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Harris faces new urgency to explain how her potential presidency would be different from Biden's
WASHINGTON (AP) — With less than four weeks until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris is facing new urgency to define how her potential presidency would be different from that of President Joe Biden. Her struggle to present herself both as a candidate of change while...
Whether to publicly say Trump's name becomes issue in Connecticut congressional debate
WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump's name was mentioned multiple times during a debate held Wednesday night in Connecticut's closely watched 5th Congressional District race. But it was only the Democrat, U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes, who uttered it. Her...
UN appoints former British diplomat Tom Fletcher as new humanitarian chief
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday appointed former British diplomat Tom Fletcher as the new U.N. humanitarian chief. Fletcher, who is currently principal of Hertford College, Oxford and vice chair of Oxford University’s Conference of Colleges,...
Arizona Democratic office hit by third shooting in weeks. There were no injuries or arrests
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — A Democratic National Committee campaign office in suburban Phoenix has been struck in a third shooting in recent weeks, police said Wednesday. No one was inside the building in Tempe, Arizona, and no injuries were reported in any of the shootings. The latest...
Saudi Arabia loses bid for a seat on UN's premier human rights body
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Saudi Arabia was defeated for a seat in the U.N.’s premier human rights body Wednesday after a campaign by rights groups that accused the Saudis of serious rights violations. The 193-member General Assembly elected 18 new members to serve on the 47-nation...
CBS News says Trump campaign had 'shifting explanations' for why he snubbed '60 Minutes'
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News said the Trump campaign offered “shifting explanations” for why it backed out of a “60 Minutes” interview special with presidential candidates that aired without him. The network's Scott Pelley appeared on the air Monday night to explain why...
Harris gets personal in media blitz, balks at breaking with Biden on policy
NEW YORK (AP) — Kamala Harris wanted to help voters get to know her better with a cascade of media appearances Tuesday, but the most lasting impression might have been her unwillingness to break with Joe Biden. Asked on ABC’s “The View” how she would be different from the...
How elections forecasters became political 'prophets'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Before there was a FiveThirtyEight model, or a New York Times election night needle, or 13 keys revealing “how presidential elections really work,” there was an economist named Louis Bean. Bean achieved a sort of political fame for a book he wrote in 1948 that...
Trump says migrants who have committed murder have introduced 'a lot of bad genes in our country'
NEW YORK (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday suggested that migrants who are in the U.S. and have committed murder did so because “it’s in their genes.” There are, he added, “a lot of bad genes in our country right now.” It’s the latest example...
Chicago mayor names new school board after entire panel resigns amid a fight over district control
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson named members of a new school board on Monday, batting away criticism of the move days after all seven members resigned amid an escalating fight over control of the public schools in the nation’s third-largest city. During a news...
