Authorities across US grapple with a rash of violence in final days of spring

Communities across the country are grappling with a rash of violence in the final days of spring that included at least four mass shootings in one weekend, and continued Monday with stabbings outside an Indiana strip mall. On Saturday, a lone gunman opened fire at a recreational...

Democrats retain upstate New York congressional seat in special election

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Democratic state Sen. Timothy Kennedy won a special election Tuesday for the New York congressional seat vacated by Democrat Brian Higgins. Kennedy easily defeated Republican Gary Dickson for the upstate New York seat, helped by a 2-to-1 Democratic registration...

Democrat Timothy Kennedy wins special election to U.S. House in New York's 26th Congressional District, beating incumbent Brian Higgins

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Timothy Kennedy wins special election to U.S. House in New York's 26th Congressional District, beating incumbent Brian Higgins.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New York's special congressional election

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans’ majority could tighten by another vote after Tuesday’s special congressional election in Buffalo — at least, temporarily. Voters are choosing a replacement for Democrat Brian Higgins, a longtime House member who cited the “slow and...