Early voting reaches such heights that some Georgia polls may be Election Day ‘ghost town’
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — Flags telling people to “Vote Here” fluttered in not only English, but Spanish, Korean, Vietnamese and Chinese at the Mountain Park Activity Building as a steady stream passed through its doors to cast their ballots in the 2024 election. One by one, the voters who turned...
Voters view one another across partisan divide with increasing animosity
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden tried to explain this week that he doesn’t really think Donald Trump’s supporters are “garbage,” but that doesn’t mean that other people don’t believe the label occasionally fits. “I would say that some of them are garbage,” said Samantha Leister, 32, who went to see...
Harris team warns CEOs that Trump is a threat to economy, while Trump says tariffs can drive growth
WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris ’ campaign is actively warning business leaders that Donald Trump has a pattern of disregard for democracy and the rule of law that would threaten U.S. economic growth — a closing argument designed to show the possible consequences for companies and workers if he returns to...
AP-NORC poll finds skepticism of nationwide election tallies, especially among Republicans
WASHINGTON — The nation’s deep partisan divisions extend to trust in the vote tallies for this year’s election, as a new poll finds that Republicans are much more skeptical than Democrats that ballots will be counted accurately. Voters generally show more distrust toward nationwide voting results compared to the tallies...
Pennsylvania challenge of Elon Musk’s $1M-a-day voter sweepstakes moves back to state court
PHILADELPHIA — A legal fight over Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes is back in state court in Pennsylvania, a loss for the billionaire, after a federal judge said Friday that he doesn’t have jurisdiction. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner wants to keep his fight to shut down the giveaways...
Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania to count contested provisional ballots, rejecting Republican plea
DOYLESTOWN— The Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal from Republicans that could have led to thousands of provisional ballots not being counted in Pennsylvania as the presidential campaigns vie in the final days before the election in the nation’s biggest battleground state. The justices left in place a...
Japan’s Mount Fuji snowless for longest time ever
For the longest time on record, Japan’s Mount Fuji has been without snow. As of Halloween, the country’s tallest mountain was still without snow. This marks the longest period on record, The Weather Channel reported. The volcano’s snowcap begins forming on Oct. 2 on average, The Guardian said. Last year,...
Roof collapse at Serbian railway station kills at least 13
NOVI SAD, Serbia — A concrete roof above the entrance of a railway station in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad collapsed Friday, killing at least 13 people, with more feared buried under the rubble. Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said that three people were rescued and hospitalized with serious...
Georgia county says more than 3,000 absentee ballots being mailed late just days before election
MARIETTA, Ga. — Election officials in Georgia’s third-largest county said they’re late in mailing more than 3,000 absentee ballots to voters just a few days before the election. Election officials in Cobb County north of Atlanta were using U.S. Postal Service express mail and UPS overnight delivery in an effort...
Donald Trump will again hold his final campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Mich.
DETROIT — For the third straight presidential election, Republican nominee Donald Trump will hold his final rally before polls open on Election Day in Grand Rapids, according to a spokesperson for his campaign. The revelation points to the former president’s continued emphasis on the battleground state of Michigan. In both...
North Korea boasts of ‘the world’s strongest’ missile, but experts say it’s too big to use in war
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea boasted Friday that the new intercontinental ballistic missile it just test-launched is “the world’s strongest,” a claim seen as pure propaganda after experts assessed it as being too big to be useful in a war situation. The ICBM launched Thursday flew higher and for...
Pennsylvania colleges restrict student voter outreach, free speech groups say
Setting up a table on a college campus to encourage voter turnout or promote a political candidate are time-honored student expressions of free speech, as is canvassing door-to-door before an election. But in Pennsylvania, those campus activities have received pushback from a number of school administrators this fall, free speech...
