Becerra earned nearly 60% of the vote in the race against Republican Steve Hilton to continue Democratic leadership in the nation’s most populous state.
The elected candidate will replace Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, who's served in Congress since 1987.
Democrats made major gains Tuesday night, reshaping the political landscape for the final two years of President Donald Trump’s term. Republicans lost control of both the U.S. House and Senate, as voters also decided gubernatorial contests in more than two-thirds of the states.
A discipline hearing officer who worked at the now-closed FCI Dublin women's prison has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two women and also lying to federal investigators, the Department of Justice announced on Wednesday.
A 30-year-old Spanish soccer player has died after suffering cardiac arrest following an on-field collision during a professional league match.
Virgin Galactic's next-generation spaceship has arrived at Spaceport America in New Mexico, with flight testing ahead of a planned commercial launch in 2027.
