U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia and Republican challenger Hung Cao sparred over issues from illegal immigration to tariffs on foreign goods Wednesday in their only debate of the campaign.
Cao, a 25-year Navy veteran, criticized diversity, equity and inclusion efforts during the hourlong showdown at Norfolk State University in...
(Headline USA) Nearly a month out from Election Day, the head of the nation's cybersecurity agency is forcefully reassuring Americans who have been swept into the chaotic churn of election disinformation and distrust that they will be able to feel confident in the outcome.
State and local election officials have...
(Headline USA) Thousands sang, cheered and prayed as multiple preachers said Donald Trump is God's favored candidate to defeat the "forces of darkness."
Attendees stood and recited the "Watchman Decree," invoking a government that honors God and has "righteous" laws and "biblical" judicial rulings.
"We break every curse against Donald Trump—we break every...
(Headline USA) On Wednesday, volleyball coach David Albornoz admitted during an interview with the Associated Press that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's son, Gus, didn't actually see a shooting, but only witnessed the aftermath.
The statement contradicted yet another phony "stolen valor" claim from Walz, who faces growing scrutiny over his...
(Headline USA) The number of voters in the battleground state of Arizona classified as having full access to the ballot without confirmation they are citizens has more than doubled to 218,000, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said.
That number represents 5.3% of all registered voters.
While the error won't change who...
(Alan Wooten, The Center Square) In western North Carolina where a fatal flood of historic proportion has torn apart normal, the 2024 election will go on and a razor-thin difference is watched between Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump.
Asheville in Buncombe County is known...
(Headline USA) After a year of war between Israel and Hamas, U.S. public opinion on the conflict remains polarized, a new survey by the Pearson Institute and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds, with Democrats more likely to be critical of Israel, while Republicans remain more supportive.
There...
(Headline USA) The Republican challenger trying to flip the U.S. Senate seat in swing-state Pennsylvania said he'll press for U.S. military action in Mexico to target fentanyl trafficking networks.
David McCormick, who is challenging third-term Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, is making the idea part of his plan for...
(Headline USA) Three far-left anti-integrity activists in northeastern Pennsylvania county launched a lawfare suit on Tuesday to overturn a local official's announcement that she will prevent all four of its dropboxes from being deployed for use by those voting by mail and absentee ballot in the Nov. 5 election.
The...
(Headline USA) Cadaver dogs and search crews trudged through knee-deep muck and debris in the mountains of western North Carolina on Tuesday looking for more victims of Hurricane Helene days after the storm carved a deadly and destructive path through the Southeast.
Meanwhile, across the border in east Tennessee, a...
(Headline USA) Two North Carolina facilities that manufacture the high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors, solar panels and fiber-optic cables have been shut down by Hurricane Helene with no reopening date in sight.
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Sibelco and The Quartz Corp both shut down operations in the Appalachian town of Spruce Pine on...
(Headline USA) An unexploded U.S. bomb from World War II that had been buried at a Japanese airport exploded Wednesday, causing a large crater in a taxiway and the cancellation of more than 80 flights but no injuries, Japanese officials said.
Land and Transport Ministry officials said there were no...