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September 18, 2020

Judge: Michigan must count absentee ballots that arrive late

A judge on Friday cleared the way for more absentee ballots to be counted in Michigan, saying envelopes postmarked by the eve ...

September 18, 2020

Trump heats up culture war in appeal to Wisconsin voters

President Donald Trump stepped up his rhetoric on cultural issues, aiming to boost enthusiasm among rural Wisconsin voters ...

September 18, 2020

China flies 18 warplanes near Taiwan during US envoy's visit

China’s military sent 18 planes including fighter jets over the Taiwan Strait in an unusually large show of force Friday as ...

September 18, 2020

US Embassy in Kabul warns of extremist attacks against women

The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan warned that extremists groups are planning attacks against a “variety of targets” but are ...

September 18, 2020

US judge blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mail

A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide, calling them “a ...

September 18, 2020

Rescuers reach people cut off by Gulf Coast hurricane

Rescuers on the Gulf Coast used boats and high-water vehicles Thursday to reach people cut off by floodwaters in the ...

September 18, 2020

The Latest: Sally speeding up, still dumping heavy rain

Here are the latest developments on tropical weather: MIAMI — Sally is moving a lot faster but it’s still dumping heavy rains ...

September 18, 2020

Comey to testify before Senate panel weeks before election

Former FBI Director James Comey will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 30, appearing just a month before ...

September 18, 2020

FBI director says antifa is an ideology, not an organization

FBI Director Chris Wray told lawmakers Thursday that antifa is an ideology, not an organization, delivering testimony that ...

September 18, 2020

US envoy begins second recent high-level visit to Taiwan

U.S. Under Secretary of State Keith Krach arrived in Taiwan on Thursday for the second visit by a high-level American ...

September 18, 2020

Trump downplays legacy of slavery in appeal to white voters

President Donald Trump intensified efforts to appeal to his core base of white voters on Thursday by downplaying the ...

September 18, 2020

Justice Dept.: Sedition charge may apply to protest violence

In a memo to U.S. attorneys Thursday obtained by The Associated Press, the Justice Department emphasized that federal ...

September 18, 2020

Green Party candidate is ordered off Pennsylvania ballot

The Green Party's candidate for president did not strictly follow procedures for getting on Pennsylvania's ballot in the ...

September 18, 2020

Feds explored possibly charging Portland officials in unrest

The Justice Department explored whether it could pursue either criminal or civil rights charges against city officials in ...

September 18, 2020

Pennsylvania Democrats notch key election-related court wins

Pennsylvania’s highest court gave the Democratic Party a series of victories Thursday in the presidential battleground state, ...

September 17, 2020

Phoenix courthouse shooting suspect agrees to remain jailed

A man accused of opening fire earlier this week on a security officer outside the federal courthouse in downtown Phoenix has ...

September 17, 2020

Gay marriages rise 5 years after Supreme Court ruling

Five years after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriages around the U.S., more than a half million households are ...

September 17, 2020

Federal funding threatened over transgender athlete policy

The U.S. Department of Education is threatening to withhold some federal funding from Connecticut school districts if they ...

September 17, 2020

Mexico catches American smuggling in 13,000 rounds of ammo

The Mexican government said Thursday it caught a U.S. citizen trying to smuggling 13,000 rounds of ammunition at a border ...