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Pennsylvania inmate escaped by climbing up a wall and over razor wire, prison official says

WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) - Convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante was able to escape a prison yard in suburban Pennsylvania last week by climbing up a wall and over razor wire, officials said at a news co...

Sep 06, 2023

California judge halts district policy requiring parents be told if kids change pronouns

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A judge on Wednesday halted a Southern California school district from requiring parents to be notified if their children change their gender identification or pronouns at sch...

Sep 06, 2023

Prosecutors in Trump's Georgia election subversion case estimate a trial would take 4 months

ATLANTA (AP) - Prosecutors in the Georgia election subversion case involving former President Donald Trump said Wednesday that a trial would likely take four months. The estimate from special prosecut...

Sep 06, 2023

Lawsuit contends Constitution's 'insurrection' clause bars Trump from running again for president

DENVER (AP) - A liberal group on Wednesday filed a lawsuit to bar former President Donald Trump from the primary ballot in Colorado, arguing he is ineligible to run for the White House again under a r...

Sep 06, 2023

US Imposes sanctions on Sudanese paramilitary leader for human rights abuses in monthslong conflict

CAIRO (AP) - The United States imposed sanctions Wednesday on a Sudanese paramilitary commander Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo for acts of violence and human rights abuses committed by his troops in their m...

Sep 06, 2023

Blinken visits Kyiv in show of support for Ukraine's efforts to push out Russia's forces

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit Wednesday, hours after Russia launched its first missile attack in a week against the Ukrainian cap...

Sep 06, 2023

It's official. Meteorologists say this summer's swelter was a global record breaker for high heat

GENEVA (AP) - Earth has sweltered through its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured, with a record warm August capping a season of brutal and deadly temperatures, according to the World Met...

Sep 06, 2023

Marine veteran Gerry Leonard wins GOP primary in Rhode Island’s congressional special election

Gerry Leonard, a U.S. Marine veteran and political newcomer, has defeated fellow Republican candidate Terri Flynn, a former town council member, to win the GOP primary for Rhode Island's 1st Congressi...

Sep 05, 2023

Tropical Storm Hilary swirls northward packing deadly rainfall along Mexico's Baja coast

ENSENADA, Mexico (AP) - Tropical Storm Hilary swirled northward Sunday just off the coast of Mexico's Baja California peninsula, no longer a hurricane but still carrying so much rain that forecasters ...

Sep 05, 2023

Rain from Tropical Storm Hilary lashes California and Mexico, swamping roads and trapping cars

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Tropical Storm Hilary inundated streets across Mexico's arid Baja California Peninsula with deadly floodwaters Sunday before moving over Southern California, where it swamped roads an...

Sep 05, 2023