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Trump asks Turkey for any recorded evidence of Khashoggi’s fate

By Zeke Miller, Jonathan Lemire, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press

Asked about a recording described by a Turkish newspaper, President Trump said, "We've asked for it, if it exists." He's also continuing to urge patience while Saudi Arabia says it's investigating.

In Georgia, black voters were ordered off a bus headed to the polls

By Associated Press

A group that encourages African-Americans to vote says about 40 black residents of a senior living center in Georgia were told to get off a bus taking them to the first day of in-person early voting.

WATCH: Trump presents Medal of Honor to retired Marine

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

John Canley's heroism includes twice scaling a hospital wall in view of the enemy to help wounded Marines and carry them to safety…

Puppeteer who played Big Bird on ‘Sesame Street’ retiring

By Associated Press

Caroll Spinney tells the New York Times that Thursday will be his last day on the program, which he joined from the start in 1969. In addition to Big Bird, the 84-year-old was also Oscar the Grouch.

How Democrats are trying to motivate voters to show up for Election Day

By Juana Summers, Associated Press

Democrats have reason for optimism: The party saw strong turnout in nearly a dozen federal special elections ahead of the midterms, with Democratic candidates consistently outperforming Republicans.

Tornadoes are spinning up farther east in U.S., study finds

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Over the past few decades tornadoes have been shifting — decreasing in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas but spinning up more in states along the Mississippi River and farther east, a new study shows. Scientists aren't quite certain why.

Trailing in polls, Beto O’Rourke lays into Ted Cruz in Texas debate

By Will Weissert, Associated Press

Democrat Beto O'Rourke abandoned his usual message of unity and optimism and laid into Ted Cruz, hoping to reverse polls that show him fading against the Republican incumbent during the second debate of a Texas Senate race that's become one…

Trump says he won’t accept blame if GOP loses House

By Catherine Lucey, Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

In a wide-ranging interview three weeks before Election Day, Trump told The Associated Press he senses voter enthusiasm rivaling 2016 and he expressed cautious optimism that his most loyal supporters will vote even when he is not on the ballot.

Man Booker Prize awarded to ‘Milkman’ author Anna Burns

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

Burns won the prestigious honor Tuesday for her vibrant, violent story about men, women, conflict and power set during Northern Ireland's years of Catholic-Protestant violence.