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"I kept the faith." Democrat Scott Colom defeated GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi Senate race, CBS News projects. He will be the state's first Black senator since Reconstruction. Colom told supporters at a victory rally Wednesday night that he had to have faith to continue campaigning. "I can't help but think about Medgar Evers on Veterans Day, a moment like this, where he served his country and came home to Mississippi when they wouldn't let him vote. But he had faith that Mississippi could make progress."

Spanish police used tear gas amid clashes with protesters in Madrid on Wednesday, as labor unions held the first general strike in 14 years. Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in nationwide protests over housing prices.

Pope Leo says he has returned to his "homeland" Peru in final leg of South America trip cbsn.ws/4AqYRGg

"This is the most horrific thing that has ever happened in this neighborhood." Flatbush resident Novella Spence described the deadly Brooklyn building collapse as "catastrophic," adding "I can't believe this is happening." At least two people were killed and 17 others injured Wednesday in the incident. Search and rescue operations by firefighters are continuing through the night. cbsn.ws/4iLraYS

Dallas rapper Yella Beezy has been found guilty of capital murder in the shooting death of rival artist Mo3. Yella Beezy, whose legal name is Markies Conway, was accused of ordering the killing of Mo3, whose legal name was Melvin Noble, in November 2020. Kewon White, the gunman in the case, was convicted last month and sentenced to life in prison. cbsn.ws/4kNSatj

A man who was in distress at the site of the Brooklyn building collapse on Wednesday got emotional upon finding out that his pregnant wife had been rescued from the rubble. At least two people were killed and 17 others injured in the collapse.

Thirty-seven million Americans suffer from migraines, and women are three times more likely to get them than men. cbsn.ws/4kLgbkG

Democrat Scott Colom defeated GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi Senate race, CBS News projects, delivering Democrats an eighth flipped Senate seat after the dramatic race had been up in the air for days. @errolbarnett has more.

Nvidia’s board of directors is preparing to oust CEO Jensen Huang soon, according to two sources familiar with the matter, following allegations that Huang had an extramarital affair with a woman U.S. intelligence agencies believe was a Chinese asset. CBS News’ @jolingkent has more.

At least two New Yorkers have died in a building collapse in the Flatbush area of Brooklyn, New York on Wednesday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said. Search and rescue operations began just one minute after police were notified of the collapse, he said. At least 17 people are injured, including children and one firefighter with minor injuries. Four of the patients are in critical condition. cbsn.ws/4kdf2SP

Voters across the country delivered a stinging rebuke to Republicans in Congress and President Trump's agenda in the 2026 midterm elections, with Democrats capturing House and Senate seats that had seemed out of reach just a few months ago. cbsn.ws/4iEwm1R

Officials provide update on deadly Brooklyn building collapse xitter.twitterapi.xyz/i/broadcasts/2ZBjemlnR…

Shocking video from a bystander in Detroit, Michigan captured the moment a pair of horses led by two men boarded a public bus, and then exited it last week. According to the Detroit Department of Transportation website, only trained service animals are allowed onboard. The department said in a statement that it is "taking appropriate steps to address the incident as it is not consistent with DDOT police." Jordan Williams, co-founder of Urban City Cowboys and owner of the animals, told local outlet WXYZ he walked his horses on and off the bus for a video, and it's not the first time he's done it.

“This back and forth is not serving the American people,” Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) said of the Democratic Party’s plans to begin oversight inquiries and the White House’s threat to probe members of Congress if they do. “Either one of them aren’t right,” Burchett told reporters Wednesday. “All we need to do is just get back to governing.”

The SS United States, the fabled ocean liner, is being scuttled to the ocean floor on Wednesday in a controlled, explosive-free sinking that is taking place off Florida's Gulf coast. The ship will become the largest artificial reef in the world, only adding to its long list of maritime achievements. cbsn.ws/3VmjC79

Pope Leo arrived in his second homeland of Peru for the first time since becoming pontiff. The visit marks the final leg of Leo’s three-nation South America tour. @SayChrisLive was there as the pope arrived.