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The secret ballot has been an article of faith in US elections. That’s being...

ATLANTA (AP) — Security researchers say rapid advances in artificial intelligence are making it more critical to address a flaw in Georgia's voting equipment...

Georgia’s first baby box creates the option for the anonymous surrender of infants

(GPB News) — A state law passed this year allows so-called safe havens, such as hospitals, police and fire stations, to install baby boxes...

Frustrations, remorse and pain surface on 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks

Powerful U.S. officials past and present faced families, survivors and first responders Friday at ceremonies to honor the 25th anniversary of the day 2,977...

How 9/11 changed the way America surveils its citizens

(Stateline) — Twenty-five years after 9/11, the surveillance infrastructure built and expanded in its aftermath has become part of a far larger digital ecosystem...

Georgia governor candidates target cost of living, but details remain murky

(Georgia Recorder) — The two competing candidates for Georgia governor are both focusing on affordability but putting forward starkly different proposals aimed at easing...

Republicans close out GOP midterm convention vowing to keep control of Congress

(States Newsroom) — President Donald Trump and Republicans wrapped up their two-day midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, on Thursday night, urging voters to ensure...

US marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks, ‘moments that divide time’

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans commemorated the 25th anniversary of 9/11 on Friday, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the...

The day that forever changed America

Twenty-five years ago today, terror rained down on the United States as al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners, killing 2,977 people and changing the...

Journalists who witnessed Sept. 11 remember what they saw, 25 years later

Publisher's Note: This article contains graphic images of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States that some readers may find disturbing....

Smithsonian marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 with a display of rare artifacts

WASHINGTON (AP) — Seat belts and a flight attendant call button from the doomed United Airlines Flight 93. A purse filled with keys and...

Trump plan to send $5K to every adult projected to cost $1.2T and ‘explode’...

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — A proposal by President Donald Trump to give $5,000 to each American adult if Republicans retain control of the U.S....

Suit challenges Trump administration move to allow some ICE presence at polling places

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Latino advocacy groups and voting rights organizations Thursday filed a suit in federal court challenging the Trump administration’s policy of...