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By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Sarah Sanders is poised to make the leap from Donald Trump’s spokeswoman to Arkansas’ next governor. The former White House press secretary hopes to win the office her father once held and become the first woman elected Arkansas governor. Sanders, a Republican, is heavily favored

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Houston Astros’ six-game victory over the Philadelphia Phillies finished as the second least-watched World Series on television. The six games averaged 11,784,000 on Fox, down 1.3% from the 11,940,000 for the Atlanta Braves’ six-game win over the Astros last year and ahead of only

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad has identified an American aid worker who was fatally shot in the Iraqi capital as Stephen Edward Troell. The identification came Tuesday, a day after the 45-year-old was killed in central Baghdad, a rare killing of a foreigner not seen in Iraq

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Final voting began without major hitches Tuesday in midterm elections under intense scrutiny after two years of false claims and conspiracy theories about how ballots are cast and counted. With polls open across most of the country, no big problems were reported early in the day,

By ANDREW MELDRUM and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president has suggested he’s open to peace talks with Russia, softening his earlier refusal to negotiate with Moscow while President Vladimir Putin is in power — while sticking to Kyiv’s demands. Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s appeal to the international community late Monday to “force

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Months of campaigning have come to a close as Americans vote in the midterm elections that will decide control of Congress and top governorships. Tuesday’s election could also help shape economic policy, access to abortion and even how elections are held. They are certain to test the

By TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republicans hope to win the northwestern Indiana congressional seat that has been a Democratic stronghold since the 1930s in the GOP-dominated state. National Republicans targeted first-term Democratic Rep. Frank Mrvan for defeat as part of their push toward regaining a majority in the closely divided U.S. House.

PARIS (AP) — The prosecutor’s office in Marseille has opened a preliminary investigation for “aggravated sexual assault” against Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, one of France’s highest-ranking prelates of the Catholic Church.Via a letter that was read out Monday during a conference of French bishops, Ricard said that he had abused a 14-year-old girl 35 years ago

By SHAMEKA DUDLEY-LOWE and SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The numbers for a record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot were drawn Tuesday morning after a nearly 10-hour delay and now players will have to wait a bit longer to find out if anyone has won the massive prize. The numbers for the

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is hoping to coast to reelection over Democratic state Rep. Jamie Smith amid speculation she is aiming for higher office in two years. The 50-year-old Republican vaulted to national prominence in the GOP after she derided government mandates aimed at

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Control of Congress and of President Joe Biden’s agenda on Capitol Hill are at stake this Election Day. Republicans are working to claw back power in the House and the Senate and end Democrats’ hold on Washington. Tuesday’s election is the first since

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Democrats hope to hold on to a key swing district in Maine as two-term incumbent Rep. Jared Golden faces a challenge from a former congressman. Golden is a moderate Democrat who touts gun rights and protection of rural jobs. He previously defeated Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin,

By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Alex Padilla ended his campaign to remain California’s junior senator the way he began _ trying to generate support for fellow Democrats in other races. It was a show of how comfortable he felt as the overwhelming favorite against his Republican opponent, constitutional lawyer Mark Meuser,

By WILSON RING Associated Press Voters in deep blue Vermont are deciding whether to send Republican Gov. Phil Scott back to Montpelier for his fourth two-year term. The 64-year-old Scott is being challenged by Democrat Brenda Siegel and three independent candidates. Since he became governor in 2017, Scott says he has focused on minimizing Vermonters’

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian authorities on Tuesday announced the extraordinary discovery of 2,000-year-old bronze statues in an ancient Tuscan thermal spring and said the find will “rewrite history” about the transition from the Etruscan civilization to the Roman Empire. The discovery, in the sacred baths of the San Casciano dei

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles voters have a stark choice for mayor: A billionaire developer who is promising a shift to the political right, or a progressive congresswoman who could become the first Black woman to hold the job. The contest between luxury mall builder Rick Caruso

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the fight to control Congress, one of the biggest battlegrounds is heavily Democratic California. Despite the state’s reputation as a liberal monolith, there are scattered pockets of conservative strength. Orange County again looks to be among the hottest spots for close races. Republican

By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, a Democrat, has embraced the legacy of her Republican predecessor, the late Rep. Don Young, as she seeks a full two-year term to the state’s lone U.S. House seat. Peltola beat Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich in an August special

By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is seeking to fend off a challenge from Donald Trump-endorsed fellow Republican Kelly Tshibaka in Tuesday’s election. Murkowski is seeking reelection to the seat she’s held for nearly 20 years. Murkowski touted her seniority and willingness to work across party lines