A rare comet brightens the night skies in October
NEW YORK (AP) — Prepare to spot a rare, bright comet. The space rock is slinging toward Earth from the outer reaches of the ...
Callous view of jail deaths a step toward barbaric society
Why jail deaths matter less than nursing home deaths” (Oct. 4): According to Barbara Boyne, “honest, law-abiding” people’s ...
Election conspiracy theories fueled a push to hand-count votes, but doing so is risky and slow
Hand-counting is actually more prone to error, delays results and requires an intensive and costly staffing effort.
Ranked choice voting could decide which party controls the US House. How does it work?
Two states and the nation’s largest city will pick winners in November using ranked choice voting, an increasingly popular ...
Bryce Miller: Dodgers reshape NL Division Series with Game 4 rout of Padres
The Dodgers pounded away at the Padres, then pounded away some more in an 8-0 runaway win Wednesday that set up a deciding ...
Don’t count on a recount to change the winner in close elections this fall. They rarely do
While they might offer hope, recounts rarely change the outcome of an election — even when the margins are very close.