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Colorado prison evacuated as growing wildfire becomes one of the largest in state history

A Colorado prison was evacuated as one of the largest wildfires in state history continued to grow, and…

A New Yorker who flew to Puerto Rico for a Bad Bunny concert was fatally shot, police say

San Juan, Puerto Rico (AP) — A tourist from the U.S. mainland who was visiting Puerto Rico for…

Storms kill 1, injure another and displace hundreds of inmates in Nebraska

Strong storms before dawn Saturday in eastern Nebraska killed one person and seriously injured another in a state…

Iraqi prime minister removes paramilitary commanders after deadly clash with police

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister approved sweeping disciplinary and legal measures against senior commanders in a paramilitary…

3 wounded in New York City’s Times Square shooting

Three people were wounded during a shooting at New York City’s iconic Times Square, the New York Police…

Rapidly spreading brush fire prompts an evacuation order for thousands north of Los Angeles

A brush fire in a mountainous area north of Los Angeles ignited and spread quickly Thursday, forcing thousands…

Judge orders temporary halt to construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center

A federal judge on Thursday ordered a two-week halt to construction at an immigrant detention center in the…

Judge considers whether Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center violates environmental law

Miami (AP) — A federal judge heard arguments Wednesday over whether to stop construction of an immigration detention…

Minnesota man gets 28 years for pandemic-era food fraud

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a leader of a sprawling, pandemic-era food fraud plot…

Judge blocks four districts from enforcing Arkansas law requiring Ten Commandments in classroom

A new Arkansas law requiring public classrooms to display the Ten Commandments cannot be enforced in a handful…

Nigeria seizes more than 1,600 exotic birds in one of the biggest wildlife trafficking busts in years

Nigerian customs said they seized more than 1,600 parrots and canaries that were being transported from Lagos international…

Purdue University student freed from ICE detention after outcry from faith leaders

A Purdue University student from South Korea has been freed from federal detention, tearfully reuniting with her family…

Sudan accuses the UAE of funding Colombian mercenaries to fight alongside the RSF in civil war

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan has accused the United Arab Emirates of sending Colombian mercenaries to fight alongside the…

Funeral home owner who sent families fake ashes pleads guilty to fraud

A Colorado funeral home owner accused of stashing nearly 200 decomposing bodies in a room-temperature building admitted in…

Brazil’s Supreme Court orders house arrest for former President Jair Bolsonaro

SAO PAULO — Brazil’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the house arrest for the country’s former President Jair…