Democrats have taken control of the House of Representatives in midterm elections in the United States, while Republicans gained seats that solidify their control of the Senate .

ON THIS DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY On November 7, 1980, actor Steve McQueen dies of cancer at the age of 50. The legendary leading man starred in movies such as Bullitt , The Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven, Papillon, The Sand Pebbles and The Towering Inferno . McQueen, whose nickname was “the King of Cool,” died in Mexico where he was undergoing an experimental treatment for mesothelioma, a type of cancer.

VIDEO: Whether it’s Facebook , Instagram or Twitter, social media platforms have become the digital public squares where we convene. Police gather on these sites too, in order to prevent and investigate criminal activity. But the clues found within social media postings aren’t always conclusive .

VIDEO: It was a day of anticipation and frustration for voters across the United States as they headed to the polls to cast their ballots in the midterm elections. But for the most part, election security officials are breathing easier after having prepared for the worst .

As we approach 100 years since the end of World War I, how will Germany mark its defeat? That defeat brought about years of economic and political chaos, conditions that would give rise to the darkest period in German history as the Nazi Party came to power in the 1930s.

VIDEO: The religious community in Pittsburgh is banding together after a gunman killed eleven people at the Tree of Life Tree synagogue in the city’s mostly-Jewish Squirrel Hill neighborhood. According to witnesses, the attacker said he wanted to kill Jews. Instead, people of different faiths say the community is more united than ever.