AP sources: White House altered record of Biden’s ‘garbage’ remarks despite stenographer concerns
WASHINGTON — White House press officials altered the official transcript of a call in which President Joe Biden appeared to take a swipe at supporters of Donald Trump, drawing objections from the federal workers who document such remarks for posterity, according to two U.S. government officials and an internal email...
Trump says Liz Cheney might not be such a ‘war hawk’ if she had guns pointed at her
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Donald Trump is calling former Rep. Liz Cheney, one of his most prominent Republican critics, a “war hawk” and suggesting she might not be as willing to send troops to fight if she had guns pointed at her. Cheney responded by branding the GOP presidential nominee a...
Shootings kill 2 and wound 6 during Halloween celebrations in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. — Two people were killed and six others were wounded in two shootings that took place among crowds during Halloween celebrations in Orlando early Friday, authorities said. Officers responded to a report of shots fired in the city’s downtown shortly after 1 a.m. A second shooting minutes later...
Texas hospitals must now ask patients whether they’re in the U.S. legally. Here’s how it works
Texas hospitals must ask patients starting Friday whether they are in the U.S. legally and track the cost of treating people without legal status following an order by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott that expands the state’s clash with the Biden administration over immigration. Critics fear the change could scare people...
Roadside bomb targeting police kills 8 people, including 5 children, in southwest Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan — A powerful bomb attached to a motorcycle exploded near a vehicle carrying police officers in restive southwest Pakistan on Friday, killing eight people including five nearby children and wounding 18 other people, officials said. Local police chief Fateh Mohammad said the attack occurred in Mastung, a district...
Trump and Harris will both visit the Milwaukee area in a final push to win Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will host dueling rallies within seven miles of one another on Friday night in the Milwaukee area as part of a final push for votes in swing-state Wisconsin’s largest county. Milwaukee is home to the most Democratic votes in...
Jury to hear opening statements in trial of veteran charged in subway chokehold death
NEW YORK — Opening statements are set for Friday in the manslaughter trial of Daniel Penny, a white Marine veteran accused of choking a distressed Black subway rider to death. An anonymous Manhattan jury is deciding the manslaughter case surrounding Jordan Neely’s 2023 death, which prosecutors call a reckless killing...
Death toll from Israeli strikes in central Gaza rises to 25 as 13 people are killed in Lebanon
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The death toll from Israeli strikes in the central Gaza Strip rose to 25, including five children, as more bodies were recovered, while officials said that 13 people were killed in airstrikes in Lebanon on Friday. Sixteen people had initially been reported killed in two...
Conflicts in Israel, Ukraine dominate foreign policy issues in presidential race
Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series examining where presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump stand on the biggest issues. Today’s segment focuses on foreign policy. ——— Foreign policy is one of the key issues for voters in the presidential election, as the conflicts in the Middle...
Pennsylvania challenge of Elon Musk’s $1M-a-day voter sweepstakes moves to federal court
PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania prosecutor’s effort to shut down Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes moved to federal court on Thursday after a state judge let both sides debate their grievances in a hearing skipped by the world’s richest man. Judge Angelo Foglietta agreed that Musk, as a named defendant...
Harris says Trump’s comments on women ‘are offensive to everybody’
MADISON, Wis. — Kamala Harris said Thursday that Donald Trump’s comment that he would protect women whether they “like it or not” shows that the Republican presidential nominee does not understand women’s rights “to make decisions about their own lives, including their own bodies.” “I think it’s offensive to everybody,...
Gallery: Photos from Oct. 31, 2024
Embark on a visual journey around the Western Pennsylvania region — and the world — with TribLive’s latest collection of captivating images for Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. From the rustic landscapes of Western Pa. to diverse corners of the globe, experience the shared moments of humanity....
Russian bomb hits building in Ukraine’s 2nd largest city, killing 2, including 12-year-old boy
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces struck a residential building in Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv on Thursday, killing two, including a 12-year-old boy, and injuring scores of others, and launched scores of other attacks as they continued their grinding onslaught in the country’s east. Regional head Oleh Syniehubov said the...
