‘Deeply troubling’ messages came to light during investigation into misuse of Flock camera system

Five officers resigned recently from a North Carolina police agency – and a sixth remained suspended – after they allegedly exchanged racist texts.

The chief of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police department (CMPD) said the messages came to light during an investigation into misuse of its Flock camera system.

• There are no term limits for Senate members, and some have served for decades.
• Sen. Susan Collins, 73, is running for her sixth Senate term in a high-profile race in the midterms.
• Sen. Chuck Grassley, 93, is the longest-serving current senator with 45 years in the Senate.

Unlike the White House, where US presidents can serve only two terms, members of Congress have no term limits.

In the US Senate, some members have served for decades.

Senators are also getting older, on average. In the 119th Congress, which began in 2025, the median age of US senators was 64.

That marks an increase from the 113th Congress in 2013, when the median age in the Senate was 61, per Ballotpedia.

Of the 10 longest-serving senators, two are running for reelection in the 2026 midterm elections.

Here are the current senators who have held office the longest — and how many years they've served.

Sen. Maria Cantwell — 25 years

Cantwell, a 68-year-old Democrat from Washington, has served as a US senator since January 3, 2001. She won her fifth term in 2024 and will be up for reelection in 2030.

Sen. Chuck Schumer — 27 years

Schumer, a Democrat from New York, was sworn in on January 3, 1999.

Schumer, 75, will be up for reelection in 2028.

Sen. Mike Crapo — 27 years

Crapo, 75, is a Republican who has represented Idaho in the Senate since January 3, 1999. He will be up for reelection in 2028.

Sen. Dick Durbin — 29 years

A Democrat from Illinois, Durbin was sworn in as a US senator on January 3, 1997. At 81, he is not seeking reelection and will retire at the end of his term.

Sen. Jack Reed — 29 years

Reed's time in the Senate began on January 3, 1997. The 76-year-old Democrat from Rhode Island is running for reelection in the 2026 midterms.

Sen. Susan Collins — 29 years

Collins, 73, is running for reelection in a high-profile race against Democratic challenger Troy Jackson in the 2026 midterms.

A Republican from Maine, she has served in the Senate since January 3, 1997.

Sen. Ron Wyden — 30 years

Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, was sworn in on February 5, 1996, following the resignation of former Oregon Sen. Bob Packwood.

He is 77 years old and plans to run for reelection in 2028.

Sen. Patty Murray — 33 years

Murray, a Democrat from Washington, is 76 years old and has been a member of the Senate since January 3, 1993.

She plans to run for reelection in 2028.

Sen. Mitch McConnell — 41 years

McConnell, a Republican representing Kentucky, took office on January 3, 1985. At 84, he has experienced a number of health challenges in recent years, including a nearly four-week-long hospitalization that began in June after emergency responders were dispatched to his home.

McConnell is not seeking reelection in 2026 and will retire when his term ends.

Sen. Chuck Grassley — 45 years

Grassley, a Republican from Iowa, is also the oldest sitting member of the Senate at 93. He has served as a senator since January 3, 1981.

Grassley will be up for reelection in 2028, but he told reporters in October that he has not decided if he will run again.

An ActiVote poll finds Republican Jon Husted leading Democrat Sherrod Brown 50.2 percent to 49.8 percent in Ohio, bucking recent surveys.

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Democrat Georgia gubernatorial candidate and former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms called anti-riot laws "silly" and "asinine" in 2022. 

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Michigan Democrat U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed questioned why anyone would want to live in Flint, Michigan, during a 2016 appearance before a largely white Boston University audience, according to a report.

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Officers responding to an alleged shoplifting call fired into the vehicle of Vellesiya Wiley, killing her son, Kohen

On Monday, the office of the Mississippi attorney general, Lynn Fitch, announced that the police shooting of Kohen Wiley, a one-year-old, as he sat in his mother’s lap “was justified”. The statement came four months after the baby was killed in Senatobia, Mississippi.

On 14 June, officers in Senatobia, a small city near Memphis, were responding to a shoplifting call alleging Vellesiya Wiley, the baby’s mother, and Latoya Ferrell, a friend, had stolen a pack of diapers. Neither woman has been charged with a crime. Officials have not released any evidence of shoplifting.

