HARTFORD, Conn. – Voters in the 2nd Congressional District will have to wait a while to find out who will represent them in Congress. The tight race between three-term Republican incumbent Rob Simmons and Democratic challenger Joe Courtney is likely headed for a recount. About 200 votes separated them with …

WASHINGTON – Government of the people, by the people, will be missing a lot of people Election Day. It’s a persistent riddle in a country that thinks of itself as the beacon of democracy. Why do so few share the light? Compare U.S. voting with foreign voting and it’s not …

NEW YORK – A senior United Nations official who used his influence to steer contracts worth more than $50 million to a man who rewarded him with valuable real estate was arrested Wednesday, prosecutors said. Sanjaya Bahel, of Manhattan, was charged in an indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court. Bahel, …

BAGHDAD – Iraq’s government spokesman says the U.S. offers of changes in the draft security agreement were “not enough.” Ali al-Dabbagh also is asking Washington to offer new amendments if it wants the pact to win parliamentary approval. Al-Dabbagh’s comments on Monday were the first public statements by the Iraqis …

LITTLETON, Colo. – This time last year, Monique White was living in a tiny motel room and looking for work, pining for the Thanksgivings of her childhood when dozens gathered for the holiday feast. On Thursday, White will fulfill her holiday wish. She has a home and a job, and …

GOMA, Congo – Angola announced Wednesday it is mobilizing troops to send to neighboring Congo, heightening fears that the fighting in this central African nation will engulf other countries in the region. Angolan Deputy Foreign Minister Georges Chicoty did not say how many troops will go to Congo or what …

MADRID, Spain – A son of Usama bin Laden who grabbed headlines by marrying a British woman last year has flown to Spain and requested asylum, the Spanish government said Tuesday. Omar Usama bin Laden, 27, is a metals trader who had been living in Cairo, Egypt with his wife. …

VIENNA, Austria – The coffin containing the remains of a billionaire and industrialist has been stolen from a cemetery, according to police. Friedrich Karl Flick’s remains have gone missing from a cemetery in Velden, a town in the southern province of Carinthia, said police spokesman Gottlieb Tuerk. The coffin was …

LOS ANGELES – Jurors suggested in a note to the judge late Tuesday that they had reached verdicts on three of four counts against a Missouri mother accused of conspiring to harass a 13-year-old girl with Internet messages that allegedly prompted her suicide. The note sent on the first day …

NEW YORK – People with gingivitis (gum disease) have worse mental function than their peers whose gums are in better shape, a new analysis of US data shows. The findings raise the possibility that system-wide inflammation due to gum disease could have harmful effects on brain function. However, because the …