Nation and world news — at a glance — for November 6
An Idaho health department is barred from offering covid shots
At Harris’ election night party, hope to ‘witness history’ turns to anxiety
Revelers attending the Harris-Walz campaign’s election party at Howard University began the night looking to celebrate a night of firsts.
Quincy Jones, US music legend who reshaped pop music, dies at 91
Quincy Jones, the man known simply as “Q” who worked with musicians ranging from Count Basie to Frank Sinatra and reshaped pop music with his collaborations with Michael Jackson, died on Sunday at age 91, his publicist said.
Americans hungry for weight-loss drugs grapple with supply and insurance hurdles
Americans are still eagerly seeking prescriptions for Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss and diabetes drugs but cannot always fill them because of supply issues and insurance hurdles, according to their doctors.
Pennsylvania judge allows Elon Musk’s $1 million voter giveaway
PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania state judge on Monday allowed Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day giveaway to swing state voters to proceed, after a surprising day of testimony in which the billionaire’s aide acknowledged his political group selected the contest’s winners.
Eight on trial in France over murder of teacher who showed Prophet caricature
PARIS — The father of a French pupil whose account of the use of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad in a class on free speech led to the teacher’s brutal murder went on trial on Monday, accused of association with a terrorist network.
Missouri sues to block Justice Department from sending poll monitors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Republican-led state of Missouri asked a judge on Monday to block the U.S. Justice Department from sending lawyers to St. Louis on Election Day to monitor for compliance with federal voting rights laws, even after the city’s election board agreed to permit it.
America on edge: How voters are dealing with election stress
BELLEVUE, Pennsylvania — Danielle Trenney, a 39-year-old project manager from western Pennsylvania, is so anxious about the U.S. presidential election on Tuesday that she decided to put up a Christmas tree early this year to take her family’s mind off things.
Behind the election anger may be something else: Lingering COVID grief
LOS ANGELES — When Americans voted in the last presidential election, people were profoundly isolated from their friends and loved ones. Tens of millions of schoolchildren were still learning virtually, and office workers were hunkered down at home, experiencing the world through their smartphones and laptops.
Trump and Harris make final pitch in Pennsylvania on eve of historic vote
READING/ALLEN- TOWN, Pennsylvania — Donald Trump and Kamala Harris both predicted victory as they campaigned across Pennsylvania on Monday in the final, frantic day of an exceptionally close U.S. presidential election.
Protests over Spain flood response interrupt king’s visit to stricken Valencia suburb
PAIPORTA, Spain — Hundreds of residents of a Valencia suburb badly hit by last week’s deadly floods protested on Sunday during a visit by Spanish King Felipe, Queen Letizia, and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, with some throwing mud at them.
How do you get kids to read? Give them pizza
On a recent afternoon, Frank Torok sat inside a pint-size Pizza Hut pop-up, lifted the lid of a miniature pizza box and was overwhelmed by a wave of nostalgia (and a whiff of fresh hot mozzarella).
Israeli authorities probe suspected Gaza intelligence leak by Netanyahu aide
RISHON LE-ZION, Israel — A suspected leak of classified Gaza documents involving an aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has jolted Israeli politics and outraged the families of hostages held by Hamas who have been pushing for a deal to get their loved ones home.
Public funding for nature conservation stalls at COP16, eyes on private investment
CALI, Colombia — Wealthy nations appeared to hit a limit with how much they are willing to pay to conserve nature around the world, instead shifting their focus at the two-week U.N. biodiversity summit toward discussions of private money filling the funding gap.
Moldova’s pro-Western Sandu claims election win after meddling allegations
CHISINAU — Moldova’s pro-Western incumbent Maia Sandu claimed victory at Sunday’s closely-fought presidential election, defeating Alexandr Stoianoglo, her rival backed by the traditionally pro-Russian Socialist Party.
Why voters in a handful of swing states will decide the US presidential election
The winner of Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election will govern a nation of more than 330 million people, but the contest will almost certainly be decided by just tens of thousands of voters — a tiny fraction of the populace — in a handful of states.
A vivid Trump-Harris contrast in campaign’s grueling final days
It was the final Sunday of the campaign for president, and Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump were continuing to race across battleground states in their search for support. But in message and demeanor, Harris, the Democrat, and Trump, the Republican, could not have been more different.
Weary, troubled and nervous: Americans flood the early vote
An anxious America, weary from a vitriolic campaign season and worried about the state of the nation’s democracy, is voting with determination, with roughly 75 million people having cast ballots in the early voting period.
They want to ensure that, this time, white women vote for a woman
NEW HOPE, Pa. — Armed with a clipboard and campaign literature, Liz Minnella strolled through a neighborhood in New Hope, Pennsylvania, optimistic that by the end of her day of door-knocking, the small town would live up to its name for Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign.
