Nation/World
Want to follow the latest in world news? Keep reading below for today's national and world news headlines!
Newhouse to retire from Congress
WASHINGTON D.C. — Fourth District Representative Dan Newhouse has announced he will not seek reelection to the US …
Puerto Rico to provide free virus testing at toll booths
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's Health Department announced Friday that it will provide free rapid testing at toll booths across the island in a bid to slow down COVID-19 infections.
Advocates race to find Georgia voters who cast bad ballots
ATLANTA (AP) — Advocates for both presidential candidates raced to find every person in Georgia who submitted a flawed ballot before time ran out Friday to fix the paperwork in a race that could be decided by the n…
Palestinian in Israel prison ends 100-plus day hunger strike
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A Palestinian prisoner held by Israel has agreed to end more than 100 days of hunger strike, his family and a prisoner rights’ advocate said Friday, claiming he had received assurances fr…
AP News Digest 2 p.m.
Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All Times EST. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org.
EU slaps sanctions on Belarus leader, son and 13 others
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union imposed sanctions Friday on the president of Belarus and 14 other officials over their roles in the security crackdown launched during protests of the country's contested August p…
Protesters crying foul over vote counts stir safety concerns
Pro-Trump protesters — some of them openly carrying rifles and handguns — rallied outside vote-tabulation centers in a few cities around the country Friday, responding to groundless accusations from President Donal…
EXPLAINER: What is a 'cured' ballot?
Across the country, any uncounted ballots cast by Election Day are being verified and tabulated as election officials work toward reporting results of the 2020 presidential election.
2020 Latest: Trump: I 'will never give up fighting for you'
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on
Correction: Election 2020-Voting story
In a story November 3, 2020, about Election Day voting, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of a voting advocacy group. Its name is the National Vote at Home Institute, not Vote from Home.
Armed men arrested near Philadelphia vote counting location
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two men armed with loaded handguns were arrested Thursday near the Philadelphia convention center
Oregon man accused of producing ISIS propaganda arrested
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal indictment has accused an Oregon man of advocating violent jihad in an online Arabic newspaper in support of the terrorist organization ISIS.
Brazilian state of Amapa suffers a power blackout for days
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A fire at an electricity substation has caused four days of blackouts in most of northern Brazil’s Amapa state, disrupting the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.
Protester killed in southern Iraq as tensions flare again
BASRA, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi security forces opened fire during clashes with hundreds of protesters in the southern city of Basra on Friday, killing one demonstrator and wounding several others as tensions flared once …
Police: Suspect arrested in wounding of 2 Wisconsin officers
DELAFIELD, Wis. (AP) — A man suspected of wounding two police officers in a shooting in Wisconsin on Friday and who is wanted in North Dakota for attempted murder has been arrested following a large-scale manhunt, …
Police: Man wanted in North Dakota, sought in shooting that wounded two Wisconsin police officers has been arrested
DELAFIELD, Wis. (AP) — Police: Man wanted in North Dakota, sought in shooting that wounded two Wisconsin police officers has been arrested.