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EPA reaches $4.2M settlement over 2019 explosion, fire at major Philadelphia refinery
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a tentative $4.2 settlement with a firm that owned ...
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Jerry Jones and Roger Penske partner to give IndyCar a brand new street racing spectacle
When IndyCar approached the Dallas Cowboys about potentially hosting a street course race in Texas, Jerry Jones saw that ...
Houston ISD overpaid about 4,000 employees, leading to recent drops in pay on pay stubs
Houston ISD said it overpaid about 4,000 employees and opted to dock their recent paychecks to recoup the money. The district ...
Experts point to copycat behavior, social media climate as reasons for rise in school threats in Houston area
Experts pointed to copycat behavior after Georgia shooting and social media environment as reasons for rise in school threats ...
Not all elections look the same. Here are some of the different ways states run their voting
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. general election on Nov. 5 will decide the country’s direction, but it is far from a nationally ...
Former All-Pro cornerback Pat Fischer dies at age 84
Pat Fischer, an All-Pro cornerback who was chosen three times for the Pro Bowl during his 17-year NFL career with St. Louis ...
If the polls just closed, how can AP already declare a winner?
Many of the races called just as the polls close are uncontested elections where only one candidate appears on the ballot and ...
How voting before Election Day became so widespread and so political
Voting before Election Day is much more common today than it was roughly 50 years ago. Yet it is highly politicized as voting ...
Florida has nearly all ballots counted on Election Day, while California can take weeks. This is why
In California, almost one-third of ballots were uncounted after election night. The state was making almost daily updates to ...
Want to follow election results like a pro? Here's what to watch in key states
The key to a close race in Michigan is to wait for Wayne, Oakland, and Washtenaw counties to release significant batches of ...
Voting systems have been under attack since 2020, but are tested regularly for accuracy and security
Computer security experts have called for more to be done and for election officials to limit the use of certain technology, ...
Courts could see a wave of election lawsuits, but experts say the bar to change the outcome is high
After the votes are all cast, lawsuits over the vote count could be next. That could involve claims about the counting of ...