WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors in New York on Friday secured a 30-count indictment against the man accused of mailing pipe bombs to prominent Democrats and critics of Donald Trump across the U.S., bringing charges more severe and more numerous than those he previously faced.

Cesar Sayoc, 56, who had been living out of a van in Aventura, Fla., faces a possible sentence of life in prison based on the charges, including five counts of using a weapon of mass destruction, five counts of illegal mailing of explosives and five counts of threatening interstate communications and other similar allegations.

His next court appearance was not immediately scheduled.

Authorities have said they believe Sayoc is responsible for mailing 16 possible explosive devices to people considered foes of the president, including former President Barack Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Attorney General Eric Holder, liberal billionaire George Soros and others. Sayoc was arrested last month and charged with five counts. Even after he was in taken into custody, authorities continued to recover packages they believe he sent through the mail.

None of the devices exploded, although the FBI said they were not hoaxes.

Sayoc covered the van he lived in with pro-Trump stickers and decals of the president’s opponents with targets over their faces.

The FBI connected Sayoc to the devices via fingerprints and a possible DNA match, authorities said. His attorney in Florida, where he first appeared in court, has called the evidence “flimsy.”

Volunteers track down Georgia voters by phone and on foot

ATLANTA — Volunteers spread out Friday trying to find any ballots that could help Democrat Stacey Abrams close the gap against Republican Brian Kemp in their unsettled, too-close-to-call race for Georgia governor.

Unofficial returns show Kemp with an advantage, and he’s already resigned as secretary of state to start a transition with the blessing of departing GOP Gov. Nathan Deal. President Donald Trump weighed in with a tweet that said Kemp “ran a great race ... he won. It is time to move on!”

Yet Abrams sent out volunteers and campaign staff in search of votes that she hopes could still tilt the margin toward her.

Dozens of volunteers called voters who used a provisional ballot to make sure they take steps to ensure their vote — for Abrams or Kemp — is counted by Friday evening, the deadline.

Settlement reached in tight Arizona Senate vote count

PHOENIX — Arizona Republicans who had alleged the state’s two biggest counties — Maricopa and Pima — were illegally counting some ballots changed course Friday and agreed to settle their lawsuit if rural voters also get an extra chance to fix problems with ballots cast in the state’s tight U.S. Senate race.

The settlement was technically between Republicans and the state’s county recorders, but Democrats agreed to it. Arizona’s 15 counties now have until Nov. 14 to address the issue, which state Elections Director Eric Spencer said likely affects less than 10,000 votes out of more than 2.3 million cast statewide.

The settlement came a day after Democrat Kyrsten Sinema took a slight lead over Republican Martha McSally amid the slow vote count.

4 car bombs explode by hotel

in Somalia’s capital, killing 20

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Four car bombs were detonated by Islamic extremists outside a hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, on Friday afternoon killing at least 20 people and injuring 17, said police.

After the three explosions in front of the hotel, a fourth blast hit as medics attempted to rescue the injured.

The suicide bombs exploded near the perimeter wall of the Sahafi Hotel, which is located across the street from the Somali Police Force’s Criminal Investigations Department, said Capt. Mohamed Hussein.

Some of the victims were burned beyond recognition, he said.

Somali security forces shot dead four gunmen who tried to storm through a hole blown into the hotel’s wall but did not succeed in entering, he said.

Australia: Stabbing attack linked to terrorism

SYDNEY — A knife-wielding man stabbed three people, one fatally, in Australia’s second-largest city on Friday in an attack police linked to terrorism.

The attack during the afternoon rush hour brought central Melbourne to a standstill. Hundreds of people watched from behind barricades as police tried to apprehend the attacker.

Police said the man got out of a pickup truck, which then caught fire, and attacked three bystanders with a knife. He also attempted to attack police who arrived on the scene before being fatally shot in the chest by an officer.

Police said the attacker’s vehicle contained several barbecue gas cylinders.

Victoria state police Commissioner Graham Ashton said the suspect, who was originally from Somalia, was known to police and the incident was being treated as terrorism.

Ginsburg is released from hospital after fracturing ribs

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was released from the hospital Friday after having been admitted for treatment and observation after fracturing three ribs in a fall.

Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said the 85-year-old justice is “doing well” and working from home.

Ginsburg, the Supreme Court’s oldest justice, fell in her office at the court on Wednesday evening and went to George Washington University Hospital in Washington early Thursday after experiencing discomfort overnight, the court said.

Ginsburg has persevered on the bench despite several health issues.

She broke two ribs in a fall in 2012. She also had separate bouts with colon and pancreatic cancer and had a stent implanted to open a blocked artery in 2014.

In the Philippines: A special anti-graft court found former first lady Imelda Marcos, 89, guilty on Friday of violating an anti-corruption law when she illegally funneled about $200 million to Swiss foundations in the 1970s. She is expected to appeal to avoid jail and losing her seat in Congress.

In Britain: A government minister stepped down Friday to protest Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan and is backing calls for a second referendum on whether to leave the European Union. Jo Johnson said the withdrawal agreement being discussed by EU and British leaders would greatly weaken Britain.