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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida state officials say some counties had difficulty reporting primary election results to the public because of an unspecified glitch involving a vendor. Secretary of State Cord Byrd said at a news conference Tuesday that counties using the vendor VR Systems reported the issue, which included websites timing out. Byrd said

WINNEMUCCA, Nev. (AP) — A wildfire has forced the suspension of rail service in northern Nevada and left about 3,000 rural residents without power. But authorities say firefighters have halted the progress of the flames. The blaze has charred more than a square mile and temporarily shut down Interstate 80 about 165 miles northeast of

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic nominee for vice president, is facing fresh scrutiny for how he’s described his family’s struggle with infertility. He has implied that he and his wife used IVF to conceive, drawing a connection between their experience and efforts to limit the procedure. However, they actually used

Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic National Convention’s second night is highlighting the party’s past presidents, particularly Chicago’s own Barack Obama, and tying them to Vice President Kamala Harris. The Democrats on Tuesday also are all-in on promoting cross-party appeal, featuring a former Donald Trump spokeswoman and a Republican mayor from the battleground state

Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana has become the eighth state in which voters will decide this year whether they want to legally protect the right to an abortion. Montana’s Secretary of State’s Office on Tuesday certified that the November general election ballot will include the initiative on amending the state constitution. The measure

BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — A southwestern Montana county has recounted its primary ballots after a member of the public questioned the number of votes tallied following the June 4 primary. Tuesday’s recount in Butte-Silver Bow County did not change who advances to the general election in a races for a state judge and the city-county

AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan racked up a 621 billion yen, or $4.3 billion, trade deficit in July, as prices of imports surged. The Finance Ministry said Wednesday that Japan’s imports grew nearly 17% from a year ago to 10.2 trillion yen, or $70.6 billion. Exports grew 10% to 9.6 trillion yen, or

Associated Press HOWELL, Mich. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump pledged Tuesday to “Make America Safe Again” while campaigning in Michigan as the Democrats who gathered in Chicago to nominate Kamala Harris branded him a career criminal. As part of a battleground campaign swing designed to counter the Democratic National Convention, Trump stood alongside sheriff’s

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is suing the city of Medford, saying its police department has been unlawfully monitoring progressive political activists who aren’t suspected of criminal activity. City officials insist they have not monitored the groups because of their views or constitutionally protected activities. Officials say

Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Voters in Arizona and Montana will be able to decide in November whether they want to protect the right to an abortion in their state constitutions. The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a 200-word summary that abortion advocates used to collect signatures for a ballot measure is valid, clearing

Associated Press CHIREDZI, Zimbabwe (AP) — Tembanechako Mastick and a group of men scanned bushes near their village in southeast Zimbabwe, on the hunt for the den of hyenas that had recently attacked livestock. Scattered fragments of goat bones showed the way, and Mastick peeped cautiously into a deep hole in the earth. “They are

CHICAGO (AP) — Thousands of Democratic delegates have officially made Vice President Kamala Harris their party’s presidential nominee, after a rollercoaster month that saw President Joe Biden shutter his campaign and boost her to the top of the ticket. That high-level switcheroo meant a lot of changes for party officials, delegates and speakers alike heading

Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Incumbent school board members in what’s historically been one of Florida’s largest swing counties appear to have held off challenges by “parental rights” candidates backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. That’s according to preliminary election results Tuesday. Activists had hoped that three challengers endorsed by the local chapter