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Russian authorities advise civilians to leave Ukraine region

Russian authorities advise civilians to leave Ukraine region

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian-installed authorities in Ukraine told all residents of the city of Kherson to leave “immediately” Saturday ahead of an expected advance by Ukrainian troops waging a counteroffensive to recapture one of the first urban are
Illegal border crossings to US from Mexico hit annual high

Illegal border crossings to US from Mexico hit annual high

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A surge in migration from Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua in September brought the number of illegal crossings to the highest level ever recorded in a fiscal year, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Is crime up or down? In Houston, concerns are hard to allay

Is crime up or down? In Houston, concerns are hard to allay

HOUSTON (AP) — Political ads on the airwaves and social media in the nation's fourth largest city paint a picture of Houston as a failed state where crime is out of control and violent criminals have free rein.
Utah Senate race: Referendum on direction Trump has led GOP

Utah Senate race: Referendum on direction Trump has led GOP

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Just weeks before the Nov.
Protest against Iranian regime draws thousands in Berlin

Protest against Iranian regime draws thousands in Berlin

BERLIN (AP) — Tens of thousands of people gathered in Germany's capital Saturday to show solidarity with antigovernment protesters in Iran , where a movement sparked by the death of a woman in the custody of morality police has evolved into a challen

NY law allowing early counting of absentee ballots in limbo

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's plan to start counting absentee ballots early hit a roadblock Friday when a state judge ruled the law unconstitutional.
Nearly 300 rescued migrants reach southern Italian port

Nearly 300 rescued migrants reach southern Italian port

ROME (AP) — Nearly 300 migrants disembarked in the southern Italian port of Taranto on Saturday after their rescue at sea in five different operations by the crew of a humanitarian vessel operated by Doctors Without Borders.
Ontario municipal candidates face 'organized hatred' as campaign nears close

Ontario municipal candidates face 'organized hatred' as campaign nears close

Kojo Damptey’s campaign expected one of his ads at a Hamilton bus station would be defaced well before a sticker that read “white people first” was found placed over the poster of the city council hopeful.

EXPLAINER: Which states have abortion on the ballot?

The Supreme Court's June ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and left the question of abortion rights up to the states has produced ballot questions in a handful of states this fall.
Dems push Medicaid expansion for left-behind rural Georgia

Dems push Medicaid expansion for left-behind rural Georgia

ARLINGTON, Ga. (AP) — Nine years after the hospital closed in the southwest Georgia town of Arlington, the worry about health care lurks.
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