MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australians began voting Tuesday at general elections as the death of Pope Francis overshadowed ...

The death of a pope triggers a centuries-old ritual to elect a new one. It involves sacred oaths, the piercing of ballots ...

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A Wisconsin Elections Commission discussion of uncounted ballots in Madison devolved into a shouting match, with the ...

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A federal judge won't yet decide on a request from Democrats and voting rights groups to block parts of President Donald ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney says who will go up against U.S. President Donald Trump is the key question in Canada’s election ...

Even though cardinals don’t campaign for the job, there are always front-runners going into a conclave to choose the next ...

Pope Francis had an informal, lighthearted speaking style. When Francis met Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI for the first time ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...