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Local election board members in Georgia can't refuse to certify results, and a controversial new rule on the hand-counting of Election Day ballots is barred, two state judges have decided.

A trio of economists just won a Nobel Prize for their insights into how democratic and other inclusive institutions are critical for a nation's prosperity.

Premieres Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Sunday, Oct. 27 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2. The search for remains of formerly enslaved Black Union soldiers brutally murdered by angry Southerners as the Civil War was ending. Learn about Camp Nelson, KY, the military base where these soldiers and thousands got their freedom papers.

Harris wants to make it easier for eligible voters to cast ballots and rebuild Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination, while Trump pushes for more restrictions to voting access.

In the year since the Hamas-led attacks on Israel, the occupied West Bank has seen an increase in Israeli military raids and attacks by Israeli settlers. More than 600 Palestinians have been killed.

All the available evidence suggests that a miniscule number of noncitizens vote illegally in federal elections and not in numbers that would sway the outcome of any race.

California's reputation as a politically liberal state is being tested in a string of U.S. House districts that are expected to play into control of the chamber.

With each launch, SpaceX has been discharging tens of thousands of gallons of industrial wastewater into sensitive wetlands. Environmentalists say an increase in launches will only make things worse.

The new doll is being scrutinized for the color of her skin, her facial features and her garb. Early reviews are Barbie-tastic.

A team from NPR speaks with voters along a 15-mile road that cuts through the Milwaukee area's segregated neighborhoods as election season continues in this crucial swing state.