By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and CLAIRE RUSH
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The man suspected of setting fires in ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington state is an experienced metalworker and may be planning additional attacks, authorities said Wednesday.
Investigators …
Starting this week, airline passengers who have flights canceled or significantly changed will receive automatic cash or credit card refunds instead of travel credits.
The new federal rule makes it easy for passengers to get refunds when airlines cancel or …
By Michael Scaturro, KFF Health News (TNS)
When Lyft driver Tramaine Carr transports seniors and sick patients to hospitals in Atlanta, she feels like both a friend and a social worker.
“When the ride is an hour or an hour …
In recent years, smartwatches and smart rings have grown increasingly popular, adorning the wrists and fingers of consumers who use them to monitor their exercise, sleep and heart activity.
Now, medical device companies, including north suburban-based Abbott Laboratories, are hoping …
Months after Gov. Gavin Newsom sought unsuccessfully to cut a $1 billion program to help local governments combat homelessness, the governor on Tuesday touted the latest round of funding from the initiative now going to cities and counties across the …
SAN DIEGO For any American who has paid even the slightest attention in the run-up to November’s general election, the rhetoric around the U.S.-Mexico border has been almost impossible to avoid.
Former President Donald Trump has vowed to “seal the …
Jeff Stone | (TNS) Bloomberg News
Conspiracy theorists who believe Donald Trump won the 2020 U.S. election are making plans online to monitor and film polling places in U.S. swing states, an effort that civil rights groups say risks suppressing …
By PETER SMITH
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nationally, Catholic voters have been closely divided in recent presidential elections. This year, in the vital state of Pennsylvania, they’ll likely comprise at least a quarter of the electorate — and thus play a …
By JESSE BEDAYN
DENVER (AP) — The stage at a recent rally for presidential candidate Donald Trump in Colorado was designed with a pointed message in mind: poster-sized mugshots of Hispanic men in prison-orange loomed from the stage as speaker …
By The Associated Press
The question posed to Vladimir Putin in September about the U.S. election drew a wry smile and an arched eyebrow from the Russian president.
Asked whether he preferred Donald Trump or Kamala Harris, Putin caught listeners …
By STEVE PEOPLES, AP National Political Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — In the shadow of the White House, seven days before the final votes of the 2024 election are cast, Kamala Harris vowed to put country over party and warned …
By MATTHEW BROWN
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — After 18 years working to topple Montana Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, Republicans in Big Sky Country see potential victory and control of the Senate majority within their grasp in an increasingly acrimonious …
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will crisscross several swing states on Wednesday, passing each other in Wisconsin, where the former president is scheduled to appear in Green Bay with a onetime local icon, retired NFL quarterback …
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI
PHOENIX (AP) — Inside a squat building ringed with a chainlink fence and concrete barriers in downtown Phoenix, election workers on Nov. 5 will begin a grindingly slow tally of every ballot cast in the vast expanse …
By WILL WEISSERT and CHRIS MEGERIAN
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris said Wednesday that she disagrees “with any criticism of people based on who they vote for,” reacting after President Joe Biden’s reference to Donald Trump’s supporters and “garbage.”
“I …
By LINLEY SANDERS
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many American voters are concerned that the ongoing Middle East conflict will escalate into an all-out regional war, a new poll finds. About half of voters are “extremely” or “very” worried about the possibility …
By MARK SHERMAN
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's conservative majority on Wednesday allowed Virginia to resume its purge of voter registrations that the state says is aimed at stopping people who are not U.S. citizens from voting.
The high …
Is the California "exodus" over?
Ponder that the flow of Californians leaving for other states declined last year by the largest amount in the nation. My trusty spreadsheet's review of new state-to-state migration data from the Census Bureau shows 127,542 …
Transportation will be available on Election Day for voters to make their way to the polls in Monterey County.
The Monterey-Salinas Transit is offering free fares all day, system-wide on Nov. 5. All buses and rides will be free regardless …
MARINA – An agreement involving the city of Marina, the Transportation Agency for Monterey County and the Museum of Handcar Technology brought guided handcar tours to the Monterey Bay three years ago, but that agreement has come to an end. …
