What is ballot gathering? And what are the laws around this controversial practice?
Associated Press Ballot gathering or ballot collecting is a practice in where a voter completes an absentee ballot, places it in a sealed, signed…
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Conservative Christians were skeptical of mail-in ballots. Now they are gathering them in churches
Associated Press MENIFEE, California (AP) — With Election Day just a few weeks away, longtime church members Lucky Hartunian and Janie Booth sat…
Continue ReadingImages offer a close-up look at the site of Nasrallah’s assassination
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Smoke is still rising from the smoldering wreckage where an Israeli airstrike killed the leader of Hezbollah more…
Continue ReadingWhy Tuesday’s vice presidential debate could matter more than history suggests
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the matchup between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, the coming debate between…
Continue ReadingHarris trolls Trump at Vegas rally and LA fundraiser, says her crowds are ‘pretty big’
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris poked at Donald Trump over crowd sizes, his refusal to debate again and his…
Continue ReadingUS airstrikes on Syria kill 37 militants affiliated with extremist groups
BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. military says 37 militants in Syria affiliated with the Islamic State group and an al-Qaeda-linked group were killed in two…
Continue ReadingEarthquake registering 4.2 magnitude hits California south of San Francisco
AROMAS, Calif. (AP) — An earthquake registering magnitude 4.2 shook part of central California early Sunday, the United States Geological Survey…
Continue ReadingCould a doping probe strip Salt Lake City of the 2034 Olympics? The IOC president says it’s unlikely
Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — In his first visit back to Utah since awarding Salt Lake City the 2034 Winter Games, the International…
Continue ReadingAppeals stretch 4 decades for a prisoner convicted on little police evidence
Associated Press NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. (AP) — The four men who put Steve Szarewicz away for murder all changed their stories at one time or another,…
Continue ReadingAppeals stretch 4 decades for a prisoner convicted on little police evidence
Associated Press NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. (AP) — The four men who put Steve Szarewicz away for murder all changed their stories at one time or another,…
Continue ReadingSuspect arrested after allegedly setting fires and driving into shops in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say a man has been arrested after allegedly setting two fires in the western German city of Essen that left 30 people…
Continue ReadingRussia downs over 100 Ukrainian drones in one of the largest barrages of the war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian officials say more than 100 Ukrainian drones were shot down, sparking a wildfire and setting an apartment block alight…
Continue ReadingContenders to lead Britain’s defeated Conservatives woo members at a key party conference
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Members of Britain’s defeated and divided Conservative Party are gathering for their annual conference. It is…
Continue ReadingAn Israeli airstrike hits central Beirut for the first time in nearly a year of conflict
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The first apparent Israeli airstrike in central Beirut in nearly a year of conflict has hit hours after Israel…
Continue ReadingPope ends troubled Belgium visit by doubling down on abortion and women and praising abuse victims
Associated Press ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis wrapped up a troubled visit to Belgium on Sunday by doubling down on his traditional…
Continue ReadingIsrael-Hamas war latest: Israel strikes Houthi targets in Yemen
Hezbollah has confirmed the death of high-ranking official Nabil Kaouk in an Israeli strike. It comes a day after the Lebanese militant group…
Continue ReadingClimate change and harsh weather in France bring challenges to Chablis wine country
Associated Press LIGNORELLES, France (AP) — Unusually wet conditions across France have wreaked havoc on many wine-growing regions this year after…
Continue ReadingUS retailers brace for potential pain from a longshoremen’s strike
AP Business Writer With a dockworkers’ strike threatening to close ports on the East and Gulf coasts beginning this week, Chris Butler is…
Continue ReadingAt least 148 are dead in floods and landslides in Nepal
Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers in Nepal recovered dozens of bodies from buses and other vehicles that were buried in landslides…
Continue ReadingCities are using sheep to graze in urban landscapes and people love it
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Along the Cumberland River just north of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, tourists on party pontoons float…
Continue ReadingAs theaters struggle, many independent cinemas in Los Angeles are finding their audience
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — On a hot summer evening, Miles Villalon lined up outside the New Beverly Cinema, hours before showtime. The…
Continue ReadingA tiny tribe is getting pushback for betting big on a $600M casino in California’s wine country
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For decades a small, landless tribe in Northern California has been on a mission to get land, open a casino…
Continue ReadingHospital clowns bring joy to young Ukrainian cancer patients who survived Russian missile attack
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Their costumes are put on with surgical precision: Floppy hats, foam noses, bright clothes, and a ukulele…
Continue ReadingModel makers in Madagascar are bringing history’s long-lost ships back to life
Associated Press ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — A French trading ship that sank in the 17th century with treasure onboard is being brought back to…
Continue ReadingDeath toll rises from Helene while supplies are rushed to North Carolina and Florida digs out
Associated Press PERRY, Fla. (AP) — Authorities struggled to get water and other supplies to isolated, flood-stricken areas across the U.S.…
Continue ReadingAustria’s Freedom Party secures first far-right national election win since World War II
Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — The Freedom Party secured the first far-right national parliamentary election victory in post-World War II Austria…
Continue ReadingShe defended ‘El Chapo.’ Now this lawyer is using her narco-fame to launch a music career
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Riding in a black SUV with tinted windows, lawyer Mariel Colón rolls up to the gates of a remote mansion,…
Continue ReadingIn Alabama, Trump goes from the dark rhetoric of his campaign to adulation of college football fans
Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — As Donald Trump railed against immigrants Saturday afternoon in the Rust Belt, his supporters in the Deep…
Continue ReadingHurricane Isaac and Tropical Storm Joyce move through the open Atlantic far from land
MIAMI (AP) — Two tropical cyclones are continuing to move over open water in the Atlantic, but forecasters say neither poses a threat to land.…
Continue ReadingMultiple people dead after plane crash at Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First Flight Airport
MANTEO, N.C. (AP) — The National Park Service says multiple people died after a single-engine plane crashed Saturday afternoon in a wooded area at…
Continue ReadingHermès brings unexpected autumnal hues to its Paris spring collection with a geometric edge
AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski broke seasonal conventions at Hermès with a spring collection drenched in warm golden…
Continue ReadingClemson University to open arena, outdoor wellness center for area residents after Hurricane Helene
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson University is opening its basketball arena and its outdoor recreational facility Sunday for area residents who need a…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor vetoes bill requiring speeding alerts in new cars
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Saturday that would have required new cars to beep at drivers if they…
Continue ReadingFootage of motorcade racing JFK to the hospital after he was shot sells for $137,500 at auction
Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Newly emerged film footage of President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade speeding down a Dallas freeway after he was…
Continue ReadingGunmen storm a house and kill 7 workers in Pakistan’s southwest
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say gunmen have killed seven laborers and wounded an eighth in the country’s southwest. The workers…
Continue ReadingCEO of hospital operator facing Senate scrutiny will step down following contempt resolution
BOSTON (AP) — The CEO of a hospital operator that filed for bankruptcy protection in May will step down after failing to testify before a U.S.…
Continue ReadingChildren learn to cooperate early, but world leaders at the UN struggle to get that done
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Our children are told when they’re little: Play nicely. Work together. Don’t hit. Use your words. It’s…
Continue ReadingLatest talks between Boeing and its striking machinists break off without progress, union says
NEW YORK (AP) — The union representing Boeing factory workers who are currently on strike in the Pacific Northwest says contract talks “broke…
Continue ReadingAsheville has been isolated after Helene wrecked roads and knocked out power and cell service
Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Floodwaters pushed by the remnants of Hurricane Helene left North Carolina’s largest mountain city…
Continue ReadingSpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck in space until next year
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station on…
Continue ReadingBiden and Harris call the Israeli strike killing Hezbollah’s Nasrallah a ‘measure of justice’
Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — The Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah was a “measure of justice” for…
Continue ReadingRussia invokes its nuclear capacity in a UN speech that’s full of bile toward the West
Associated Press Russia’s top diplomat warned against “trying to fight to victory with a nuclear power.” Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke…
Continue ReadingHundreds rally in the streets of Paris to support world abortion rights
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Hundreds of people have marched in Paris in support of the right to abortion for women across the world.…
Continue ReadingWeightWatchers CEO who oversaw diet company’s move into weight loss drugs abruptly leaves role
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — WeightWatchers is shaking up its leadership. WW International announced Friday that CEO Sima Sistani would leave…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts police gather at funeral for trooper recruit who died during training
Associated Press A large law enforcement presence has turned out in Worcester to honor a state police recruit who died after becoming unresponsive…
Continue ReadingHundreds of fleeing families sleep on beaches and streets after Israel’s strikes shake Beirut
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Smoke was still rising from Beirut’s southern suburbs Saturday morning, visible to many of the families who had…
Continue ReadingJury awards $300 million to women who alleged sex abuse by doctor at a Virginia children’s hospital
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A jury has ruled in favor of three women who alleged they were sexually abused while patients at a Virginia children’s…
Continue ReadingChina, at UN, warns against ‘expansion of the battlefield’ in the Ukraine war
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Three days before his communist government turns 75, China’s foreign minister is warning fellow leaders against…
Continue ReadingMain Czech opposition party wins most seats in election for a third of Senate
PRAGUE (AP) — The main Czech opposition group led by former populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis has won an election for a third of the seats in…
Continue ReadingIran Revolutionary Guard general died in Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah leader, reports say
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A prominent general in Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard died in an Israeli airstrike…
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