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For four hours, Raymond V. Buelna, a cultural leader for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, sat on a metal bench in a concrete holding space at the U.S.-Mexico border,…
Read more This tribe’s land was cut in two by US borders. Its fight for access could help dozens of othersWASHINGTON (AP) — If you’ve heard it once in a president’s State of the Union speech, you’ve heard it 100 times: There is nothing the American people can’t…
Read more AP to ChatGPT: Do the State of the Union, as ShakespeareWASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton’s presidential dreams were undermined by her use of a private email server that included classified information. Donald Trump has risked criminal charges by…
Read more In Washington, ‘classified’ is synonymous with ‘controversy’WASHINGTON (AP) — A Taliban drug lord convicted in a vast heroin trafficking conspiracy. A Russian pilot imprisoned for a scheme to distribute cocaine across the world. And…
Read more Griner swap reveals dilemma US faces in freeing detaineesKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians could face rolling blackouts from now through March in frigid, snowy weather because Russian airstrikes have caused “colossal” damage to the power grid,…
Read more ‘Stock up on blankets’: Ukrainians brace for horrific winterCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — In a story published Nov. 22, 2022, about a shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, The Associated Press erroneously reported the…
Read more Correction: Colorado Springs Shooting-Heroes storyLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Republicans have claimed key victories in state Supreme Court races that will give them an advantage in major redistricting fights, while Democrats notched…
Read more State Supreme Court wins shaped by abortion, redistrictingPHOENIX (AP) — The release of ballots on Saturday from Arizona’s largest county netted Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake a few thousand votes, but she’s still trailing Democrat…
Read more Democrat Katie Hobbs keeps lead in race for Arizona governorWhat happens if a ballot is damaged or improperly marked? Election workers reconstruct or “duplicate” ballots that are damaged or improperly marked to preserve voters’ intent. This is…
Read more What happens if a ballot is damaged or improperly marked?Why has The Associated Press tallied votes and declared winners in U.S. elections since the middle of the 19th century? Because no one else does. Unlike the case…
Read more EXPLAINER: Why does The Associated Press call US elections?SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — President Joe Biden zeroed in Thursday on economic issues as he fine-tuned his closing argument in upstate New York for voters trying to cope…
Read more Biden zeroes in on economic message as campaign winds downHow do states ensure dead people’s ballots aren’t counted? Election officials regularly check death records. In many states, vital statistics agencies send them monthly lists of people who…
Read more How do states ensure dead people’s ballots aren’t counted?WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden wants to tame inflation. He wants Congress to protect access to abortions. He wants to tackle voting rights. And he’s taking on…
Read more Biden juggling long list of issues to please Dem coalition
