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Voters deciding dozens of ballot measures affecting life, death, taxes and more

While electing officials to make and enforce laws, voters in dozens of states are also deciding on more than 140 ballot proposals affecting the way people legally live, work and die. As 10 states cons...

Nov 05, 2024

A sharply divided America decides between Trump and Harris

WASHINGTON (AP) - A divided America weighed a stark choice for the nation's future Tuesday as a presidential campaign marked by upheaval and rancor approached its finale. Voters were deciding whether ...

Nov 05, 2024

A tiny village in India where Kamala Harris has ancestral roots is praying for her victory

THULASENDRAPURAM, India (AP) - The temple reverberated with rhythmic Sanskrit and Tamil hymns, as a Hindu priest held a flame before the god. As this tiny South Indian village gathered to pray for Kam...

Nov 05, 2024

Control of Congress is at stake and with it a president's agenda

WASHINGTON (AP) - Control of Congress is at stake Tuesday, with ever-tight races for the House and Senate that will determine which party holds the majority and the power to boost or block a president...

Nov 05, 2024

Voting period marked by massive early turnout ends with few problems, generally smooth Election Day

WASHINGTON (AP) - After an election season marked by concerns over disinformation, foreign influence and worrisome threats to election workers and voting systems, Election Day unfolded relatively smoo...

Nov 05, 2024

French court convicts 18 in a major trial that casts light on the deadly migrant-smuggling trade

LILLE, France (AP) - A French court found 18 people guilty Tuesday in a major migrant-smuggling trial that shed light on the lucrative but often deadly clandestine business of transporting people on f...

Nov 05, 2024

French court convicts 18 in a trial casting light on the deadly migrant smuggling trade

LILLE, France (AP) - A French court in Lille on Tuesday found 18 defendants guilty in a migrant smuggling trial linked to the dangerous English Channel crossings. The group was charged after a 2022 po...

Nov 05, 2024

A week after Spain's floods, families hold out hope that loved ones are not among the dead

SEDAVI, Spain (AP) - Francisco Murgui went out to try to salvage his motorbike when the water started to rise. He never came back. One week after catastrophic flooding devasted eastern Spain, Mara Mur...

Nov 05, 2024

Iran official claims Iranian-German prisoner died before being put to death

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - An Iranian official claimed Tuesday that Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd died before Tehran could execute him - directly contradicting the country's earlier...

Nov 05, 2024

Iran official claims Iranian-German prisoner died before being put to death

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - An Iranian official claimed Tuesday that Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd died before Tehran could execute him - directly contradicting the country's earlier...

Nov 05, 2024