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Each state has its own rules about how and when election officials can process absentee and provisional ballots, which can have a big impact on the results of close races.

A Washington state man who authorities said killed at least 118 eagles as part of a wildlife trafficking ring that operated on a Native American reservation in Montana was sentenced Thursday to three years and 10 months in prison, and must pay more than $777,000 in restitution.

A Florida surfer says he’s thankful to be alive after being attacked by a shark not once, but twice now in his lifetime.

How old is too old to trick-or-treat? Parents debated the topic in a TODAY.com survey ahead of Halloween.

Jennifer Guilbeault has been charged with second-degree and third-degree assault as a hate crime after she allegedly pepper-sprayed her Uber driver as he was praying in Arabic on July 31.

Google has integrated its artificial intelligence platform Gemini into apps such as Maps and Waze to make it easier and more elaborate for users.

$20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 is the number a Moscow court wants the YouTube parent company to pay for blocking Russian media outlets. It is a sum “filled with symbolism,” the Kremlin told NBC News on Thursday.

The baby powder was distributed in 35 states and sold online on Amazon.

Investigators say the man suspected of setting fires in ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington state is an experienced metalworker and may be planning additional attacks.

You can find Claudene Wilson serving meals in the cafeteria, doing repairs and comforting crying students.

A woman who was allegedly caught on surveillance video walking out of a Florida hair salon without paying for her hair extensions was arrested Wednesday, police said. 

The aftermath looked eerily similar to the damage left by a strong hurricane or tsunami.

Snow has fallen on Hawaii’s tallest peak, briefly turning the mountaintop into a winter wonderland. The summit area of Mauna Kea on the Big Island got about 2 inches of white powder this week.