AP Explains: Election's validity intact despite Trump claims

The U.S. presidential election was not tainted by widespread voter fraud or irregularities in how ballots were counted, despite a huge effort by President Donald Trump to prove otherwise.

Trump campaign seeks hand recount in Georgia, could get it

ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans are making more demands of Georgia’s chief elections officer as they seek to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s 12,000-vote lead in the state's presidential race.

ICC: Forces in Libya's failed offensive booby trapped homes

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court reported Tuesday that the recent failed offensive by Libya’s eastern-based forces involved a pattern of violence and the use of mines b…

Republicans searching for problems with Wisconsin election

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans are grasping for ways to reverse Joe Biden’s win in Wisconsin over President Donald Trump, despite there being no evidence of widespread fraud or voting irregularities in the state.

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The U.S. has surpassed 1 million new confirmed coronavirus cases in just the first 10 days of November.

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. has surpassed 1 million new confirmed coronavirus cases in just the first 10 days of November.

Vatican faults others for McCarrick's rise, spares Francis

ROME (AP) — A Vatican investigation into former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick found that bishops, cardinals and popes downplayed or dismissed multiple reports of sexual misconduct and determined that Pope Francis mer…

Arrest made in Houston police sergeant's slaying

HOUSTON (AP) — A suspect has been arrested in the shooting death of a Houston police sergeant, officials said Tuesday.

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The Latest: Lincoln Project taking on GOP-linked law firms

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Despite Trump's claims, mail voting ensured smooth election

ATLANTA (AP) — The 2020 presidential election had all the makings of a looming disaster: fears of Russian meddling, violence at the polls and voter intimidation, and poll workers fleeing their posts because of the …

Florida officer charged with murder after inmate's death

CLERMONT, Fla. (AP) — A correctional officer is facing a murder charge in connection with the death of an inmate at a state prison in central Florida earlier this year, authorities said Tuesday.

EU eyes reboot of ties with US, hopes to meet Biden soon

BRUSSELS (AP) — Top European Union officials called Tuesday for a reboot of relations with the United States under President-elect Joe Biden in an attempt to set aside the stark divisions of the last four years ove…

Lawyer asks for probe of Nashville officers in 2018 break-in

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An attorney representing a Tennessee homeowner is asking the Metro Nashville Community Oversight Board to investigate officers who responded to a