Across US, false accusations of election fraud prompt some election workers to quit ahead of Election Day
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — After officials in Nye County, Nevada, accepted a pitch from a Republican nominee for secretary of state to stop using voting machines for the general election and move to hand counting instead, long-time co…
Dad of three gets help from Jason Momoa in race to find bone marrow donor
Courtesy Travis Snyder(NEW YORK) — Travis Snyder is in a fight for his life as he races to find a bone marrow donor in his seven-year battle with acute myeloid leukemia, a type of cancer that worsens quickly if not treated, according to the National C…
30th anniversary of Hurricane Andrew: Surprise factor still possible in modern storms
Tony Arruza/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — It has been 30 years since Hurricane Andrew — a fast-moving Category 5 storm that devastated communities in southeast Florida — barreled through the region, destroying entire neighborhoods and taking hundreds of …
In Brief: Another ‘Bat’ project grounded; ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’ contestants revealed, and more
Entertainment Weekly has revealed which stars will put their noggins to the test on the upcoming episodes of Celebrity Jeopardy!, which premieres Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. Host Mayim Bialik will provide the answers to the likes of comics/actors Ray…
Ukraine celebrates Independence Day as it marks six months of war
Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(KYIV, Ukraine) — As Ukraine prepared on Wednesday to celebrate its Independence Day, residents of Kyiv, the capital, took to the streets to take photographs with rows of destroyed Russian tanks, which have b…
Dr. Oz distances himself from his campaign’s jab at John Fetterman’s stroke
Nate Smallwood/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Mehmet Oz, the Republican candidate for Senate in Pennsylvania, on Tuesday tried to distance himself from an aide’s comment last week that appeared to mock the stroke suffered by Oz’s opponent, Democratic Lt. …
After six months of fighting, what’s next in the war in Ukraine?
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — When Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, the conventional wisdom among many U.S. national security officials and analysts was that Ukraine’s military would be able to resist only for a few days, possibly a week.
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Democrat Pat Ryan wins potential bellwether House race in New York
adamkaz/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Democrats are projected to win a special House election in New York on Tuesday in a race seen as a potential bellwether for this year’s midterms, ABC News reports.
The contest between Democrat Pat Ryan and Republican …
Maxwell Frost on track to become the first member of Generation Z elected to Congress
Maxwell Alejandro Frost for Congress(NEW YORK) — Come January, 25-year-old Maxwell Frost will likely be the first member of Generation Z elected to Congress.
Frost is projected to win Florida’s 10th Congressional District Democratic primary, held Tue…
NY’s Sean Patrick Maloney wins primary over progressive challenger after moving districts
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney is projected to win his Democratic primary on Tuesday, ABC News reports, after he moved seats in New York’s redistricting shuffle and faced progressive backlash in the process.
As…