Georgia Election Board orders hand-counting of ballots
The Georgia State Election Board voted Friday to force counties to hand-count all ballots cast on Election Day, a move critics say could significantly delay the reporting of results in the battleground state and inject chaos into the postelection period.
Legal watchdog group warns pro-Trump lawyers against subverting democracy in November
After the 2020 election, legal watchdogs, outraged at some of their colleagues, filed scores of ethics complaints against lawyers who used their skills in questionable ways to help former President Donald Trump stay in power.
Vance says he will keep calling Haitians legally in Springfield ‘illegal’
Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, the Republican vice presidential nominee, said Wednesday that he would continue to describe Haitian residents in Springfield, Ohio, as “illegal aliens” even though most of them are in the country legally.
Kentucky highway shooting manhunt ends after suspect’s body is found
A body was found Wednesday that was believed to be that of the suspect in a Kentucky highway shooting that left five people seriously injured this month, authorities said. The discovery ended a search that had stretched into a second week and set the local community on edge.
Mark Robinson called himself a ‘black nazi’ on a porn site, CNN reports
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson of North Carolina, the Republican nominee for governor of the battleground state, on Thursday vowed to stay in the race as CNN reported that he had once called himself a “black NAZI!” and defended slavery on a pornographic messaging board.
FTC study finds ‘vast surveillance’ of social media users
WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday it found that several social media and streaming services engaged in a “vast surveillance” of consumers, including minors, collecting and sharing more personal information than most users realized.
Pete Buttigieg plays Vance in Walz’s debate prep
Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota is intensifying his preparations for the vice presidential debate Oct. 1, with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg serving as a stand-in for his opponent, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, according to five people with direct knowledge of the preparations, who insisted on anonymity to discuss the private efforts.
Harris had stronger debate, polls find, but the race remains deadlocked
Vice President Kamala Harris overwhelmingly impressed voters in her debate with former President Donald Trump, a new set of polls from The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer and Siena College found, but she has failed so far to seize a decisive advantage in the presidential campaign.
America’s inflation fight is ending, but it’s leaving a legacy
People with jobs have started showing up at homeless shelters in Atlanta. Families who can’t cover their grocery bills are pushing up demand at a Boston food bank. A dearth of available houses is plaguing Sacramento, California. Yet reports of recent raises abound, and a partly retired homeowner near Pittsburgh is happy about his savings.
Body is found in Kentucky near site of highway shooting
A body was found near the site of a Kentucky highway shooting that left five people seriously injured this month, authorities said Wednesday, the latest development in a search for the suspect that has stretched into a second week and set the local community on edge.
Harris warns of mass deportations and detention camps if Trump is elected
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris warned of mass deportations and “massive detention camps” if former President Donald Trump returned to office, telling an audience of Hispanic leaders in Washington that his immigration agenda was a danger to the country.
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Justice department files $100 million claim in fatal Baltimore bridge collapse
Teamsters won’t endorse a candidate for President in 2024
The leadership of the 1.3-million-member International Brotherhood of Teamsters said in a statement Wednesday it would not back a presidential candidate, a blow to Vice President Kamala Harris, who has the endorsement of the country’s other powerful labor unions.
Alaska Airlines chief plans more routes after a deal with Hawaiian
The CEO of Alaska Airlines, Ben Minicucci, has big plans. Now, he has a second airline to help achieve them.
Trump tries to close off a chief line of attack: That he’s a danger to democracy
For months, former President Donald Trump and his allies have described a nation facing almost unthinkable darkness.
Dodgers can’t blame awful run of starting pitching injuries solely on misfortune
The party line for the Los Angeles Dodgers is that there is not one way to win a World Series. The 2023 Texas Rangers became champions pitching Max Scherzer at less than full strength in Game 3 and Andrew Heaney in Game 4. The 2021 Atlanta Braves did it going with bullpen games in Games 4 and 5.
Manchester City case could rewrite Premier League history
LONDON — After six years of investigations, delays and behind-the-scenes battles, a hearing finally began this week into allegations that Manchester City used a yearslong cheating scheme to transform itself into a global soccer powerhouse and a serial Premier League champion.
Alaska Airlines’ acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines cleared by regulator
The Transportation Department said Tuesday that it would allow Alaska Airlines to close its $1.9 billion acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines, clearing the way for the first major U.S. airline merger in nearly a decade.
How AI, QAnon and falsehoods are reshaping the presidential race
This year’s presidential election has been polluted with rumors, conspiracy theories and a wave of artificial intelligence imagery. Former President Donald Trump has continued to sow doubts about election integrity as his allies across the country have taken steps to make election denial a fixture of the balloting process.
Nation and world news — at a glance — for September 18
Secret Service told Trump it needs to bolster security if he keeps golfing
