by Kim Chandler MONTGOMERY, Ala.  — When the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Actthis year, U.S. Rep. Shomari…

by Nicole Winfield VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has become the first pontiff to vote in a U.S.…

by Mogomotsi Magome JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police have asked the courts to halt planned marches by anti-illegal immigration…

by Steve Peoples NEW YORK — The nation’s major political parties are at a crossroads. A decade after he began…

by Joey Capperlletti The data compiled by The Associated Press offers a glimpse of early voter participation five days before…

LAKE FOREST, Ill.  — Chicago Bears defensive end Montez Sweat didn’t explain why he failed a performance-enhancing drug test and…

By Emeka Obasi He is Chief of the Air Staff wearing the rank of an Air Marshal. Beyond that,  the…

ALGIERS, Algeria — Algeria’s parliament approved a resolution Sunday to send troops to Niger, making it the first time Algerian…

by David Crary Two Catholic bishops have expressed regret about agreeing to a White House meeting that produced a publicly…

by Jesse Bedayn McALLEN, Texas  — The Ford Expedition rumbled to a stop and Cindy Banda’s bedazzled flip-flops landed on…