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October 28, 2020 1:09 p.m.

Election 2020, ADVISORY

Here are today’s plans for coverage of Election 2020. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit

October 28, 2020 1:09 p.m.

Poles join strike as protests against abortion ruling expand

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — People across Poland stayed off their jobs and huge crowds poured onto the streets for a seventh straight day of protests Wednesday, enraged over a top court ruling that bans abortions in cases of fetal abnormalities.

October 28, 2020 1:09 p.m.

Even in death, pot candidate upends Minnesota US House race

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Adam Weeks was never going to win Minnesota’s 2nd District seat in Congress, but the deceased Legal Marijuana Now Party candidate has had an outsized effect on the race.

October 28, 2020 1:09 p.m.

In Florida's Old South, a new political battleground emerges

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The farther north you go in Florida, the saying goes, the deeper South you'll get. For generations, the Old South flourished in Duval County, a sprawling metropolis on the state's northern Atlantic coast that is home to Jacksonville and was once a reliable bastion of Republican power.

October 28, 2020 1:09 p.m.

18 arrested in LA during Dodgers championship celebrations

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fans jubilant over the Dodgers' World Series win danced in the streets and set off fireworks across Los Angeles, while in some areas the celebrations were marred by vandalism and looting.

October 28, 2020 12:33 p.m.

Washington State will feature new coach, new quarterback

It took nine months for new Washington State coach Nick Rolovich to conduct his first practice with the Cougars after the coronavirus led to the cancellation of spring practice and delays in the start of the 2020 season.

October 28, 2020 12:33 p.m.

AP Explains: Power shutoffs to prevent California wildfires

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California's largest utilities have staged power shutoffs this year to prevent their equipment from sparking wildfires during the worst fire season on record. Here's a look at the temporary blackouts:

October 28, 2020 12:33 p.m.

Leach: 3 Miss. State players depart, RB Hill possibly next

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State coach Mike Leach said that receiver Tyrell Shavers and defensive ends Tre Lawson and Jamari Stewart are no longer with the program that he has also heard that senior back Kylin Hill plans to opt out for the rest of the season to prepare for the NFL draft.

October 28, 2020 12:27 p.m.

AP Explains: The rule that made the modern internet

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the giants they are today.

October 28, 2020 12:27 p.m.

The Latest: Site of Pence rally agrees to follow virus rules

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on

October 28, 2020 12:06 p.m.

No. 18 Penn State eyeing fixes as No. 3 Ohio State looms

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State expected some early growing pains after installing a mostly new offense in a socially distanced offseason.

October 28, 2020 12:03 p.m.

Poles join strike as protests of abortion ruling expand

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — People across Poland stayed off their jobs and huge crowds poured onto the streets for a seventh straight day of protests Wednesday, enraged over a top court ruling that bans abortions in cases of fetal abnormalities.

October 28, 2020 11:36 a.m.

Tebas: Pérez behind Bartomeu announcement on Super League

MADRID (AP) — The head of the Spanish soccer league accused Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez on Wednesday of being behind the surprising announcement that Barcelona is pushing forward with the idea of a European Super League.

October 28, 2020 11:36 a.m.

Pakistani clerics give approval to Hindu temple construction

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s state-run council of clerics, which advises the government on religious issues, gave its approval Wednesday to the construction of a new temple for minority Hindus, ruling Islamic law allows them a place of worship.

October 28, 2020 11:36 a.m.

Falcons DE Takk McKinley again ruled out with groin injury

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Defensive end Takk McKinley has been ruled out of the Atlanta Falcons' game at the Carolina Panthers on Thursday night with a groin injury.

October 28, 2020 11:36 a.m.

Election 2020-General Election, ADVISORY

The General Election takes place on Tuesday, Nov. 3. At the top of the ticket is the U.S. presidency, along with all 435 U.S. House seats, 35 U.S. Senate seats and 11 gubernatorial races.

October 28, 2020 11:36 a.m.

Migrants quickly expelled by Trump try repeatedly to cross

TECATE, Calif. (AP) — Edgar Alexis Lopez looks well-rested in photos he took before crossing the border illegally in mountains east of San Diego, flashing a wide grin in clean jeans.

October 28, 2020 11:36 a.m.

Germany heads into November 'lockdown light' to slow virus

BERLIN (AP) — German officials agreed Wednesday to a four-week shutdown of restaurants, bars, theaters and other leisure facilities in an effort to curb a rapid rise in coronavirus infections, opting for decisive action to prevent an “acute national health emergency,” Chancellor Angela Merkel said.

October 28, 2020 11:12 a.m.

The Latest: Germany's Bundesliga to exclude fans again

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:

October 28, 2020 11:12 a.m.

Fans' return to Bundesliga cut short as virus numbers rise

BERLIN (AP) — The Bundesliga will have to play without fans again after the tentative return of spectators was cut short due to rising coronavirus infections in Germany.