Government lawyers have told Australia’s highest court that a world-first ban on children younger than 16 from holding social media accounts is necessary to protect developing brains. The …
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, in a tough fight to keep his seat, took time after casting his vote at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage on Tuesday to blast his Democratic opponent. “We are witnessing the biggest election cheating scandal in the history of the state of Alaska, one of the, maybe one of the biggest […]
This article is developing and will be updated. A ballot measure seeking to repeal Alaska’s open-primary and ranked-choice election system is trailing in early vote counting, according to preliminary results posted Tuesday evening by the Alaska Division of Elections. With 279 of 400 precincts reporting results Tuesday night, “no” on repeal led “yes” by 51.4% […]
This article is developing and will be updated. Republican incumbent Rep. Nick Begich III took a significant lead in early vote-counting for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat, but stood just barely short of the threshold needed to avoid a ranked choice runoff. With 279 of 401 precincts reporting results Tuesday night, Begich had 49.98% of […]
This article is developing and will be updated. Alaska is on course to have its first Democratic governor since Tony Knowles left office almost a quarter-century ago. According to incomplete, preliminary results published Tuesday night by the Alaska Division of Elections, Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins had 48.9% of the vote among four people competing to replace Republican […]
This article is developing and will be updated. Alaska is on course to keep its Republican incumbent Senator in a closely watched race that will help determine whether Republicans or Democrats control the U.S. Senate. With 279 of 401 precincts reporting results Tuesday night, Sen. Dan Sullivan had 48.6% of voters’ first-choice votes. Democratic challenger […]
South Korea says North Korea has launched an unidentified projectile toward the sea. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff say the launch happened Wednesday off North Korea’s east coast without …
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has warned his Philippine counterpart about alleged interference in their nations’ relationship and urged caution in their South China Sea dispute. China's …
Former three-term Sen. Sherrod Brown has won a comeback bid in Ohio. The 73-year-old Democrat defeated Trump-backed Republican Jon Husted to flip a seat that was seen as critical to Democrats’ …
Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar faces Republican state House speaker Lisa Demuth in Tuesday's Minnesota governor's race, which was shaped by a widespread fraud scandal. The winner will replace …
Georgia voters are deciding whether to make history by electing a Black woman as governor or to defy political trends by electing a Republican billionaire at a time when President Donald Trump’s …
While outsiders are on the ballot elsewhere Tuesday, candidates for New Hampshire’s open U.S. Senate seat are trying to tap into anti-establishment angst from the inside. The race between …
Czech public media workers have gone on a one-day strike to protest a government plan to change how public broadcasters are funded. The plan, led by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, would finance public …
Florida voters are choosing between Republican Byron Donalds and Democrat David Jolly in a surprisingly competitive governor's race. Jolly, a former Republican congressman, switched parties to run as …
Several flights across Europe received bomb threats Tuesday, causing searches and diversions. Officials say these threats turned out to be hoaxes. Impacted airlines included LOT, Scandinavian …
Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff has won a second term, holding a key seat for Democrats by defeating Republican Rep. Mike Collins in a race that catapulted the Senate’s youngest member to the forefront of …
Miami is undefeated and hard to deny as a team that deserves top seeding when the College Football Playoff selection committee releases its first set of rankings for the season. After that, who …
Brazil’s Senate has approved legislation that strengthens the government's power to fight criminal gangs. The constitutional amendment will be sanctioned later this week. It's another victory for …
The U.S. Department of Justice said federal election monitors will be deployed to Anchorage and the Dillingham and Kusilvak census areas on Election Day, according to an agency announcement on Tuesday morning. The DOJ monitoring initiative, announced last week, is larger this year than previous years, with approximately 1,000 monitors posted across all 50 states. […]
Despite the large number of District 2 voters casting absentee ballots and in early voting, Sitka's two precincts at Centennial Halll were busy in today's general election.