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Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts voters approved giving union rights to drivers for ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft but…

Associated Press PITTSBURGH, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump has spent nearly a decade bragging about his crowds. Lately, he’s been making the same…

Associated Press On the night before Election Day, at campaign events across the country, celebrities including Oprah Winfrey, Lady Gaga and Jon Bon…

Associated Press READING, Pa. (AP) — Kamala Harris devoted much of her final full day on the campaign trail to reaching Latino voters in…

Associated Press Conservative podcaster Megyn Kelly delivered a fiery speech supporting Donald Trump before he gave what was billed as his “closing…

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AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rallied Tuesday as voters headed to the polls on the last day of the presidential election and as…

Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — State police have destroyed tens of thousands of pounds of marijuana plants at greenhouses in…

AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Retired Eagles center Jason Kelce apologized during ESPN’s pregame show Monday night after grabbing…

Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Department of Justice says federal agents have arrested a Tennessee man who they say was trying to…

Associated Press WICHITA, KANSAS (AP) — Cheers and sobs of relief broke out in a federal courtroom in Kansas as dozens of people whose life savings…

Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A former Denver elections worker  has filed a federal lawsuit, alleging she was fired for speaking out on TV about…

AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pop superstar Taylor Swift returned to Arrowhead Stadium on Monday night to see the Kansas City Chiefs and…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than two dozen states have indicated they would be willing to send National Guard troops to Washington if…

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian rocket has blasted off successfully to carry a pair of Iranian satellites into orbit, a launch that reflected growing…

Associated Press The New York Philharmonic is firing principal oboist Liang Wang and associate principal trumpet Matthew Muckey after their union…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans’ former Six Flags theme park, which shuttered in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, is finally coming down. The…

Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ election commission on Monday allowed seven politicians loyal to President Alexander…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York State Police have suspended a trooper without pay after launching an investigation into his account of…

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s highest court has stayed a lower court ruling that would have allowed certain voters in the state’s third-largest…

Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An appeals court says Arizona must release a list of tens of thousands of voters who were mistakenly classified as…

AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is stepping up criticism of Israel for not doing enough to improve humanitarian…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Three New York residents have been indicted on hate crimes charges in connection with red paint smeared on the…

Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has ordered the release of 29 children facing the death penalty after…

Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Mud splattered the cheek of Spain’s monarch as survivors of catastrophic floods unleashed their fury…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Republican-led states say they will block the Justice Department’s election monitors from going…

BODEGA BAY, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended a massive search for four boaters who went missing in Northern California after their…

Associated Press Brazilian police have indicted a Colombian fish trader as the person who planned the slayings of Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and…

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A coalition of over 100 organizations has reported that nearly 20,000 individuals were displaced from informal…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Defense Department claims the National Guard has killed two Colombians and wounded four others in a confrontation…

Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Thousands of opposition supporters rallied outside Georgia’s parliament for the second straight Monday…

Associated Press A former police officer who shot and killed Andre Hill has been found guilty in the shooting. A jury on Monday convicted former…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors have seen video of Daniel Penny gripping a man around the neck on a New York City subway train as another…

NEW YORK (AP) — Reactions to the death of Quincy Jones, who died Sunday at age 91: — “My beloved Q. The world’s beloved Q. The one and…

Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Pennsylvania judge has ruled that Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes can continue through…

Associated Press CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldovans living abroad voted in record numbers in a presidential runoff that secured victory for…

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s auto safety regulator has ended a 2 1/2-year investigation into Ford engine failures after the company…

Associated Press Weather conditions can be one factor in how many people vote in person on Election Day.The strongest weather in the U.S. forecast…

AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints fired coach Dennis Allen on Monday, a day after a loss at last-place Carolina extended…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says officers “acted within policy to protect themselves and nearby fans” while…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up a new redistricting case involving Louisiana’s congressional map with two…

Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek police have arrested a third suspect in connection with an explosion in central Athens last week that…

AP Business Writer It’s one of the most under-publicized policies of some of the biggest U.S. retailers: sometimes they give customers full refunds…

Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s parliament has passed legislation to extend the tenures of military chiefs from three to five years.…

ALLENHURST, N.J. (AP) — Federal authorities are investigating the butchered remains of a dolphin that were found on a New Jersey beach. The Marine…

AP National Writer At Tennessee, they are adding a ‘talent fee’ to the price of sports tickets. At Arkansas, they will charge 3% more at the…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Rafael has formed in the Caribbean and will bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine military has opened two weeks of combat drills that will include seizing an island in the disputed South…

Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Continuing storms in eastern Spain that led to massive flooding last week and killed over 200 people,…

Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Nominees for some of the European Union’s top jobs are facing parliamentary hearings. EU lawmakers are starting…

Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Germany’s top diplomat has arrived in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on an unannounced visit. The trip Monday…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has executed a Jewish citizen convicted of murdering another man following a personal dispute. It was a rare case of an…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV says a Revolutionary Guard commander and his pilot were killed in an autogiro accident during an operation…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has removed three elected pro-Kurdish mayors from office over terrorism-related charges and replaced them with…

AP National Writer Quincy Jones, the multitalented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic…

Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has successfully launched a defense satellite designed for speedier communication and military operations on a…

Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has opened its annual oil-and-gas summit as it plans to increase…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey was treated by paramedics Sunday after appearing to become unsteady at a campaign rally for…

Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — At least 36 people have been killed when a poorly maintained and overcrowded bus veered off the road and…

BEIJING (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Monday after a six-month stay on the Tiangong space station, part of China’s effort…

AP National Political Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Election Day is here. Polls are open across the nation and Americans are casting ballots in the 2024…