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The Latest: All eyes on Pennsylvania as candidates spend final day campaigning there
The presidential campaign comes down to a final push across a handful of states on the eve of Election Day. Kamala Harris has spent all of Monday in Pennsylvania, whose 19 electoral votes offer the largest prize among the states expected to determine the Electoral College outcome....
Federal agencies say Russia and Iran are ramping up influence campaigns targeting US voters
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s federal law enforcement and election security agencies are debunking two new examples of Russian election disinformation on the eve of Election Day, highlighting attempts by foreign actors to sow doubt in the U.S. voting process and warning that the efforts run...
Trump wants the presidential winner to be declared on election night. Why that's unlikely
Former President Donald Trump is stepping up his demands that the winner of the presidential race be declared shortly after polls close Tuesday, well before all the votes are counted. Trump set the pattern in 2020, when he declared that he had won during the early morning hours after...
Harris and Trump's final push before Election Day brings them to the same patch of Pennsylvania
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump made their final pitches to voters Monday in the same parts of Pennsylvania at roughly the same time, focusing on the state that could make or break their chances during the last full day of the presidential...
About 24 states say they'll send National Guard troops to DC for vote certification and inauguration
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than two dozen states have indicated they would be willing to send National Guard troops to Washington if requested in the weeks following the presidential election and in the runup to the inauguration, Guard officials said Monday. The District of Columbia...
US gives Israel a 'fail' grade on improving aid to Gaza so far
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is stepping up criticism of Israel for not doing enough to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza as a 30-day deadline looms for Israeli officials to meet certain requirements or risk potential restrictions on military assistance. State...
North Korea fires a barrage of ballistic missiles toward the sea ahead of US election
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a barrage of short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Tuesday, its neighbors said, as it continued its weapons demonstrations hours before the U.S. presidential election. Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said at least seven...
Ex-officer found guilty in the 2020 shooting death of Andre Hill
A former police officer was convicted of murder Monday in the shooting of Andre Hill, a Black man who was holding a cellphone and keys when he was killed. Officer Adam Coy, who served nearly 20 years with the Columbus police force, shot Hill four times in a garage nearly four years...
A courtroom of relief: FBI recovers funds for victims of scammed banker
WICHITA, KANSAS (AP) — Sobs of relief broke out in a federal courtroom in Kansas on Monday as dozens of people whose life savings had been embezzled by a bank CEO learned that federal law enforcement had recovered their money. "I just can’t describe the weight lifted off of...
Spain's king stood his ground under a mud barrage. What will the iconic moment mean for his reign?
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Mud splattered the cheek of Spain's monarch as survivors of catastrophic floods unleashed their fury in a barrage of muck and mire. Felipe VI took it, literally, on the chin, and his determination to stay and speak to the enraged crowd could redefine his reign. ...
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The Latest: All eyes on Pennsylvania as candidates spend final day campaigning there
The presidential campaign comes down to a final push across a handful of states on the eve of Election Day. Kamala Harris has spent all of Monday in Pennsylvania, whose 19 electoral votes offer the largest prize among the states expected to determine the Electoral College outcome....
Federal agencies say Russia and Iran are ramping up influence campaigns targeting US voters
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s federal law enforcement and election security agencies are debunking two new examples of Russian election disinformation on the eve of Election Day, highlighting attempts by foreign actors to sow doubt in the U.S. voting process and warning that the efforts run...
New York Philharmonic fires two players after accusations of sexual misconduct and abuse of power
The New York Philharmonic is firing principal oboist, Liang Wang and associate principal trumpet Matthew Muckey after their union decided not contest the decision, which followed renewed allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse of power. The orchestra said Monday it issued a notice...
Boeing machinists hold contract vote that could end their 7-week strike
SEATTLE (AP) — The voting has closed for unionized factory workers at Boeing who were deciding Monday whether to accept a contract offer or to extend their strike, which has lasted more than seven weeks and shut down production of most Boeing passenger planes. A vote to ratify the...
Rudy Giuliani cleared out his apartment weeks before court deadline to turn over assets, lawyers say
NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani cleared out valuables from his Manhattan apartment weeks before a court deadline to surrender his belongings as part of a $148 million defamation judgment, according to a letter filed in federal court Monday. Lawyers for Ruby Freeman and her daughter,...
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Man arrested after federal officials say he sought to destroy Nashville power site
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Department of Justice said Monday that federal agents have arrested a Tennessee man with ties to white nationalist groups who they say attempted to use what he believed to be an explosive-laden drone to destroy a Nashville energy facility. According to...
North Korea fires a barrage of ballistic missiles toward the sea ahead of US election
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a barrage of short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Tuesday, its neighbors said, as it continued its weapons demonstrations hours before the U.S. presidential election. Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said at least seven...
New York State Police suspend a trooper while investigating his account of being shot and wounded
NEW YORK (AP) — New York State Police suspended a trooper without pay Monday after launching an investigation into his account of being shot and wounded while attempting to help a motorist on a Long Island highway last week. Officers executed a search warrant at Trooper Thomas...
Tropical Storm Rafael forms in the Caribbean and could hit Cuba as a hurricane
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Rafael formed Monday in the Caribbean and will bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands before strengthening into a hurricane and likely hitting Cuba, forecasters said. Later in the week it also is expected to bring heavy...
