Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump has again asked an appeals court to transfer his New York criminal hush money case to federal court, reigniting an effort to stall his sentencing or throw out his conviction on 34 felony courts. In a filing on late Monday,Read More →

Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (NEW YORK) With just weeks to go until the presidential election, a Georgia judge has ruled that certification of election results by county officials in the state is “mandatory” — a new ruling that is likely to be heralded by election experts amid rising fears that rogue election officialsRead More →

Elijah Nouvelage for The Washington Post via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Early in-person voting kicks off in Georgia on Tuesday as uncertainty over new election rule changes looms large in one of the crucial states that will decide this year’s presidential election. Georgia counties will provide early in-person voting forRead More →

Sean Rayford/Getty Images, FILE (ASHE COUNTY, N.C.) — The sheriff’s office in Rutherford County, NC, announced Monday that they’d arrested a man and charged him with allegedly threatening to harm Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) workers in the area. William Parsons, 44, of Bostic, NC, was charged with “going armed toRead More →

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — Inflation has fallen over the final months of the presidential campaign, carrying potential implications for a tight race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. More than half of adults list inflation as a top issue for the country, making it the highest-ranking concern byRead More →

STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (NEW JERSEY) —  Bear hunting season has begun in New Jersey – a controversial decision that state officials say is intended to curb the population of black bears interacting with humans. Segment A of bear hunting season began on Monday and will last through Oct. 19, withRead More →

Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Attorneys for two former Memphis police officers convicted of obstruction in the beating death of Tyre Nichols filed motions for acquittal on Friday, both arguing that the government failed to prove the charge during the federal trial. Tadarrius Bean, JustinRead More →

Tim Boyle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — 7-Eleven will close more than 400 of its “underperforming stores” across the U.S. and Canada in an effort to reduce costs and bolster earnings before the end of the year. Seven & I Holdings, the Tokyo-based parent company of the convenience store chain, announcedRead More →

Sean Rayford/Getty Images, FILE (ASHE COUNTY, N.C.) — There have been threats against Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employees responding to Hurricane Helene in North Carolina, according to a local sheriff. “Recently in the mountain region, there have been threats made against them,” Ashe County Sheriff Phil Howell posted on Facebook regardingRead More →

Lindsey Jacobson/ABC News, FILE (DELPHI, IN.) — Jury selection begins Monday in the long-awaited trial of a Delphi, Indiana, man accused of killing two teenage girls while they hiked on a local trail in broad daylight in 2017. The case garnered national intrigue, and remained a mystery for over fiveRead More →