AP seeks answers from US gov't on tracking of journalists
The Associated Press is seeking answers from the Department of Homeland Security on its use of sensitive government databases for tracking international terrorists to investigate as many as 20 American journalists, including an acclaimed AP reporter.
EXPLAINER: On Election Day, patience a necessary virtue
Nevertheless, counting votes accurately for an entire nation, in an election whose jurisdiction is divided up state by state, can be a cumbersome process. Here, Julie Pace, Washington bureau chief for The Associated Press, explains why patience is pivotal. EXPECTATIONS AND REALITYโOne of the biggest things that I would encourage people to do today is to have patience,โ says Pace, a longtime political and White House correspondent. "Thereโs no expectation that we would definitely call the race for the presidency on election night. The amount of votes cast in advance, paired with rules in some states that those votes can't be counted until Election Day, are part of what make 2020 different.
JSO officer who asked theft victim for explicit photos accused of bribery
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ An officer with the Jacksonville Sheriffโs Office is accused of bribery after he attempted to get the victim of a theft to send him explicit photos in exchange for the stolen goods. Pace was arrested Sunday night after he asked to meet the woman claiming he was going to give her back the stolen property. Ivey said Pace spent time as a bailiff, then a corrections officer, before becoming a police officer in 2017. According to JSO, Pace had been investigated six times since 2009. Three times JSO found that Pace โfailed to conform to work standards," once in 2010 and twice in 2012.