Trump’s agenda meets the ballot box as states vote on abortion, redistricting and voter ID mandates

A battle over abortion rights is playing out in several states Tuesday as voters decide 145 proposed laws and constitutional amendments, including some that could affect voting ...

Luka Doncic is off to a spectacular offensive start for the Lakers with a string of 40-point games

Although Luka Doncic is in his ninth NBA season as one of the sport’s most dynamic scorers, he has rarely been better than this. Two weeks into the Los Angeles ...

Suspected militants open fire and kill 2 police officers guarding polio workers in Pakistan

Suspected militants riding a motorcycle shot and killed two police officers assigned to protect polio workers during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in northwestern ...

Caleb Williams and Jeffery Simmons lead the Bears past the Seahawks 34-17

Jeffery Simmons ran out of the tunnel for the first time since joining the Chicago Bears with a new uniform, orange sleeves and a wide smile as he welcomed the move that put right ...

When will we know who controls Congress? It could be a while

The stakes in Tuesday’s election — which party will control Congress — are crystal clear. But when that will be known is impossible to say. The Associated Press will be ...

A referendum on Trump, election monitors and a Democratic shift: What to watch on Election Day

President Donald Trump has repeatedly encouraged voters to pretend he’s on the ballot this Election Day. He’s not, of course. But there is reason to believe that ...

Election Day arrives after a surge in early voting, with observers keeping close watch at the polls

The final day of voting in this year’s midterm elections arrives Tuesday against a backdrop of uncertainty after a year in which President Donald Trump has tried to interfere in ...

After Election Day, Trump stares down the specter of Democratic probes and the race to succeed him

For Donald Trump, Tuesday’s elections will chart the course for the final two years of his presidency. If his party loses control of Congress in the midterm elections, the rest ...

Midterm elections coming to a close as voters pass judgment on Trump’s second term

Voters struggling with high prices and angry over an unpopular war with Iran will decide whether to drastically shift power in Washington in midterm elections Tuesday that will ...
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Monarch butterflies get tiny trackers to help scientists follow their mysterious migration

As a child, Rebeca Quiñonez-Piñón wondered where monarch butterflies stop for a meal and a night’s rest on their long migrations across North America. Now she and other scientists are attaching tiny ...

Law enforcement to beef up in Dallas entertainment district after shootings and nationwide violence

Federal authorities in Texas planned to detail their response Monday to a series of shootings in Dallas, one of numerous gun incidents across the nation on Halloween weekend that left at least ...

Supreme Court rejects Trump administration push to set aside thousands of California ballots

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s push to force California to set aside thousands of ballots from people the federal government claims are ...