As Election Day arrives, people’s feelings of eagerness and anxiety can intensify. It’s normal to want to know the results, but it’s also important to make sure that when the results are announced, they’re accurate.

The Conversation U.S. has covered many aspects of the election, including the mechanics of tallying and ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Hillary Clinton, the former first lady and Democratic presidential nominee, is wading into Florida politics this weekend.

At two Tampa events on Saturday, Clinton will participate in get out the vote rallies, a spokesperson for the Harris-Walz campaign in Florida said.

The campaign did not offer specifics about the timing or ...Read more

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday will propose Chicago’s largest property tax hike in almost a decade as part of his $17.3 billion budget plan for next year.

The $300 million increase that would hit Chicago homeowners, landlords and other property owners is a major flip-flop from Johnson’s campaign vow not to employ the widely ...Read more

Boeing Co. and union leaders representing 33,000 striking workers held fruitful talks Tuesday, with the help of the Biden administration’s top labor official, as they try to end a seven-week labor dispute that’s crippling Boeing’s US manufacturing.

Boeing and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers had a “...Read more

A former lieutenant for Michael Madigan resumed his testimony Wednesday in the ex-speaker’s corruption case, where he’s giving jurors an insider look at Madigan’s influence over legislation in Springfield and Democratic Party politics.

Will Cousineau, who wore dual hats as both Madigan’s issues director in the House and also political ...Read more

For more than 100 years, media of many kinds tried to be the first to report presidential election results. Although that urge still exists, pundits and analysts are now more concerned with accuracy than speed.

That’s because of the 2020 election. A raging pandemic, a divided country, a close race, polling failures, false ...Read more

DETROIT — Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy on Wednesday announced charges against three 18-year-olds in connection with the death of an Oakland County Sheriff's deputy in Detroit last summer.

Investigators identified Marquis Lamar Goins of Detroit, and Karim Blake Moore and Raymone Raylee Debose, both Clinton Township residents, as suspects...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX may have contributed to an overall Space Coast record with its last launch over the last weekend, but a Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral tonight will be the most launches Elon Musk’s company has ever sent up from Florida in one year.

A Falcon 9 with 23 Starlink satellites is aiming for liftoff from Cape Canaveral ...Read more

Israel is considering a U.S.-led deal to end the conflict in Lebanon and move Hezbollah fighters away from the Israeli border, after assessing the militant group’s rocket arsenal has been mostly expended or destroyed.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met top aides late on Tuesday to discuss a fresh proposal, his spokesperson said. The ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The trial of a delivery driver accused of fatally shooting a transgender woman in Bel Air in December began this week in Harford County Circuit Court.

Authorities say Meghan Riley Lewis was shot to death in an apartment complex in the 600 block of Churchill Rd. Dec. 28.

Her killing left Maryland’s LGBTQ+ community reeling, as ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A Catholic hospital in Eureka has agreed to provide emergency abortion services after a state lawsuit said it had refused to give abortions to pregnant patients in life-threatening emergencies.

The lawsuit alleges that, in February, Providence St. Joseph Hospital denied a patient emergency care when her water prematurely broke ...Read more

BALTIMORE — A Baltimore Police officer was stripped of his police powers after he was arrested last week on charges including first-degree assault.

Eli Winston, 29, is suspended without pay while he awaits trial on home detention, a Baltimore Police spokesperson said Wednesday. He was charged last week after police reviewed surveillance ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled for Virginia Republicans, clearing the way for an election-eve purge of about 1,600 registered voters who were suspected of being noncitizens.

In a 6-3 vote, the court granted an emergency appeal from Virginia's attorney general and set aside rulings by a federal judge who called the ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Latino students now represent more than 25% of UC Davis’ enrollment, positioning the school to qualify as a Hispanic-Serving Institution — a benchmark becoming more common across higher education.

The designation, recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, is given to schools with a student body of at least 25% ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Language for Sacramento to acknowledge its history of systemic racism and racial inequities is moving forward in council chambers.

A draft of an equity resolution passed unanimously by the city’s Racial Equity Committee Tuesday morning, which advances it to the City Council.

If passed, the resolution will establish a ...Read more