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Hurricane Eta grinds inland into Nicaragua; at least 3 dead
MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Hurricane Eta churned inland through northeast Nicaragua Tuesday night with devastating winds and rains that destroyed rooftops, caused rivers to overflow and left at least three ...
Nov 3, 2020
Carlos Gimenez wins House seat over Rep. Mucarsel-Powell
Republican Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez has won a Florida seat in the U.S. House, defeating a single-term Democrat. Gimenez, a former firefighter, prevailed over Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in a ...
Nov 3, 2020
AP VoteCast: Trump, Biden voters differ on pandemic, economy
WASHINGTON - As they chose a leader in a time of turmoil, supporters of President Donald Trump and former Vice-President Joe Biden found little common ground on the top crises facing the nation, accor...
Nov 3, 2020
Future voting rights, marijuana laws at stake in states
A proposal intended to diminish partisan politics in redistricting was ahead in Virginia and legal marijuana was leading in New Jersey as voters across the country decided scores of ballot measures on...
Nov 3, 2020
EXPLAINER: Postal Service, judge at odds over ballot search
WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Postal Service says it can't meet a federal judge's order to sweep processing centres for undelivered mail-in ballots. It is arguing that doing so would be disruptive to its El...
Nov 3, 2020
GOP’s Tuberville defeats US Sen. Jones, flips Alabama seat
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Former college football coach Tommy Tuberville has recaptured a U.S. Senate seat for Republicans by defeating Sen. Doug Jones in Alabama. Jones had widely been considered the Senate...
Nov 3, 2020
Forge FC converts late penalty to beat Panama's Tauro FC in CONCACAF League play
PANAMA CITY - Daniel Krutzen scored on a stoppage-time penalty Tuesday to give Forge FC a 2-1 win over Panama's Tauro FC, moving the CPL champions into the CONCACAF League quarterfinals. Substitute An...
Nov 3, 2020
Voting, activism replace practice, games in US sports world
WASHINGTON - Just past noon on Election Day, after casting her vote where the NBA's Wizards and NHL's Capitals play, Mary Pittman exited through one of the arena's glass doors. Perched on the 77-year-...
Nov 3, 2020
Canadians gather to watch U.S. election 'cliffhanger' both in-person and virtually
Canadians and Americans living in Canada huddled around TV and computer screens across the country Tuesday night as results of the divisive U.S. presidential election rolled in. Given the COVID-19 pan...
Nov 3, 2020
Georgia Republican who supports QAnon wins US House seat
ATLANTA - Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, who expressed racist views and support for QAnon conspiracy theories in a series of online videos, has won a U.S. House seat representing northwest Georgia...
Nov 3, 2020
