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Mail-in ballots following a primary election at San Francisco County’s election operations facility at City Hall in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., handed the Trump administration a temporary win on Friday in its attempt to increase federal oversight of elections.

Arrests: Levi Wigley, 27 of Fort Payne, confined to the Cherokee County Detention Center on a Court Order. Justin Norris, 39 of Cedar Bluff, Confined to the Cherokee County Detention Center on a Court Order. Robert Cowser, 43 of Gadsden, arrested by the Cherokee County Sheriff Department on Charges of 2 counts of failure to appear in court on Previous Drug Charges.

Wildfire smoke from Canada shrouds the sun as it rises behind the Chrysler Building in New York City, July 17, 2026. (Gary Hershorn/ABC News) (NEW YORK) — Dangerous wildfire smoke is impacting more than a dozen states on Saturday morning as air quality alerts span from the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes to New England, south through the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.

A photo of Francesca Reale. (Ian Lipton) | A photo of Roby Attal. (Chris Labadie) This Summer Will Be Different has gained a couple more cast members. Netflix has announced that Francesca Reale and Roby Attal have joined the cast of the upcoming TV adaptation of author Carley Fortune’s bestselling romance novel. Reale is set to play Bridget in the show, while Attal will take on the role of Felix, who also goes by the nickname Wolf.

Cyclospora cayetanensis is a unicellular parasite that causes an intestinal infection called cyclosporiasis. (CDC) (NEW YORK) — Hospitalizations in Michigan linked to an outbreak of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by a parasite, have surpassed 100, health officials said Friday. So far, 102 people have been hospitalized, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS).

Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico speaks during a “Talarico for Texas: Frontera Tour” campaign rally at the La Posada facility, July 14, 2026, in Laredo, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democrats raised more money than their Republican opponents in key Senate races across the country in the second quarter, according to campaign finance filings made this week to the Federal Election Commission. In Georgia, Democratic Sen.

Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the FY2027 budget request on Capitol Hill on May 12, 2026, in Washington. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The late Sen. Lindsey Graham will be honored later this month with separate services in Washington, D.C. and South Carolina, after the Republican died unexpectedly on July 11.

Brad Paisley’s Tacklebox – Disc 1 is complete, as he releases the final three cuts: “Who Knew,” “Tell Me Your Life Story” and “It’s Still Goodbye.” The “I’m Gonna Miss Her” hitmaker started putting out the unreleased and unrecorded songs from his back catalog on May 11. The 13-track collection also includes other new songs inspired by the ’80s and ’90s. Emily Ann Roberts and Ian Munsick team up for a new version of “Jack & Jill Daniel’s,” previously released as a solo track.

Corey Kent’s ‘Heartland Rock and Roll’ (Sony Music Nashville) Corey Kent would “Rather Be Here” on the latest preview of his upcoming album, and it only makes sense that Jason Aldean would be there with him. “I really wanted to capture a ’70s-style southern rock vibe, and I’m so lucky to have my big brother in country music, Jason Aldean, on this one,” he says.

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the East Room of the White House on July 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Saul Loeb/Pool – Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Newly-declassified documents touted by President Donald Trump during his address on election security Thursday cast doubt on some of his claims about “shocking vulnerabilities” in the country’s election infrastructure.