NEW YORK (AP) — Prepare to spot a rare, bright comet. The space rock is slinging toward Earth from the outer reaches of the ...

Hand-counting is actually more prone to error, delays results and requires an intensive and costly staffing effort.

Two states and the nation’s largest city will pick winners in November using ranked choice voting, an increasingly popular ...

Brock Purdy and the 49ers’ defense look to create another clutch win in Seattle Thursday night against the Seahawks.

A look at the many, many ways in which voters cast ballots and officials count votes on the way to picking a president.

While they might offer hope, recounts rarely change the outcome of an election — even when the margins are very close.

Florida and Texas, however, recently have required hospitals to ask patients about their immigration status. Supporters say ...

Meth is more common in heat-related deaths than the deadly opioid fentanyl. As a stimulant, it increases body temperature, ...

It’s October 5 as I write: one month until Election Day in America. I know I speak for many reasonable and rational people when I say my mental health is frayed around the edges and can only ...

I was struck by the reasoning for the most recent fencing off the downtown city plaza, for “public health issues and maintenance needs” including “spraying trees with insecticide, conducting pest ...

Artist Amber Palmer took a break from teaching watercolor painting this summer but is back in full force with her classes.

I don’t like your endorsement of Deepika Tandon for city councilor representing District 7. She seems to have the support of businesses, but what about the support of the citizens living in ...