Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Once considered a pivotal swing state in presidential elections, Florida has proved reliably Republican in recent years. A Democrat hasn’t won the state’s Electoral College votes since 2012, when former President Barack Obama succeeded with a margin of less than one percentage point. Republican former President Donald Trump has won
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in Colorado will cast ballots for a slew of statewide measures and local contests alongside elections for president and the U.S. House on Election Day. Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican former President Donald Trump and several third-party candidates will compete for the state’s 10 electoral votes. There are a few
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — While California may be solidly Democratic in presidential contests, a handful of competitive races in November could determine whether Republicans keep control of the U.S. House. Voters also will cast ballots in a U.S. Senate contest and 10 statewide propositions, in addition to the presidency and the state Legislature. At
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Michigan may play a decisive role in a presidential election for the third consecutive time. Michigan voters also will decide competitive races that could tip the balance of power in both chambers of Congress as well as the state House of Representatives. Republican former President Donald Trump and Democratic Vice
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Montana voters cast ballots in the Nov. 5 general election, they’ll decide not just the nation’s marquee U.S. Senate race but most likely which party will control the closely divided chamber for at least the next two years. Democratic incumbent Jon Tester faces a tough reelection bid for a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Wisconsin is no stranger to close presidential elections. The margin of victory was less than a percentage point in the state’s 2020, 2016, 2004 and 2000 elections. So it might be again this Election Day. Both Republican former President Donald Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris are competing hard
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea warns it could consider supplying weapons to Ukraine in response to North Korea allegedly dispatching troops to Russia. NATO’s secretary general says that would mark a “significant escalation.” South Korea’s statement Tuesday is apparently meant to pressure Russia not to bring in North Korean troops for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No-excuse absentee voting begins Tuesday for those who want to mail in ballots or vote in person. No-excuse absentee voting is when any registered voter can cast their ballot in person, just like on election day. For Boone County residents there are several dates and locations where in person voting will take
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian government is working on a new law to punish those spreading the menace of hoax bomb threat calls, which disrupt the flight schedules of airlines and cause massive inconvenience to thousands of passengers. On Tuesday, IndiGo, a private Indian airline, said nine of its flights destined for Jeddah and
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy and Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN (CNN) — India and China have reached an agreement on military disengagement along their disputed border, New Delhi said, a step toward reducing frictions between the nuclear-armed neighbors that comes ahead of an expected meeting between the countries’ leaders on the sidelines of a summit in Russia.
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — It’s officially the home stretch of the 2024 presidential race, with exactly two weeks until Election Day on November 5. View CNN’s voter handbook to find out what the rules are — where you are. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — It’s officially the home stretch of the 2024 presidential race, with exactly two weeks until Election Day on November 5. View CNN’s voter handbook to find out what the rules are — where you are. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say they have filed an indictment against a man who allegedly joined the Islamic State group in Iraq and planned to carry out an attack in Germany on its behalf. The Iraqi national was arrested in June. The federal prosecutor’s office said Tuesday he has now been formally charged with
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Kent and Kosta Gak, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — In the city of Kherson, southern Ukraine, civilians have started to hope for heavy rain – the only weather conditions that prevent Russian drones from flying overhead, they say. Drone attacks on ordinary people living here have sharply increased since the beginning of fall,
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French authorities are hunting for a 17-day-old prematurely born baby boy who was abducted from the maternity ward of a Paris-region hospital. His parents were identified as the chief suspects. Police on Tuesda issued an alert with appeals for information broadcast on radio, television and online. It said the boy, called Santiago,
Continue ReadingKAZAN, Russia (AP) — China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi and other global leaders have arrived in the Russian city of Kazan for a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies. The Kremlin hopes to turn into it a rallying point for defying Western influence in global affairs. For Russian President Vladimir Putin, the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on Tuesday said she would work to bring more funds to community banks to help Latino men secure small business loans, while Republican Donald Trump’s economic roundtable aimed at Latino voters devolved into a tirade of insults against his opponent. Harris said in an interview
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China and the Vatican have agreed to extend a provisional agreement on the appointment of Catholic bishops in China for four more years. The 2018 agreement had been extended twice previously. It was an attempt under Pope Francis to bridge long-standing differences over control of the church in China. The Vatican’s relations
Continue ReadingBy Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — An Italian surfer has died after being impaled in the chest by a sharp-billed fish while surfing off Indonesia’s West Sumatra coast. Giulia Manfrini, 36, had been surfing in the Mentawai Islands, a remote island chain when she suffered a “freak accident,” said her business partner James Colston. “Unfortunately,
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German police have busted a pizzeria in the western city of Düsseldorf that also delivered a side order of cocaine when customers asked for item number 40 on the menu. Police said it was one of the best-selling pizzas. The restaurant manager was arrested but upon release he began selling the pizza
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