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Georgia&rsquo;s State Election Board members discuss proposals to a full room for election rule changes at the state capitol, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, in Atlanta.

Trial on new Georgia election certification rules set to begin

Georgia&rsquo;s State Election Board members discuss proposals to a full room for election rule changes at the state capitol, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, in Atlanta.

October 1, 2024, 9:25am Nation & World

A trial is set to get underway Tuesday on a lawsuit filed by Democrats challenging two new rules passed by the Georgia State Election Board that have to do with county certification of election results. Read story

A sign wishing former President Jimmy Carter a happy 100th birthday sits on the North Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024.

Jimmy Carter and his hometown of Plains celebrate the 39th president’s 100th birthday

A sign wishing former President Jimmy Carter a happy 100th birthday sits on the North Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024.

October 1, 2024, 9:25am Nation & World

Jimmy Carter reached his 100th birthday Tuesday, the first time an American president has lived a full century and the latest milestone in a life that took the son of a Depression-era farmer to the White House and across the world as a Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian and advocate for… Read story

FILE - Participants cheer beneath a large portrait of Chinese President Xi Jinping during a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019.

China marks 75 years of Communist Party rule as economic challenges and security threats linger

FILE - Participants cheer beneath a large portrait of Chinese President Xi Jinping during a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019.

October 1, 2024, 9:24am Nation & World

China is marking the 75th year of Communist Party rule as economic challenges and security threats linger over the massive state. Read story

Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Tim Sheehy speaks to supporters during an event at the Northern Hotel, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Billings, Mont.

Montana US Senate candidate says derogatory comments about Native Americans were ‘insensitive’

Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Tim Sheehy speaks to supporters during an event at the Northern Hotel, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Billings, Mont.

October 1, 2024, 9:21am Nation & World

Montana Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy acknowledged Monday that derogatory remarks he made last year about Native Americans were “insensitive.” But Sheehy rejected his opponent’s call to apologize, during a contentious debate in a race that’s emerged as pivotal for control of the Senate. Read story

Rescuer inspect a bus which caught fire as it was carrying young students with their teachers, in suburban Bangkok, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024.

More than 20 are feared dead after a school bus catches fire in suburban Bangkok

Rescuer inspect a bus which caught fire as it was carrying young students with their teachers, in suburban Bangkok, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024.

October 1, 2024, 9:20am Nation & World

A bus carrying young students and their teachers on a school trip caught fire in suburban Bangkok on Tuesday, leaving more than 20 feared dead, officials and rescuers said. Read story

FILE - Joseph Wiederien speaks during an interview in Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 6, 2024.

Democratic donors prop up far-right candidates including Wisconsin gun activist in Senate race

FILE - Joseph Wiederien speaks during an interview in Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 6, 2024.

October 1, 2024, 8:51am Nation & World

David Steinglass, a wealthy donor, has supported scores of Democrats running for office and calls himself an activist for transgender rights. Read story

The Metropolitan Detention Center is seen through barb wire in the Sunset Park neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024.

Murders, mayhem and officer’s gunfire lead to charges at Brooklyn jail where ‘Diddy’ is held

The Metropolitan Detention Center is seen through barb wire in the Sunset Park neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024.

October 1, 2024, 8:45am Nation & World

Two inmates stabbed to death. Another speared in the spine with a makeshift icepick. A correctional officer charged with shooting at a car during an unauthorized high-speed chase. Read story

A beluga whale swims behind a boat through the Churchill River, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, near Churchill, Manitoba. (AP Photo/Joshua A.

Offering a dose of healing, curious beluga whales frolic in a warming Hudson Bay

A beluga whale swims behind a boat through the Churchill River, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, near Churchill, Manitoba. (AP Photo/Joshua A.

October 1, 2024, 8:42am Life

Playful large white beluga whales bring joy and healing to Hudson Bay. Their happy chirps leap out in an environment and economy threatened by the warming water melting sea ice, starving polar bears and changing the entire food chain. Read story

Nearly $32 million awarded for a large-scale solar project in Arkansas

October 1, 2024, 8:34am Nation & World

A solar project benefitting the University of Arkansas system is receiving nearly $32 million for what’s expected to be the largest commercial and industrial solar project in the state’s history. Read story

Smoke billows from a fire at the BioLab facility in Conyers, Ga., Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.

A chemical cloud moving around Atlanta’s suburbs prompts a new shelter-in-place alert

Smoke billows from a fire at the BioLab facility in Conyers, Ga., Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.

October 1, 2024, 8:22am Business

Residents east of Atlanta were again warned to take shelter where they are on Tuesday if a chemical cloud moves over their neighborhood, as winds shifted the plume from a fire at a chemical plant. Read story