2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (369+ words) ATLANTA — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the Trump administration from using the U.S. Post Office to vet absentee ballots. The order would give the postal service broad power to reject some…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (718+ words) BANGKOK — Shares in Europe and Asia were mostly lower Thursday following a retreat on Wall Street as the price of crude oil again traded above $100 a barrel. The future for the S&P 500 rose 0.2% and that for the Dow Jones…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (437+ words) TOKYO — Asian shares were mixed in cautious trading early Wednesday as investors watched for what might happen on interest rates and the war with Iran pushed oil prices higher. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 was nearly unchanged at 65,249.95, and South Korea's Kospi…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (554+ words) ATLANTA — Atlanta City Councilmember Kelsea Bond introduced a resolution Tuesday affirming the City Council’s commitment to building Beltline Rail, a proposed 22-mile light rail transit system along the full loop of the Atlanta Beltline trail. Bond’s resolution requests that the…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1672+ words) Canada struck back at U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday with tariffs on about $20 billion worth of U.S. goods, in response to the latest round of tariffs on Canada. The outcome could resonate far beyond Canada, showing other governments whether a smaller…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (447+ words) BANGKOK — Asian shares and U.S. futures were mixed Tuesday after markets on Wall Street were closed for the Labor Day holiday. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 gave up early gains, falling 0.3% to 66,170.34 after the government reported that the economy grew at a slightly…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1224+ words) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is embracing his inner cowboy, seeking to gallop into this week's Republican convention in Dallas and save the midterm elections for his party just in the nick of time. As first-of-their-kind festivities open Wednesday, Trump wants…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (639+ words) WASHINGTON — Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee faces a tough Democratic primary challenge Wednesday in his bid for a second full term. Ocean State voters will also choose nominees for a full slate of federal, state and local offices. McKee was…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (372+ words) ATLANTA — Atlanta Beltline officials presented final recommendations for the Beltline Transit Study, proposing a $3.5 billion light-rail system to connect neighborhoods across the city. The plan recommends the CSX alignment as the preferred route for the northwest quadrant of the transit…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (665+ words) BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — The political group associated with President Donald Trump is spending $10 million on television and digital advertisements in the Texas Senate race, according to a Saturday filing with the Federal Election Commission. This is the first significant spending in a…...