Biden works to boost Black turnout in campaign’s final days
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joe Biden is spending the final days of the presidential campaign appealing to Black supporters to vote…
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Black churches have been getting ‘souls to the polls’ for more than 60 years
At Black churches up and down the U.S., religious slogans have been supplanted with another message in the runup to…
State leaders facing second wave resist steps to curb virus
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Even as a new surge of coronavirus infections sweeps the U.S., officials in many hard-hit…
Harris target of more misinformation than Pence
CHICAGO (AP) — Long before Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden announced Kamala Harris as his running mate, she was the…
Supreme Court issues flurry of last-minute election orders
WASHINGTON (AP) — North Carolina, yes. Pennsylvania, yes. Wisconsin, no. That’s how the Supreme Court has answered questions in recent…
Missouri COVID-19 hospitalizations set records, with death toll rising
(AP) — The new surge of the coronavirus was evident in Missouri on Thursday, with record hospitalizations in St. Louis…
Biden faces challenges in quickly combating the pandemic
WILIMINGTON, Del. (AP) — If Joe Biden wins next week’s election, he says, he’ll immediately call Dr. Anthony Fauci, the…
Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court justice in partisan vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate, Republicans overpowering Democrats…
Trump aide says ‘we’re not going to control the pandemic’
LONDONDERRY, N.H. (AP) — The coronavirus has reached into the heart of the White House once more, less than a…
Senate votes to advance Barrett; confirmation expected Monday
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans voted overwhelmingly Sunday to advance Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett toward final confirmation despite Democratic objections,…
As Trump casts doubt on election, new agency contradicts him
WASHINGTON (AP) — Earlier this month, President Donald Trump was predicting on Twitter that this election would be “the most…
Battleground postal delays persist with mail voting underway
U.S. Postal Service records show delivery delays have persisted across the country as millions of Americans are voting by mail,…
Hospitalization data flawed in Missouri, perhaps elsewhere
(AP) — With the number of coronavirus patients requiring hospitalization rising at alarming levels, Missouri and perhaps a handful of…
In final debate, Trump gets personal, Biden hits on virus
NASHVILLE (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden met for the second and last time on a…
Trump, Biden brace for final debate – with mute button
NASHVILLE (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are set to square off in their final debate…
Francis becomes first pope to endorse same-sex civil unions
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis became the first pontiff to endorse same-sex civil unions in comments for a documentary that…