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Rail union approves deal offering hope of avoiding strike

Rail union approves deal offering hope of avoiding strike

OMAHA, Neb.
Manchin: Biden's coal comments are 'divorced from reality'

Manchin: Biden's coal comments are 'divorced from reality'

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Saturday was criticized by West Virginia Sen.
Democrats in SC trying to win 1st statewide race in 16 years

Democrats in SC trying to win 1st statewide race in 16 years

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democrats in South Carolina get another shot at loosening the firm grasp Republicans have on statewide politics as voting ends Tuesday for the 2022 midterm elections . But it's likely to be a tough fight.
Deadly year could imperil Little Rock mayor's reelection bid

Deadly year could imperil Little Rock mayor's reelection bid

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Frank Scott became Little Rock’s first popularly elected Black mayor four years ago on campaign promises to unite a city long divided along racial lines.

From coast to coast, a collage of American elections unfolds

In the battle for Democrats to keep their majority in Congress and Republicans to gain wins in congressional and governor's races, the 2022 midterms will showcase which party is able to extend its reach past the states it currently controls.
California tenants rise up, demand rent caps from city halls

California tenants rise up, demand rent caps from city halls

ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) — Kim Carlson's apartment has flooded with human feces multiple times, the plumbing never fixed in the low-income housing complex she calls home in the San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Antioch.
Walker, Warnock offer clashing religious messages in Georgia

Walker, Warnock offer clashing religious messages in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — One candidate in Georgia’s Senate contest warns that “spiritual warfare” has entangled America and offers himself to voters as a “warrior for God.

UK police say right-wing extremism influenced Dover attacker

LONDON (AP) — A man who firebombed an immigration processing center in southern England last week was motivated by right-wing ideology, U.K. counterterrorism police said Saturday.
Lawmaker, businessman vie for Louisville seat in Congress

Lawmaker, businessman vie for Louisville seat in Congress

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's only competitive race for Congress is in the district that includes Louisville, the state's largest city and a Democratic stronghold for more than a decade. State Sen.
Malaysia enters tight race as long-dominant party seeks win

Malaysia enters tight race as long-dominant party seeks win

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Campaigning for Malaysia’s general elections started Saturday in a highly competitive race that will see the world’s longest-serving coalition seeking to regain its dominance four years after a shocking electoral loss.
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