The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Mississippi law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted in elections even if they are received after Election Day on Monday. The court was split 5-4 on the ruling, with Justice Amy Coney Barrett writing the majority opinion. She was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts, as well as justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson. This is a developing story. Check back soon for updates.
For most professional golfers, a five-month gap between PGA Tour victories barely qualifies as a drought. For world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler , it’s long enough to make people wonder if something is wrong. That conversation is going to last at least another week, especially with the way it happened. Viktor Hovland defeated Scheffler on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff Monday morning at TPC River Highlands, winning the Travelers Championship after both players finished regulation tied at 21
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, upheld state laws that allow the counting of late-arriving mail-in ballots even if they were postmarked by Election Day.
Sunny the French bulldog has been picking up millions of views online for having so much to say.
Teams painstakingly combed endangered Atlantic habitat over several years, helping to grow 8m native trees A small band of volunteers has helped to grow nearly 8m native trees in Scotland, crucial to efforts to restore lost parts of the Atlantic rainforest, after collecting 11m seeds by hand. About 100 volunteers, including retired teachers and doctors, office workers and young families, have spent tens of thousands of hours venturing into often remote woods in the western Highlands and islands
NBC News · Oct 8
A ballot drop box in Lane County, Ore., in 2024.
NPR News · Oct 8
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a Mississippi law that allows election officials to count mail-in ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but received up to five days after it. (Image credit: Rebecca Droke)
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Mary Evelyn Nicole Manning-Kellione’s death was among at least five reported amid floods in Tennessee and Kentucky A 39-year-old woman died in Tennessee while trying to save her son from high flood waters on Sunday morning, according to officials. The death of Mary Evelyn Nicole Manning-Kellione was among at least five reported during flooding in recent days in a region encompassing Tennessee and Kentucky. Continue reading...
ABC News · Oct 8
The U.S. and Iran agreed to stop attacks on Sunday, a U.S. official said.
Fox News · Oct 8
Federal investigators are reportedly probing nonprofits linked to California first lady Jennifer Siebel Newsom, putting renewed scrutiny on two organizations that conservative watchdogs and media reports have criticized over alleged conflicts of interest tied to their proximity to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s political orbit. Newsom has accused President Donald Trump’s Justice Department of launching a politically motivated "fishing expedition" against him and his wife, but the DOJ has not publicly confi
