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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Mint Hill, N.C.

Overseas voters are the latest target in Trump’s false narrative on election fraud

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Mint Hill, N.C.

September 26, 2024, 5:03pm Latest News

Donald Trump this week claimed without evidence that anyone living overseas can get a ballot mailed to them, even if they are not eligible to vote, falsely accusing Democrats of subverting a 1986 law to win in November. Read story

Glock pistols are popular among criminals because they’re easily modified, report says

September 26, 2024, 2:38pm Nation & World

Glock pistols are a popular choice for people committing gun crimes, in part because they can be easily converted into fully automatic weapons using a small device, according to a new report based on data from nearly three dozen U.S. cities. Read story

Neighbors chat on a flooded street after the passage of Hurricane Helene in Guanimar, Artemisa province, Cuba, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024.

Helene’s winds batter Florida as Category 3 storm races toward the coast

Neighbors chat on a flooded street after the passage of Hurricane Helene in Guanimar, Artemisa province, Cuba, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024.

September 26, 2024, 2:25pm Latest News

Tropical storm force winds began battering Florida on Thursday as Hurricane Helene prepared to make landfall, with forecasters warning that the enormous storm could create a “nightmare” surge along the coast and churn up damaging winds hundreds of miles inland across much of the southeastern U.S. Read story

Biden signs temporary funding bill that avoids a shutdown before the election

September 26, 2024, 2:25pm Nation & World

President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a temporary government spending bill that keeps agencies operating into December, after Congress punted key spending decisions until after the November election. Read story

U.S. lawmakers’ concerns about mail ballots are fueled by other issues with mail service

September 26, 2024, 2:23pm Nation & World

Lawmakers said during a contentious congressional hearing Thursday they are uneasy about the U.S. Postal Service’s readiness for a crush of mail ballots for the November election because some of them feel burned by other Postal Service actions. Read story

Pope Francis, center, is received by Luxembourg&rsquo;s Grand Duke Henri, right, and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, left, as he arrives at the Grand Ducal Palace in Luxembourg to start his four-day visit to Luxembourg and Belgium, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024.

Poll: Latin Americans view Pope Francis favorably. But the biggest drop is in his native Argentina.

Pope Francis, center, is received by Luxembourg&rsquo;s Grand Duke Henri, right, and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, left, as he arrives at the Grand Ducal Palace in Luxembourg to start his four-day visit to Luxembourg and Belgium, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024.

September 26, 2024, 2:02pm Churches & Religion

Pope Francis is still widely popular in several Latin American countries. But the portion of people who still see him favorably in his native Argentina has plunged by almost 30 percentage points in a decade. Read story

Volunteers and staff work at a democratic phone bank in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024.

Harris makes scandal-plagued Republican the star of her campaign to win North Carolina

Volunteers and staff work at a democratic phone bank in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024.

September 26, 2024, 1:54pm Nation & World

There’s an unlikely star in Kamala Harris ‘ push to win North Carolina: Mark Robinson. Read story

People protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&rsquo;s government and call for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024.

Netanyahu vows to use ‘full force’ against Hezbollah and dims hopes for a cease-fire

People protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&rsquo;s government and call for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024.

September 26, 2024, 1:37pm Latest News

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday vowed to carry out “full force” strikes against Hezbollah until it ceases firing rockets across the border, dimming hopes for a cease-fire proposal put forth by U.S. and European officials. Read story

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, walks with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., left, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., as he arrives for a briefing with lawmakers about the war effort against Russia, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/J.

Harris blasts proposals for Ukraine to cede territory to Russia during Zelenskyy meeting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, walks with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., left, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., as he arrives for a briefing with lawmakers about the war effort against Russia, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/J.

September 26, 2024, 1:20pm Nation & World

Vice President Kamala Harris said calls for Ukraine to cede territory to Russia were "dangerous and unacceptable" as she met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday. Read story

Hawaii Supreme Court agrees to weigh in on issues holding up $4B wildfire settlement

September 26, 2024, 1:14pm Nation & World

Hawaii’s Supreme Court will consider questions about issues that threaten to thwart a $4 billion settlement in last year’s devastating Maui wildfires. Read story