Some of the nation's most divisive social issues — gay marriage, abortion and affirmative action — went before voters Tuesday as 36 states passed judgment on ballot measures as well as candidates. Of...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than five miles from the White House, separated by a river and so much history, people spoke of popping champagne, of winning the lottery. They remembered those who died before...

MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — U.S. soldiers on the front lines tuned in Tuesday to CNN and the Internet to track the presidential election that will decide the future of their mission. But for many, the day...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats counted on solidifying their thin leadership grip on the Senate as voters flocked to the polls Tuesday to fill 35 Senate seats. Embattled Republicans braced for losses...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A group of people have gathered beside a gazebo in an outdoor park to discuss the presidential election. But the park isn't real, it's in the online virtual world of Second Life,...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Four incumbent Louisiana congressmen will defend their seats in Tuesday's elections, with freshman Democrat Don Cazayoux facing an especially tough re-election bid against...

The Republican Party of Louisiana is holding an election night rally tonight at 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Select on Constitution Avenue. John Kennedy, Senate candidate, and Roger F. Villere, Louisiana...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — In making a documentary about how the nation votes, actress Kirsten Dunst and filmmaker Jacob Soboroff were drawn to North Dakota, the only state without voter registration. "It's...

KISUMU, Kenya (AP) _ Africans flocked to all-night parties to watch the U.S. election results roll in, determined to celebrate a moment in history as Barack Obama tried to become the first black American...

The Louisiana Democratic Party will host an "election night celebration" tonight at 8 p.m. at the Red Lion Hotel on South Acadian Thruway, according to a news release from the Louisiana Democratic Party.Attendees...

CHICAGO (AP) — Seeking a transcendent victory, Democrat Barack Obama made a final-hour push for Republican-leaning Indiana on Tuesday after casting his own ballot with his young daughters at his...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin offered optimism to a boisterous crowd in an Ohio Democratic stronghold and pepped up a huge rally in conservative central...