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Virginia asks US Supreme Court to reinstate removals of 1,600 voter registrations

Virginia asks US Supreme Court to reinstate removals of 1,600 voter registrations

WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene to allow the state to remove roughly 1,600 voters from its rolls that it believes are noncitizens.
Who is comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who insulted Puerto Rico at Trump's Madison Square Garden rally?

Who is comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who insulted Puerto Rico at Trump's Madison Square Garden rally?

NEW YORK (AP) — Of the nearly 30 speakers who recently warmed up the crowd for Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe got the most attention for racist remarks.
Brian Williams and Amazon are asking election night news-seekers to take a leap of faith with them

Brian Williams and Amazon are asking election night news-seekers to take a leap of faith with them

Let no one accuse Brian Williams of trying to lower expectations a week before his election night special coverage on Amazon Prime Video.
Monthly food bank use soars to record 2 million, driven by cost of groceries, housing

Monthly food bank use soars to record 2 million, driven by cost of groceries, housing

TORONTO — Josephine Sindani’s first memory of using a food bank is a happy one.

Virginia asks US Supreme Court to reinstate removals of 1,600 voter registrations

WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene to allow the state to remove roughly 1,600 voters from its rolls that it believes are noncitizens.
Here's what to watch in the final full week of the presidential campaign

Here's what to watch in the final full week of the presidential campaign

NEW YORK (AP) — Uncertainty reigns entering the final full week of the 2024 campaign with Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump locked in a fiercely competitive presidential contest.
Harris rallies Philadelphia voters at church, barbershop, bookstore, restaurant and basketball court

Harris rallies Philadelphia voters at church, barbershop, bookstore, restaurant and basketball court

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kamala Harris said Sunday that “no one can sit on the sidelines” in this year's presidential election, capping a day of campaigning across the largest city in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania.
Republicans seek votes among the Amish, who rarely cast them, in swing-state Pennsylvania

Republicans seek votes among the Amish, who rarely cast them, in swing-state Pennsylvania

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — On a recent weekday afternoon, an Amish man in a horse-drawn buggy navigated through a busy intersection of auto traffic in Pennsylvania's Lancaster County, past a billboard proclaiming: “Pray for God’s Mercy for Our Nation.
A decade of racial justice activism transformed politics but landmark reforms remain elusive

A decade of racial justice activism transformed politics but landmark reforms remain elusive

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cori Bush went from helping to lead an informal movement for racial justice to winning two terms as a congresswoman from Missouri, with an office decorated with photographs of families who lost loved ones to police violence.

Biden calls out Musk over a published report that the Tesla CEO once worked in the US illegally

NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden slammed Elon Musk for hypocrisy on immigration after a published report that the Tesla CEO once worked illegally in the United States. The South Africa-born Musk denies the allegation.