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The top election official in a politically crucial Nevada county says she was forced out

The top election official in one of the nation's most politically important counties said Wednesday she was forced out of her role just weeks before the November presidential election, disputing an of...

Oct 23, 2024

Pennsylvania high court gives voters provisional option if their mail ballots get rejected

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's highest court on Wednesday said people whose mail ballots are rejected for not following technical procedures in state law can cast provisional ballots, a decisio...

Oct 23, 2024

Pennsylvania high court gives voters provisional option if their mail ballots get rejected

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's highest court on Wednesday said people whose mail ballots are rejected for not following technical procedures in state law can cast provisional ballots, a decisio...

Oct 23, 2024

Harris to lay out her campaign's closing argument at the Ellipse, where Trump incited Capitol riot

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris plans to lay out her campaign's closing argument by returning to the site near the White House where Donald Trump helped incite a mob that attacked the...

Oct 23, 2024

Grand Teton grizzly bear that delighted visitors for decades is killed in a Wyoming vehicle strike

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A grizzly bear that delighted visitors for decades in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park has been killed in a vehicle strike, authorities said Wednesday. Officials said the fema...

Oct 23, 2024

Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican-born pitcher whose feats for Dodgers fueled 'Fernandomania,' dies at 63

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born phenom for the Los Angeles Dodgers who inspired "Fernandomania" while winning the NL Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year in 1981, has died. H...

Oct 23, 2024

Hurricane Kristy strengthens into a Category 3 storm in the Pacific Ocean

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Hurricane Kristy strengthened into a Category 3 storm in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday and was expected to remain away from land as it grows more powerful, forecasters said. The st...

Oct 23, 2024

Hezbollah confirms that top official Hashem Safieddine was killed in an Israeli strike

TYRE, Lebanon (AP) - Hezbollah announced Wednesday that Hashem Safieddine, one of its top officials who had been widely expected to be the group's next leader, was killed in an Israeli airstrike. The ...

Oct 23, 2024

Turkish minister says an attack on aerospace company left a number of people dead

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's interior minister said an attack on the premises of the Turkish state-run aerospace and defense company TUSAS on Wednesday left a number of people dead or injured. Ali Y...

Oct 23, 2024

G7 allies are moving ahead with a $50 billion loan for Ukraine backed by frozen Russian funds

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House said Wednesday that Group of Seven allies are moving forward with providing Ukraine with $50 billion in loans for Ukraine backed by frozen Russian assets. Leaders of ...

Oct 23, 2024