Live updates: Trump, Obama campaign in midterm sprint; Murkowski backs Dem in Alaska governor's race

They need to show more grit.

In California, fuel prices often are higher than anywhere else in the country, a reflection of the state's high cost of living that voters want their next governor to address.

With less than a week to go before election day, Raman's double-digit lead in the mayoral race has evaporated.

Struggling small businesses are turning to costly merchant cash advances for quick capital, but high fees and daily payouts are driving many into debt.

Since the start of her mayoral campaign, Raman has sprinkled Spanglish into her speeches and sometimes offered whole sentences in softly accented, lightly stilted Spanish. It's part of an effort to win over Latinos.

California Deputy Atty. Gen. Marissa Roy leads Los Angeles County Deputy Dist. Atty. John McKinney by 17 points in the race to replace Los Angeles City Atty. Hydee Feldstein Soto, according to the latest poll results, which show a large number of voters still remain undecided in the contest.

Hollywood sign neighbors filed a legal complaint saying L.A. is responsible for nuisance conditions on public property because it promoted the area as a viewing destination and didn't take steps to address residents' complaints.

Commissioner Stuart Wood may deliver early findings after hearing evidence police failed to intervene in union blockades on major taxpayer-funded projects.

Mitchell Starc turned the Test match around for Australia.

Riverton MLA Jagadish Krishnan has vowed to defend the lawsuit, and has countersued the US businessman behind it with defamation proceedings in the WA Supreme Court.

A south-east Queensland mayor has quit, alleging harassment and intimidation, and telling 9News the Helen Haines attack was a sobering reminder of what's important.

Police have identified 55-year-old Elias Serevetas as the victim of a suspected targeted underworld hit in Reservoir.