Morning Edition · Fri, Nov 6 · 6:53 a.m.

The Essential 10 · about 3 minutes

1. Continuing

   Democrats won 253 House seats to secure their largest majority since 2008

   Democrats have won 253 House seats to Republicans’ 155 as counting continues, The New York Times reported. The paper called it the largest House majority since 2008 and the biggest victory by either party in half a century. With 27 races uncalled, the margin could widen; Democrats also won six redrawn districts in California and Utah.

   Reporting: The New York Times, CNN

2. New

   Lakewood police investigate shooting that killed an officer and wounded three

   A police officer was killed and three others wounded Thursday evening in a firefight in Lakewood, Colorado. Police fatally shot the man. Police spokesperson John Romero said officers responded to a call about a suspicious person attempting to board a bus. The wounded officers' conditions were not released; Lakewood police are investigating.

   Reporting: CNN, United Press International, clintonherald.com

3. Updated

   Asian and European technology shares fell Friday following a Wall Street AI selloff

   The global tech-stock rout spread across Asia and Europe Friday, with chipmakers in South Korea, Taiwan and Japan among the hardest hit. Japan’s Nikkei had its worst week since 2020, NBC News reported. South Korean and Taiwanese stocks recovered some ground after officials sought to reassure investors, as concerns mounted about AI spending’s sustainability and returns.

   Reporting: Associated Press, NBC News, CNBC, Business Insider, HuffPost (with Associated Press), NBC New York

4. Updated

   Gov. Gavin Newsom told the California Supreme Court he would seek mass commutations

   California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he would commute all 548 death sentences in the state to life in prison without parole, a move Time described as the largest mass commutation of death sentences in U.S. history. The commutations will not take effect automatically for everyone; cases involving multiple felony convictions require California Supreme Court review.

   Reporting: Los Angeles Times, Time, jurist.org

5. Updated

   Wisconsin health officials report an infant death linked to measles outbreak

   An infant died in connection with Wisconsin’s measles outbreak, the state’s first infant death linked to a measles outbreak since 1990, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services said. The coroner listed measles as the immediate cause, the department said. State epidemiologist Ryan Westergaard said it was Wisconsin’s biggest measles outbreak in more than 35 years.

   Reporting: Reuters, The Straits Times, Firstpost

6. Continuing

   Paraguayan President Santiago Peña stepped down following a bank failure

   Paraguayan President Santiago Peña resigned Thursday after the collapse of Ueno Bank, a major commercial bank with ties to his government, plunged the country into financial and social turmoil, Bloomberg reported. The New York Times said Peña apologized for failing to prevent Paraguay’s worst financial crisis in decades.

   Reporting: Bloomberg, The New York Times

7. New

   A federal judge temporarily blocked Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch in Washington

   A federal judge temporarily blocked construction of Donald Trump’s proposed triumphal arch in Washington, D.C., for at least 14 days. D.C. District Court Judge Tonya S. Chutkan granted the request by the District of Columbia and Virginia late Thursday, hours after the National Capital Planning Commission approved the project 8-4.

   Reporting: The Guardian, ABC11 Raleigh-Durham, Forbes, Facebook

8. Updated

   Hoax bomb threats disrupted at least 25 commercial flights across 16 European countries

   Hoax bomb threats disrupted at least 25 commercial flights across 16 European countries Thursday, forcing emergency landings and fighter-jet escorts, SOFX News reported. The Japan Times put Thursday’s toll at nearly 30; at least seven flights and a cruise ship also received hoax threats Tuesday. SOFX reported investigators cited no evidence so far of state or terrorist-group involvement.

   Reporting: The Japan Times, SOFX News

9. New

   Melania Trump hosted Russian and Ukrainian officials at the White House

   First lady Melania Trump hosted Russian and Ukrainian officials at the White House on Thursday, urging them to build on a localized ceasefire in Oleshky, Ukraine, and pursue a more enduring peace. The truce ran from Oct. 27 to Nov. 1; about 2,000 people remained in the village when it took hold, PBS News reported.

   Reporting: PBS News, Al Jazeera

10. Continuing

    Iran sent a nuclear proposal to the United States through Qatar

    Iran sent the United States a nuclear proposal through Qatar, but it will discuss the proposal only after Washington meets seven demands, a senior Iranian official told Reuters. The demands include lifting U.S. sanctions, releasing frozen Iranian assets and war reparations. Washington is reviewing the proposal and says nuclear issues must be part of any initial negotiations.

    Reporting: Reuters, Haaretz, The Jerusalem Post