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FACT FOCUS: A look at false claims and misinformation by Trump and Harris before their first debate

FACT FOCUS: A look at false claims and misinformation by Trump and Harris before their first debate

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet face-to-face for the first time in a highly-anticipated debate Tuesday night. The two presidential candidates describe the state of the country in starkly different terms.
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RFK Jr. wins effort to leave ballot in North Carolina, but stays on in Michigan

RFK Jr. wins effort to leave ballot in North Carolina, but stays on in Michigan

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The highest courts in two states ruled differently Monday on efforts by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Trump's rhetoric on elections turns ominous as voting nears in the presidential race

Trump's rhetoric on elections turns ominous as voting nears in the presidential race

With early voting fast approaching, the rhetoric by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has turned more ominous with a pledge to prosecute anyone who “cheats” in the election in the same way he believes they did in 2020, when he falsely clai
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A man serving a 20-year sentence in New York gets on the ballot for Alaska's lone House seat

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A man serving time on a 20-year prison sentence for threatening officials in New Jersey has made it onto Alaska's general election ballot for the state's lone U.S. House seat this November.
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Hakeem Jeffries rejects GOP spending bill as 'unserious and unacceptable'

Hakeem Jeffries rejects GOP spending bill as 'unserious and unacceptable'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling it “unserious and unacceptable,” House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries rejected on Monday a proposal from Speaker Mike Johnson that links continued government funding for six months with a measure to require proof of citiz
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B.C. sets up a panel on bear deaths, will review conservation officer training

B.C. sets up a panel on bear deaths, will review conservation officer training

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is partnering with a bear welfare group to reduce the number of bears being euthanized in the province.
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Courts in Nebraska and Missouri weigh arguments to keep abortion measures off the ballot

Courts in Nebraska and Missouri weigh arguments to keep abortion measures off the ballot

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — With ballot deadlines approaching, courts in Nebraska and Missouri are weighing legal arguments that could take measures seeking to expand abortion rights out of the hands of voters.
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Ukrainian officials call for film following Russian soldiers to be pulled from TIFF

Ukrainian officials call for film following Russian soldiers to be pulled from TIFF

TORONTO — Ukrainian officials are calling on the Toronto International Film Festival to pull a documentary about Russian soldiers from its schedule.
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Police union calls for 'fulsome public safety plan' in B.C. ahead of provincial vote

Police union calls for 'fulsome public safety plan' in B.C. ahead of provincial vote

VICTORIA — The national union for RCMP officers is seeking to make public safety and bail reform a British Columbia election issue after repeat offenders were arrested for violent crimes, including a pair of gruesome attacks in downtown Vancouver las
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White Stripes sue Donald Trump over the use of 'Seven Nation Army' riff in social media post

White Stripes sue Donald Trump over the use of 'Seven Nation Army' riff in social media post

NEW YORK (AP) — The White Stripes sued former President Donald Trump on Monday in a case that alleges he used their hit song “Seven Nation Army” without permission in a video posted to social media.
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