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Analysis: Trump's vote diatribe both shocking, unsurprising

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was at the same time shocking and utterly to be expected.

Michigan couple with 14 sons welcome their first daughter

LAKEVIEW, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan couple whose large family attracted attention by growing to include 14 sons has welcomed their first daughter nearly three decades after the birth of their first child.

Cardboard canvas: artist displays work at Caracas bus stops

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The billboard spaces of vandalized bus stops in Venezuela’s capital have become an open-air gallery for an artist seeking to give some joy to people who have endured years of tumult and ha…

Report: Cops moved slowly due to fear dying man may be armed

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — Suburban Chicago police did not immediately provide medical aid to a mortally wounded man an officer had just shot because they feared that he or his girlfriend could have a gun, according to …

Nashville names street after civil rights icon John Lewis

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Officials in Nashville, Tennessee, have renamed most of a street after civil rights icon John Lewis, who help desegregate the city's lunch counters before becoming a long-serving congressman…

Kenyan lawyer denies ICC allegations of witness tampering

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Kenyan lawyer appeared before the International Criminal Court as a defendant on Friday and denied allegations that he corruptly influenced prosecution witnesses in investigations in…

Correction: Supreme Court-Tribal Lands story

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — In a story November 2, 2020, about the retrial of a man at center of tribal sovereignty ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Jimcy McGirt is a member …

Israel criticized over West Bank home demolitions

KHIRBET HUMSU, West Bank (AP) — Israel has come under heavy criticism after the military demolished several homes and other structures in a Bedouin community in the occupied West Bank this week as much of the world…

AP VoteCast: Trump wins white evangelicals, Catholics split

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump won support from about 8 in 10 white evangelical Christian voters in his race for reelection, but Catholic voters split almost evenly between him and Democratic opponent Joe…

Election officials worried by threats and protesters

Election officials in several closely contested states said they are worried about the safety of their workers amid threats and gatherings of angry protesters outside vote tabulation centers, drawn by President Don…

Dutch PM Rutte condemns threats to teacher over cartoon

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Friday that threats that forced a teacher in the port city of Rotterdam to go hiding after some students objected to a political cartoon displayed …

Election 2020-General Election, ADVISORY

The US presidential election battle between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden is too early to call. The Election 2020-General Election, Advisory will move daily until the race is resolved.

Former US Rep. Jim Ramstad, champion of recovery, dies at 74

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Longtime Minnesota congressman Jim Ramstad, a moderate Republican whose battle with alcoholism led him to become a champion of mental health and recovery issues, has died. He was 73.

AP VoteCast: Voters sour on state of nation

Voters made their pick for president while holding negative views about the country's direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the American electorate.