trump supporters in New York City were jubilant as results rolled in. Mere miles away, Clinton fans hugged one another and cried.

President Obama spoke on Wednesday, a day after the candidate he hoped would carry on his legacy suffered a devastating loss to Donald Trump.

Donald Trump looks to be on his way to winning the state but votes are still being counted. Sen. John McCain won his reelection bid. And, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio lost his reelection bid.

Special coverage of Hillary Clinton's concession speech, with NPR hosts and reporters. Clinton took the stage Wednesday to make her first public statements after losing the presidency to Donald Trump.

The people sentenced include 25 government officials and 24 staffers of the companies involved in one of China's worst-ever industrial tragedies.

Reaction to Donald Trump's victory was emotional for many students. Here's what they had to say at SciTech High in Harrisburg, Pa., and Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Berkley, Calif.

California voters rejected a ballot measure that would have abolished capital punishment, and narrowly approved a competing measure designed to speed up the execution process.

New Hampshire GOP Sen. Kelly Ayotte conceded to Gov. Maggie Hassan on Wednesday evening. The Democratic nominee won by just 1,023 votes.

Colorado became the sixth state to pass an aid-in-dying measure. It allows people with six months or less to live to obtain and self-administer medications to hasten their deaths.