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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A 20-year-old man has been arrested in Michigan and charged with first-degree murder in last month’s fatal shooting of…

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The regents who govern Georgia’s public universities and colleges want the NCAA to ban transgender women from…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The rumors surrounding Hurricane Helene are many. There are false claims that people taking federal relief money…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man has been charged with making terroristic threats for allegedly saying he would “shoot up” a Minneapolis…

Associated Press Ferocious Hurricane Milton is charging its way across the Gulf Coast with Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida, in its sights. It…

Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An uncommon system of voting could be central to which party controls the House. In Maine and Alaska,…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The former executive director of a Northern California police union has pleaded guilty to federal charges that she…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota jury has convicted three alleged members of a Minneapolis street gang of charges stemming from what prosecutors said…

Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Two court rulings this week, in Georgia and Texas, have delivered major blows to reproductive rights. But during a…

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Republican Donald Trump mixed up Democratic Gov. Janet Mills’ gender on a phone call with supporters in Maine. The Bangor…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As thousands of U.S. counties and towns report vote totals, it can be hard to figure out when the results…

Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in Cameroon are dismissing widespread speculation about the health of 91-year-old President Paul…

Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic says it has deported or repatriated nearly 11,000 Haitians in the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Months into Russia’s war in Ukraine, the United States had intelligence pointing to “highly sensitive, credible…

Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Bills aimed to reduce West Virginians’ income tax burden are headed to the desk of Gov. Jim Justice.…

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Electoral authorities in Colombia have ruled in favor of investigating financial misconduct allegations against the 2022…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Officials say four mayors in Mexico have asked federal authorities for protection after a colleague was beheaded last week in…

AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News’ Scott Pelley said the Trump campaign offered “shifting explanations” for why it backed out of a…

Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has promised to retaliate for Iran’s massive missile attack last week. How it does so involves great…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One question will be asked over and over on election night: Who won? The Associated Press will answer that…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Roughly 50 years ago, about 95% of voters cast their ballots in person on Election Day. That number has fallen…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. general election on Nov. 5 is far from a nationally administered contest. The 50 states and the…

AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Television morning show interviews often don’t stray beyond celebrities and food segments. But questions…

Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s lawmakers have approved a motion to impeach the country’s deputy president, following daylong…

Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Two weeks ago, Hurricane Helene “spared” the Tampa Bay region a direct hit and yet storm surge still…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There isn’t an easier way to count votes than to count the votes. The Associated Press has been tallying…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the 2020 presidential election, Florida reported the results within a few hours of poll close of more than…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When you hear the term bellwether, you might think about states in the presidential election that always vote…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Before there was a FiveThirtyEight model or a New York Times election night needle, there was an economist named…

Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A coalition of immigrant-rights groups and the League of Women Voters in Virginia has filed a federal…

Associated Press So you want to cast a ballot on Election Day? Or maybe vote by mail? It helps to know the rules. The federal government sets some…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge is hearing testimony about the nation’s first two nitrogen gas executions, weighing whether to let…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City Fire Department chief has pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge, admitting that he…

AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A second minor league umpire joined a lawsuit against Major League Baseball, alleging he was fired after he…

Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Several disputes over Ohio voter rights were unresolved as the state began accepting early ballots Tuesday.…

AP Sports Writer Georgia wide receiver Colbie Young has been arrested on charges of battery and assault on an unborn child. Athens-Clarke County jail…

Associated Press PONT-SONDÉ, Haiti (AP) — Angry whispers have broken the heavy silence that fell over Pont-Sondé just days after a vicious gang…

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Charges have been upgraded against a TikTok personality accused of killing a Louisiana therapist, prosecutors said Tuesday.…

AP National Writer The Big Ten and SEC already have the upper hand in college football. At meetings this week, their leaders are setting the stage to…

Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A South African man who died Saturday due to a North Dakota wildfire over the weekend was planning to return…

Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities say they have launched new criminal investigations against dozens of opposition…

Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A new legal analysis says Guatemala is effectively stuck with Attorney General Consuelo Porras, who has been…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s new president has laid out a plan to combat drug cartel violence. But analysts say it looks like more of the same.…

INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. (AP) — Flags are flying at half-staff in Minnesota and at national parks across the country for a Voyageurs National…

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating complaints about some JuiceBox residential electric vehicle chargers after…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has had as many as seven private phone calls with Vladimir Putin since leaving office and secretly…

LONDON (AP) — Conservative lawmakers in Britain have ejected former Security Minister Tom Tugendhat from the party leadership contest. The…

Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma has amended its request for 55,000 Bibles to be placed in public schools that initially matched a…

AP Science Writer Explosively intensifying Hurricane Milton is the latest freaky system to come out of what veteran hurricane scientists call the…

Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — An activist and municipal councilor for a Hungarian opposition party has disrupted a news conference in…

NEW YORK (AP) — Qantas Airways has drawn up a stir after broadcasting a slightly-racy movie across an entire flight. And the Australian carrier now…

DRISCOLL, N.D. (AP) — A large herd of cattle escaped from a North Dakota pasture, wandered onto an interstate highway, caused a semi to overturn…

AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is about to rectify a wrong that some rock fans may celebrate with their…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Nearly a dozen officers have been injured in the French Caribbean island of Martinique during a fresh round of violent…

Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani police have charged the country’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan with attempted murder…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is postponing a planned trip to Germany and Angola to stay at the White House to monitor…

Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s health ministry says cholera cases in the country have increased by almost 40% across 11 of the total…

Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Burkina Faso’s military junta has suspended Voice of America’s broadcast for three months over its…

Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Europe’s top human rights court has ruled that Cyprus violated the right of two Syrian nationals to seek…

More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia have filed lawsuits against TikTok. They are alleging the popular short-form video app is…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has set up a system for imposing sanctions against people accused of cyber-attacks or acts of sabotage on behalf…

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wilmer Valderrama memoir, titled “An American Story: Everyone’s Invited” chronicles his family’s…

AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to award Congressional Gold Medals to the 1980…

Associated Press ABOARD SKYLINE CAR 8511 (AP) — To get between Churchill, Manitoba and Winnipeg, Manitoba, there are only two options: A one-way…

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party has moved quickly to replace a top official who stepped down less than a year ahead of a…

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Sheikh Naim Kassem has been the acting head of Hezbollah since its longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed as…