Camila Domonoske

Unofficial results show Geraldine Roman will win a seat in the House of Representatives. She's the first trans legislator in a country that reportedly has no gay politicians at the national level.

At least two people died Monday in a series of severe storms. Oklahoma was particularly hard-hit.

President Obama will be the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Japanese city since America dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of 1945.

A massive fire has caused more than 80,000 people to evacuate Fort McMurray, in the province of Alberta. Cooler weather and light rain have boosted hopes it might soon be contained.

Attorney General Loretta Lynch said the Justice Department "retains the option of curtailing" federal funding for North Carolina as a civil rights case over the state's "bathroom bill" proceeds.

The ride-hailing firms spent millions trying to persuade city voters to reject rules requiring drivers to be fingerprinted. But they lost, and now say they're "pausing" operations in Texas' capital.

San Francisco already required buildings to be "solar ready," and starting in 2017, actual panels will be mandated. It's the first major U.S. city to take such a step, according to the bill's sponsor.

The state's governor signed a resolution saying pornography harms individuals and society and calling for research and policy change to "address the pornography epidemic."

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump won big, while Ted Cruz did not. The Bernie Sanders campaign called the election process "shameful," with long lines and more than 120,000 voters dropped from rolls.

That's more than twice the number of deaths previously announced by police. Most of the victims in the suicide bombing were reported to be civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility.

Two Michigan Department of Environmental Quality employees and a Flint water official are being charged with misconduct, neglect of duty and tampering with evidence over the city's contaminated water.

The awards, which honor excellence in electronic media, are given to journalism as well as entertainment programs.

The state was considering a bill that would have required transgender students to use the bathrooms of their sex at birth. The sponsor now says she wants to revise it and reintroduce it next year.

Germany recently agreed, at Turkey's request, to investigate a comedian who mocked the Turkish president. A journalist in the U.K. is responding in filthy mocking rhyme — and wants your help.

Hour by hour, chances dwindle that rescue workers will be able to save those who may be trapped in the ruins of the catastrophic quake that struck on Saturday. Noisy generators add to the challenge.

Nearly 18 inches of rain has fallen on parts of the Houston area in two days. In the state's biggest city, schools are closed and subdivisions have flooded. More rain is predicted for Tuesday.

A suicide car bombing was followed by an attack staged by gunmen. The attack hit during morning rush hour; the wounded included women and children, Afghan officials say.

Rodrigo Duterte recently discussed a 1989 rape and murder in Davao City, during his long tenure as mayor. He said the victim was so beautiful "the mayor should have been first."

A bus exploded and caught fire, which spread to a second bus, Israeli police say. Two of the victims are children.

Last year the actors brought their pet dogs, Pistol and Boo, into Australia without properly quarantining them. Heard pleaded guilty Monday, and both dog owners recorded a solemn apology video.