We talk to pollsters about their models of the electorate this year
Pollsters try to create an accurate model of the electorate. But that model can change abruptly, like when Vice President Harris became the Democratic nominee.
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A nominee for North Carolina's schools chief has a track record of conspiracy theories
The Republican candidate for superintendent of schools in North Carolina calls schools "indoctrination centers" and has a shot at a victory.
6 people accuse Sean 'Diddy' Combs of sexual assault in new lawsuits
The lawsuits filed Monday accuse the hip-hop mogul of raping women, sexually assaulting men and molesting a 16-year-old boy.
Kenyan runner Ruth Chepngetich set a new women's marathon world record
Kenyan runner Ruth Chepngetich smashed the women’s marathon world record yesterday in Chicago by nearly two minutes.
A look at everything in swing for Arizona voters
Arizona could go either way this presidential year -- that's what makes it a swing state. But it could also go either way on down the state's ballot, right to a question on abortion rights.
As fears about election security grow, military veterans are filling as poll workers
A non profit has recruited more than 160,000 veterans as poll workers, in the face of growing threats and skepticism about the security of elections.
Shaken baby syndrome is discredited, but a man is scheduled to be executed for it
Supporters of death row inmate Robert Roberson say the state is about to execute an innocent man. Roberson was convicted of shaking his child to death. "Shaken baby syndrome" is largely discredited.
Thousands are still without power more than 2 weeks after Hurricane Helene
Helene knocked out power across the Western North Carolina mountains where the terrain makes it difficult to fix the lines. It raises the question about power grid resiliency in light of climate change.
Lilly Ledbetter, the activist who inspired Fair Pay Act, dies at 86
Lilly Ledbetter, a supervisor at a Goodyear tire plant in Alabama, discovered she was receiving less pay than men who worked the same position. Her case led to a monumental law on pay equity.
Native voters could swing Arizona. Both parties want their votes
Both Republicans and Democrats are trying to marshal Native American voters in Arizona, which could prove decisive to winning the key state.