Free ice cream, doughnuts and coffee are offered today at certain businesses, giving voters an extra incentive to reach the polls.Ben & Jerry's Homemade Holdings, Starbucks Coffee and Krispy Kreme...

With a Sen. Barack Obama victory looking more likely by the minute, about 150 people gathered around two television screens at the Red Lion Hotel chanting "Yes we did."The crowd cheered wildly with each...

IN THE HEADLINESObama talks on election eve like a man who expects he's going to win presidency ... McCain speeds across 7 states in campaign finale ... Palin offers optimism in Ohio Democratic suburb;...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The world is anxiously awaiting new ideas and fresh leadership from America's new president to deal with the economic crisis that has encircled the globe with sickening speed. Unemployment...

LONDON (AP) — World markets pushed higher Tuesday as America went to the polls and a leading U.S. investment bank told its clients in Europe to buy stocks after the savaging they have taken in the...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama was winning handily among women, blacks and Hispanics, while whites supported John McCain, according to preliminary exit polls. Obama also was the overwhelming choice...

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...