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Georgia county says more than 3,000 absentee ballots being mailed late just days before election

Georgia county says more than 3,000 absentee ballots being mailed late just days before election

MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Election officials in Georgia’s third-largest county said they’re late in mailing more than 3,000 absentee ballots to voters just a few days before the election. Election officials in Cobb County north of Atlanta were using U.S.
OBSI becomes only banking complaints body as streamlining change takes effect

OBSI becomes only banking complaints body as streamlining change takes effect

TORONTO — Canadians now have a single place to appeal banking issues after the federal government's simplification of the system took effect Friday.
Ontario's chief electoral officer seeks more tools to fight misinformation

Ontario's chief electoral officer seeks more tools to fight misinformation

TORONTO — The rise of artificial intelligence and its ability to rapidly spread misinformation and disinformation during election campaigns should be addressed by increasing transparency around political ads and allowing for the removal of misleading
Musk tests the role of money in U.S. politics with multimillion-dollar effort to back Trump

Musk tests the role of money in U.S. politics with multimillion-dollar effort to back Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Next week’s presidential election isn’t just a referendum on Donald Trump and Kamala Harris . It’s also a measure of the influence the world’s richest man wields over American democracy.
Musk tests the role of money in U.S. politics with multimillion-dollar effort to back Trump

Musk tests the role of money in U.S. politics with multimillion-dollar effort to back Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Next week's presidential election isn't just a referendum on Donald Trump and Kamala Harris . It's also a measure of the influence the world's richest man wields over American democracy.
Israel is falling far short of a US ultimatum to surge aid to Gaza

Israel is falling far short of a US ultimatum to surge aid to Gaza

WASHINGTON (AP) — Halfway through the Biden administration's 30-day ultimatum for Israel to surge the level of humanitarian assistance allowed into Gaza or risk possible restrictions on U.S.
Voters in Pennsylvania county courted by Harris, Trump, have 1 more day to cast early ballots

Voters in Pennsylvania county courted by Harris, Trump, have 1 more day to cast early ballots

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Voters in a bellwether suburban Philadelphia county courted heavily by the presidential candidates had their last chance Friday to apply for a mail-in ballot . A court set a deadline of 5 p.m.
Americans helping Ukraine's war efforts say the US hasn't done enough

Americans helping Ukraine's war efforts say the US hasn't done enough

KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Each time U.S. philanthropist Amed Khan returns to Ukraine, he begins by offering condolences for those killed in the war since his last trip.
Hakeem Jeffries chooses calm over chaos as Democrats work to win the House majority

Hakeem Jeffries chooses calm over chaos as Democrats work to win the House majority

PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — This election , he has warned, is about the economy. Freedom. Stopping Project 2025 and the MAGA extremes. And, after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol , it's about democracy.
Creative 'I Voted' stickers branch out beyond the familiar flag design

Creative 'I Voted' stickers branch out beyond the familiar flag design

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Whether scenic or slightly sinister — angry werewolf , anyone? — the designs on the front of “I Voted” stickers are attracting a lot of attention this year.