preliminary results

In Afghanistan, the first results of last week's presidential and provincial council elections are due to be announced Tuesday.

But millions of ballots are still making their way to the capital, Kabul. That leaves some question as to whether the election commission will be able to give preliminary results by Tuesday.

Preliminary results in Afghanistan's presidential election aren't expected until Saturday. Still, campaign teams for President Hamid Karzai and challenger Abdullah Abdullah insist their candidate won.

And though intimidation by the Taliban kept turnout low, almost all the country's polling places stayed open Thursday.

Which allowed the candidates, and the U.S., to pronounce the election a qualified success.

With few reporting income above minimum wage, Austin individuals engaging in roadside solicitation are using it as a survival strategy, but most desire to return to more regular employment, according to preliminary results of a University of Texas at Austin study.

People who are soliciting on public roadways are usually experiencing multiple barriers to work, including [...]