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Ballot processing continues as certification approaches
EPHRATA — Election officials in Grant and Adams counties are nearing the finish line of the 2026 general election,…
EXPLAINER: For election winner, much transition work ahead
WASHINGTON (AP) — No matter who wins on Tuesday, Republican President Donald Trump or Democrat Joe Biden each will have their work cut out for them during the weeks between the presidential election and the inaugur…
EXPLAINER: From 1800, a lesson in delayed election results
The tempestuous election of 2020 has been rife with predictions of confusion and cataclysm, with warnings that a contested battle could last well into December.
EXPLAINER: A long night, or more, before president is known
WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s a good chance Americans won’t know the winner of Tuesday’s presidential election when they go to bed that night.
EXPLAINER: What's 270? The math game behind the US election
WASHINGTON (AP) — What’s all this hubbub about 270?
British prime minister says England will enter a monthlong lockdown on Thursday to curb a surging coronavirus outbreak
LONDON (AP) — British prime minister says England will enter a monthlong lockdown on Thursday to curb a surging coronavirus outbreak.
AP Explains: Why France incites such anger in Muslim world
PARIS (AP) — Many countries, especially in the democratic West, champion freedom of expression and allow publications that lampoon Islam’s prophet. So why is France singled out for protests and calls for boycotts a…
Abortion rights protest held for 10th day in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Demonstrators held anti-government protests across Poland for the 10th straight day Saturday in response to the tightening of one of Europe’s strictest abortion laws.
Deadline passes for requesting absentee ballots in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The deadline has now passed to request an absentee ballot in Maine, unless extenuating circumstances are shown.
Peters, James make final cases in Michigan's Senate race
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Gary Peters and Republican challenger John James are making their final cases to the electorate in the closing days of a $100 million-plus duel that will help shape whether the…
Georgia's ruling party claims victory in parliamentary vote
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia's governing party claimed victory in a tightly contested parliamentary election Saturday, but an opposition alliance around an ex-president who has spent years in self-imposed exile …
AP PHOTOS: Race enters final weekend before Election Day
Election Day is Nov. 3, but the nation has been teeming with voting activity for weeks as the 2020 campaign barrels down the home stretch.
Amid pandemic, in-person voting underway in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In-person voting started for most California counties this weekend as local election officials — many for the first time — opened polling places days early in hopes of avoiding crushing cr…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump baselessly cites fraud in virus toll
WASHINGTON (AP) — The actual crisis of the coronavirus pandemic and a manufactured crisis over voting fraud featured heavily in President Donald Trump’s misstatements during the 2020 campaign’s final week. Democrat…
The Latest: Biden to campaign alongside Obama for 1st time
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on the
2 officials close to Turkish leader test positive for virus
ISTANBUL (AP) — Two top Turkish officials who work closely with Turkey's president have tweeted that they tested positive for the coronavirus.