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A challenge to the counting of absentee ballots in Florida's Seminole County has at least the potential to wipe out thousands of votes that have already been included in the state's certified count. Democrats say those absentee ballots were obtained only after Republican volunteers were allowed to complete applications for them, applications that otherwise would not have qualified. Today, that case was relocated from Seminole County to Tallahassee, the state capital. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

After having trouble obtaining drugs needed for lethal injections, state officials plan to change the primary method of execution to nitrogen gas inhalation. It would be a first for a U.S. state.

A key diplomat validated a kernel of the Ukraine affair to House investigators, Ukrainian officials told reporters something critical, and more. Here's what you need to know.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Meghann Burke, executive director of the National Women's Soccer League Players Association, about abuse allegations against male coaches.

The deputy attorney general rejected a story that described him musing about secretly wearing a wire or conferring with members of the Cabinet about invoking the 25th Amendment.

Internet freedom declined again in the past year and "manipulation and disinformation tactics played an important role" in 18 countries' elections — including the U.S., according to an annual report.

The Justice Department has charged Amit Forlit with conspiracy to commit computer hacking, among other crimes.

A special task force is investigating claims and freezing accounts to determine who legitimately qualifies for the relief money. About $20 billion in unemployment money was stolen by criminals.

McDonald's is one of the nation's largest employers of low-wage workers. And because it's everywhere, it's a great place to test the effects of minimum wage laws.

Carolyn Bryant set off the lynching of Emmett Till by accusing the Black teen of improper advances. Today, his relatives want authorities to launch a kidnapping prosecution against her.