By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY ATLANTA (AP) — Florida’s “hanging chads” ballot controversy riveted the nation during the 2000 presidential contest and later prompted Congress to create an independent commission to help states update their voting equipment. The U.S. Election Assistance … Continued
Scott Hildebrand, city administrator in Landfall and Maple Lake, Minn., is adding another city to his roster. Hildebrand has been hired to be part-time city administrator/clerk of Birchwood Village. Hildebrand will work 20 hours per week; city officials expect he … Continued
By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The world’s biggest corporations have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimates as part of an effort to make it easier for people and governments to hold companies … Continued
By MELANIE LIDMAN TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Antisemitic attacks have increased dramatically since the war in Gaza began, though the numbers declined slightly last year from a peak reached immediately after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack against Israel, … Continued
By HILLEL ITALIE, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When Random House Publisher Andrew Ward met recently with staff editors to discuss potential book projects, conversation inevitably turned to current events and the Trump administration. “It seemed obvious that we … Continued