A single Republican state senator appears to be holding back a push by Donald J. Trump to net a potentially pivotal electoral vote even before ballots are cast.
After seeing video of officers firing at a knife-wielding man, the cousin of a bystander who was badly hurt in the shooting continued to criticize the police.
All three states began sending out mail ballots on Friday and now give people the option of voting in person.
The central issue in the election is how to correct the economy’s deep imbalances.
A Cal Fire employee was arrested Friday on suspicion of starting several blazes in Sonoma County.
The attack, which Lebanese officials said killed at least 14 and injured more than 60, stoked fears Israel is driving toward a full-blown war on its northern border, even as the fight in Gaza goes on.