Egypt says no progress in talks over Ethiopia's disputed dam

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan failed to agree on a new negotiating approach to resolve their years-long dispute over the controversial dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile, Cairo said Wednesday.

Jittery public awaits fate of race in bitterly divided US

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — With a bitterly divided America failing to deliver a decisive result for either party, a jittery public awaited clarity Wednesday over the fate of a race that remained too early to call.

Donald Trump wins 2nd Congressional District in Maine

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wins 2nd Congressional District in Maine.

Pakistani PM angers India with plan to change Kashmir status

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's prime minister has rekindled controversy with archrival India this week by pledging to make part of the Pakistani-administered Himalayan region of Kashmir officially part his country.

Virus cases lead to mistrial in case of slain Indiana girl

MARION, Ind. (AP) — The murder trial of a northern Indiana woman accused of killing her stepdaughter ended in a mistrial after at least four people involved in the proceedings came down with COVID-19.

Istanbul governor changes workers' hours to combat COVID

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The governor of Istanbul on Wednesday announced flexible hours for public sector workers in an effort to halt the spread of COVID-19 in Turkey’s largest city.

Democrats' Senate drive halted by GOP, but control teeters

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats had a disappointing night in the battle for Senate control, but it was too soon for Republicans to take a victory lap Wednesday, although they brushed back multiple challengers to protec…

Austria says mistakes made in dealing with Vienna attacker

VIENNA (AP) — Slovakian intelligence told their Austrian counterparts in July that the man who fatally shot four people in a terror attack in Vienna this week had tried to buy ammunition there and mistakes were app…

2020 Latest: McConnell says it will take time to count votes

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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.

Connecticut election worker tests positive for coronavirus

An election employee in New Haven, Connecticut, has tested positive for the coronavirus, leading to a dozen other workers being quarantined, city officials said Wednesday.

Powerful blast, fire at India chemicals warehouse kills 12

NEW DELHI (AP) — A major fire and a powerful blast Wednesday rocked a cotton factory warehouse storing chemicals in western India and killed 12 people, a rescue official said.

Stocks shake off election night wobbles to rally; tech leads

Technology and health care companies drove stocks sharply higher Wednesday as Wall Street embraced the upside of more gridlock in Washington.

Services sector expands for fifth straight month

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The U.S. services sector, where most Americans work, registered its fifth consecutive month of expansion in October.