Federal law prohibits “troops or armed men” from being sent to places where a general or special election is held. Here’s ...

In the blink of an eye, a private jet plummeting 450 feet per second nosedived into a Florida roadway, bursting into flames and killing all nine people on board. “It was a cataclysmic plane crash,” ...

• Expensive election: This midterm cycle has set a new record for ad spending, according to tracking service AdImpact, with $11.21 billion spent on ads so far. • Texas in focus: Early voting turnout ...

• Fresh protests: Police have clashed with protesters in France as demonstrations sweep the country, with tear gas and water cannon deployed in several cities and at least 135 people detained.

• CNN will broadcast a projected winner only after an extensive review of data from a number of sources. Details about CNN's projection process * The poll closing countdown clock runs off the time on ...

Exit polls are a survey of selected voters taken soon after they leave their voting place. Pollsters use this sample information, collected from a small percentage of voters, to track and project how ...