In Alaska, Some Early Voting Sites in Rural Villages Have Not Yet Opened NYT - Top Stories By: Anna Griffin and Emily Schwing 24 October 2026 at 23:06 “There is no legal excuse” for the failure of 18 polling sites to open for early voting, a state lawmaker said. © Kerry Tasker/ReutersSenator Dan Sullivan finished second in the primary to Representative Mary Peltola and has trailed her in polls since.
Oregon Teacher Disputes Account of Her Heroism During School Shooting NYT - Top Stories By: Anna Griffin 21 October 2026 at 22:57 Becky Drury, who was said to have shielded a student during a deadly shooting in Bend, refuted the account. “The truth is I was shot before I had any chance to act.” © Jordan Gale for The New York TimesLast week, a teenage gunman fatally shot three children and one teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Ore.