What makes a storm a hurricane? The dangers across 5 categories
Associated Press The Atlantic hurricane season brings heavy rain, strong wind, storm surge and sometimes catastrophic damage to locations from the…
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First Lady Dr. Jill Biden to visit Yuma for Harris-Walz campaign event
Dr. Jill Biden is traveling to battleground states like Arizona, Nevada, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania to attend a few Harris-Walz campaign…
Continue ReadingMLB will air local games for Guardians, Brewers and Twins next season
AP Sports Writer Major League Baseball announced Tuesday it will produce and distribute local broadcasts for the Cleveland Guardians, Milwaukee…
Continue ReadingNot everything will run perfectly on Election Day. Still, US elections are remarkably reliable
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Elections are a foundation of democracy, but they’re also human exercises. Despite all the laws and rules…
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The AP has called winners in elections for more than 170 years. Here’s how it’s done
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One question will be asked over and over on election night: Who won? The Associated Press will answer that…
Continue ReadingIf the polls just closed, how can AP already declare a winner?
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Election night won’t be all nail-biters. Chances are some winners will be declared before a single vote…
Continue ReadingHow voting before Election Day became so widespread and so political
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Roughly 50 years ago, about 95% of voters cast their ballots in person on Election Day. That number has fallen…
Continue ReadingNot all elections look the same. Here are some of the different ways states run their voting
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. general election on Nov. 5 is far from a nationally administered contest. The 50 states and the…
Continue Reading When is an interview too tough? CBS News grappling with question after Dokoupil interview
AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Television morning show interviews often don’t stray beyond celebrities and food segments. But questions…
Continue ReadingInvestigation finds widespread discrimination against Section 8 tenants in California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California tenants who held Section 8 housing vouchers were refused rental contracts by more than 200 landlords, including major…
Continue ReadingMilton’s storm surge is a threat that could be devastating far beyond the Tampa Bay region
Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Two weeks ago, Hurricane Helene “spared” the Tampa Bay region a direct hit and yet storm surge still…
Continue ReadingWhy and how AP counts the vote for thousands of US elections
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There isn’t an easier way to count votes than to count the votes. The Associated Press has been tallying…
Continue ReadingFlorida has nearly all ballots counted on Election Day, while California can take weeks. This is why
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the 2020 presidential election, Florida reported the results within a few hours of poll close of more than…
Continue Reading Florida has nearly all ballots counted on Election Day, while California can take weeks. This is why
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the 2020 presidential election, Florida reported the results within a few hours of poll close of more than…
Continue ReadingWhere are the voters who could decide the presidential election?
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When you hear the term bellwether, you might think about states in the presidential election that always vote…
Continue ReadingHow elections forecasters became political ‘prophets’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Before there was a FiveThirtyEight model or a New York Times election night needle, there was an economist named…
Continue ReadingThe hunt for gasoline is adding to Floridians’ anxiety as Milton nears
Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The hunt for gasoline is among the many stresses for Floridians preparing for Hurricane Milton, regardless of…
Continue ReadingLawsuit says Virginia is illegally purging legitimate voters off the rolls
Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A coalition of immigrant-rights groups and the League of Women Voters in Virginia has filed a federal…
Continue ReadingAP Elections Top 25: The people, places, races, dates and things to know about Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans will cast roughly 160 million ballots by the time Election Day comes to a close — in several different ways,…
Continue ReadingHow a poll can represent your opinion even if you weren’t contacted for it
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Chances are, you’ve never been contacted for an election poll. But the dozens of high-quality election polls…
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