(Reuters) – A Russian official said on Monday that fighting was gripping parts of Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region which Moscow has been trying to seize and added that Ukraine’s military was pouring men and equipment into the contested area. Ukrainian President Voldodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv’s forces were gradually pushing Russian troops out of the contested […]
Spartanburg County voters went to the polls to cast ballots in three highly contested council races during the South Carolina Statewide Primaries on Tuesday, June 11. In Spartanburg Council District 1, the incumbent Democrat, Mo Abusaft, faces two Democrat challengers, Ricky Fields and Mike Fowler. Republican incumbent David Britt faces Republican challenger Bryan Alverson in […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A hotly contested East Coast natural gas pipeline was given the go-ahead Tuesday to start operating, six years after construction began at more than double its original estimated cost. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the 303-mile (500-kilometer) Mountain Valley Pipeline project across rugged mountainsides in West Virginia and Virginia over […]
For Indiana Democrats, who haven’t won a statewide election since 2012, their best shot at victory this November is likely their campaign to oust Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita. But the question looming over the state party is whether a potentially messy contested convention race over whom should face Rokita will help or hurt the […]
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s cabinet will reject and send back for review legislation the opposition passed on Tuesday on parliamentary reforms that have brought tens of thousands onto the streets to protest and accusations of Chinese interference. The peaceful protests, and sometimes violent confrontations in parliament over the reforms, have been taking place against a […]
STORY: Taiwan passed a controversial reform package pushed by the opposition on Tuesday (May 28) despite days of street protests against the laws which will give lawmakers more oversight over the government. The reforms give lawmakers the power to ask the military, private companies or individuals to disclose information deemed relevant by parliamentarians. They also […]
This story will be updated after polls close at 8 p.m. and as election results come in. Polls will soon close for Idaho primary elections that will determine most of the newly elected officials in Canyon County. Most Republicans in the county will run unopposed in the November general election; only one Democratic candidate is […]
Two State Board of Education races and one University of Nebraska Board of Regents race had more than two candidates in the 2024 primary election. Top row, for State Board of Education District 2, Linda Vermooten, right, and Maggie Douglas, left, were leading Karen Morgan in votes. Bottom row, State Board of Education District 4, […]
Apr. 22—Crawford County has its congressional district seat up for election as well as three seats representing the county in Pennsylvania’s General Assembly this year, but there are no contested races in Tuesday’s primary. Pennsylvania’s 16th Congressional District consists of all of Erie, Crawford, Mercer, Butler and Lawrence counties and part of Venango County. U.S. […]
Passaic County voters will see contested primaries at the top of the ballot, but few underneath. An unofficial but likely final list of primary candidates released by the Passaic County clerk this week leads with the contentious battle among sheriff candidates seeking the Democratic nomination, Sheriff’s Office Chief Thomas Adamo and former Sheriff Jerry Speziale. […]
The spotlight on Bergen County’s June primary elections may have dimmed a bit after Tammy Murphy suspended her Senate campaign last month, but there are still contested local races to watch. The deadline to file for the primary election was March 25, giving a preview for June and November races. Here is the unofficial list […]
People in Senegal have voted in a tightly contested presidential race following months of uncertainty that has tested the West African nation’s reputation as a stable democracy in a region shaken by a wave of coups in recent years. The election comes after President Macky Sall unsuccessfully tried to postpone the February 25 vote until […]