Georgia tallies votes as US Senate control hangs in balance

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia officials have begun counting the final votes of the nation’s turbulent 2020 election season as polls closed in two critical races that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and, in turn, the fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s legislative agenda. Around 9 p.m. Tuesday, the race was too early to call. Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock had a small lead in votes counted, but much of that vote came from ballots cast before Election Day, which gene