A girl called Àìná was captured by an African king and later taken to England to become Sarah Forbes Bonetta, protege of the imperial monarch

When she was seven years old, Bayo Randle’s great-great-grandmother Sarah Forbes Bonetta was presented to Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle as a “diplomatic gift” from an African king.

Victoria would go on to pay for Bonetta’s education, approve her marriage to one of west Africa’s wealthiest men, and become godmother to her eldest daughter.

Descendants say theft from Portchester Castle reflects racism that has haunted ‘generation after generation’

The theft of a plaque in Hampshire that told the little-known story of African-Caribbean prisoners in 18th-century Britain reflects the enduring racism that has fuelled centuries of atrocities against Black and Indigenous Caribbean people, their descendants say.

Ronald Raymond McDonald, a professional drummer, was part of a delegation that travelled from Belize and elsewhere to Portchester Castle near Portsmouth last week to honour their ancestors: 2,500 men, women and children transported to Britain as prisoners of war in 1796.

As violent spirits are unleashed in Sky’s Possession, observers see confident creatives reclaiming the island’s narratives in a form of ‘cultural reparation’

A woman opens a 300‑year‑old box, unleashing a violent spirit – it is the spirit of colonialism and oppression roaring back to life. It is a pivotal scene in Sky’s supernatural series Possession and symbolises a wider shift in Jamaica’s film industry, where directors are increasingly using the landscape to tell Jamaican stories – including those that confront enslavement, trauma and historical memory.

The series is about a biracial British lawyer who travels to Jamaica to investigate a multimillion-pound inheritance dispute, only to uncover a dark, vengeful spirit tied to the plantation’s brutal colonial past.

The Mexican actor backed the Democratic gubernatorial candidate as Becerra urged voters to stand up for immigrant families.

Mexican actor Eugenio Derbez has endorsed Xavier Becerra in California’s gubernatorial race, urging Latino voters to turn out on Nov. 3 and warning against efforts to intimidate the community and discourage participation in the election.

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Derbez announced his support for the Democratic candidate on Thursday at an event in Los Angeles marking Hispanic Heritage Month. He called on Latinos to exercise their political influence and defend their right to vote.

“Together, we are powerful, and we will use that power. I became a U.S. citizen several years ago because I was determined to make my voice heard,” Derbez said.

Text Reads: Actor Eugenio Derbez denounces the intimidation of Latinos in the United States at a time when this population could have significant weight in the November 3 elections.

He questioned why anyone would seek to discourage Latino voters if their participation did not matter.

“This is no coincidence. It isn’t. I ask all of you: If your vote were not important, why are they trying to intimidate us into not voting? What are those who want to intimidate us afraid of?” he said.

Derbez said Becerra understood the challenges facing the Hispanic community, making him a strong choice to lead California. Latinos account for at least 40% of the state’s population, according to the source material.

Becerra, a former U.S. health secretary and California attorney general, has also urged Latino voters to consider the interests of immigrant families and those unable to vote.

“Vote for the Dreamers and for their families, who are also living in the shadows and hoping that one day they can emerge without being attacked by ICE,” Becerra said in Los Angeles, referring to recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and their relatives. ICE is the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

As California attorney general, Becerra defended DACA, which protects eligible immigrants who arrived in the United States as children. President Donald Trump sought to end the program during his first administration.

Becerra is the son of a Mexican immigrant mother and a California-born father of Mexican descent who grew up in Mexico. He invoked his family’s experience as he called on voters to support immigrant communities.

“Vote for everyone who counts. I thank you on behalf of my mother, my father, the Dreamers and the new voters. Thanks to you, we defeated Trump’s policies that attack our immigrant families; together, we will do it again,” he said.

A poll by the University of California, Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies showed Becerra leading Republican rival Steve Hilton by 58% to 37% among voters surveyed.

Hilton, who was born in the United Kingdom and is aligned with Trump, accused Becerra on social media of using his parents’ experiences to attract votes. “Unlike Xavier Becerra, I am an immigrant,” Hilton said.