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Gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson treated for burns received at appearance, campaign says

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson received burns Friday night while attending a truck show as he was campaigning for governor, his campaign said.
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Jimmy Carter at 100: A century of changes for a president, the US and the world since 1924

Jimmy Carter at 100: A century of changes for a president, the US and the world since 1924

Already the longest-lived of the 45 men to serve as U.S. president, Jimmy Carter is about to reach the century mark. The 39th president , who remains under home hospice care , will turn 100 on Tuesday, Oct.
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Trump is set to respond to Harris on immigration during his visit to a small Wisconsin town

Trump is set to respond to Harris on immigration during his visit to a small Wisconsin town

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A day after Vice President Kamala Harris discussed immigration at the U.S.
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Walz has experience on a debate stage pinning down an abortion opponent's shifting positions

Walz has experience on a debate stage pinning down an abortion opponent's shifting positions

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz knows how to lean into abortion rights on the debate stage. He's done it before. Just ask his Republican opponent in the 2022 Minnesota governor's race, Dr.
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Vance exuded calm during a tense debate stage moment. Can he keep it up when he faces Walz?

Vance exuded calm during a tense debate stage moment. Can he keep it up when he faces Walz?

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — When two of his Republican rivals for an Ohio Senate seat nearly came to blows on live statewide television two years ago, JD Vance appeared unimpressed. “Sit down.
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Indicted New York City mayor adopts familiar defense: He was targeted for his politics

Indicted New York City mayor adopts familiar defense: He was targeted for his politics

For months, New York City Mayor Eric Adams — a former cop — refused to criticize the federal authorities investigating his administration. Not anymore.
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Sharpton and Central Park Five members get out the vote in battleground Pennsylvania

Sharpton and Central Park Five members get out the vote in battleground Pennsylvania

NEW YORK (AP) — A few dozen New Yorkers boarded a bus in Harlem on Friday with civil rights leader the Rev.
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North Carolina appeals court blocks use of university's digital ID for voting

RALEIGH, N.C, (AP) — A North Carolina appeals court on Friday blocked students and employees at the state’s flagship public university from providing a digital identification produced by the school when voting to comply with a new photo ID mandate.
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Harris walks fence at US-Mexico border as she works to project tougher stance on migration

Harris walks fence at US-Mexico border as she works to project tougher stance on migration

DOUGLAS, Ariz. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris walked a scrubby stretch along the U.S.
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As political scandal grips NYC, a fictional press conference puzzles some New Yorkers

As political scandal grips NYC, a fictional press conference puzzles some New Yorkers

NEW YORK (AP) — Stone-faced authorities stepping up to a podium. A scrum of reporters jostling for a quote. Popping flashbulbs and pandemonium.
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