Michigan leaders join national bipartisan effort to push back against attacks on the election system
Former Michigan governors and elected officials from both parties are joining a wider effort to combat misinformation and attacks on voting and ballot-counting in several ...
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CHP in pursuit of speeding driver in Southern California
Officers with the California Highway Patrol are in pursuit of a driver on the northbound 605 Freeway. The chase reportedly started when police broke up a street takeover. The driver has been clocked ...
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Firefighters hope cooler weather will aid their battle against 3 major Southern California fires
WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling three major wildfires in the mountains east of Los Angeles took advantage of cooler weather Wednesday as they slowly gained the upper hand, but not ...
Could America’s divide on marijuana be coming to an end?
The U.S. is divided when it comes to state and federal marijuana policy, but recent political developments could move the ...
Alberto Fujimori, a former president of Peru who was convicted for human rights abuses, dies at 86
Alberto Fujimori, whose decade-long presidency began with triumphs righting Peru’s economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in a disgrace of autocratic excess that ...
Francine weakens moving inland from Gulf Coast after hurricane winds cause blackouts
Francine weakened to a tropical storm late Wednesday after striking Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane that blacked out more than 275,000 homes and businesses, sent storm ...
Key takeaways from AP’s examination of South Korea’s split views on North Korea’s nuclear threats
The Associated Press spoke with dozens of South Koreans for a detailed look at the nation’s stark division in views about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s ...
Democrats claiming Florida Senate seat is in play haven’t put money behind the effort to make it so
Florida Democrats made bold claims last week about their chances in a state that has steadily grown more conservative in recent years. But so far they have not matched ...
Vietnam death toll climbs to 197 as typhoon’s aftermath brings flash floods and landslides
Nearly 200 people have died in Vietnam in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi and more than 125 are missing as flash floods and landslides take their toll, state media reported ...
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Two Black women could make US Senate history this election. But they strive to make a difference
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has the potential for history-making this fall, with not one, but two, Black women possibly ...
South Koreans are starkly divided over North Korea’s nuclear threat
There are two Koreas, North and South. But there’s also more than one South Korea, with the nation split into camps with polar opposite views on the danger posed ...
From Chinese to Italians and beyond, maligning a culture via its foods is a longtime American habit
It’s a practice that’s about as American as apple pie — accusing immigrant and minority communities of engaging in bizarre or disgusting behaviors when it comes to what ...