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Manhunt launched for ex-police chief known as 'Devil in the Ozarks' after his escape from prison

As law officers search Arkansas' rugged Ozark Mountains for a former police chief and convicted killer who escaped prison this weekend by impersonating a guard and walking out through a gate a guard opened for him, the sister of one of his victims is

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Abortions canceled again in Missouri after ruling from state Supreme Court

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Planned Parenthood halted abortions in Missouri on Tuesday after the state’s top court ordered new rulings in the tumultuous legal saga over a ban that voters struck down last November.

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California changes competition rules for track and field finals amid controversy over trans athlete

SACRAMENTO, Calif.

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US Sen. Tommy Tuberville announces 2026 bid for Alabama governor

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen.

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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to halt judge's order on deportations to South Sudan

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to halt an order allowing migrants to challenge their deportations to South Sudan, an appeal that came hours after the judge suggested the Trump administration was “manufac

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Israeli troops fire warning shots as Palestinians overwhelm new Gaza food center

MUWASI, Gaza Strip (AP) — Chaos erupted on the second day of aid operations by a new U.S.-backed group in Gaza as desperate Palestinians overwhelmed a center distributing food on Tuesday, breaking through fences.

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France's National Assembly adopts long-debated bill legalizing end-of-life options

PARIS (AP) — France’s lower house of parliament adopted a bill Tuesday to allow adults with incurable illness to take lethal medication, as public demands grow across Europe for legal end-of-life options .

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The Supreme Court rejects a plea to block a copper mine on land in Arizona that's sacred to Apaches

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from Apaches who are fighting to halt a massive copper mining project on federal land in Arizona that they hold sacred.

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At least 5 dead and 19 injured in chemical plant explosion in China, CCTV reports

BEIJING (AP) — A huge explosion rocked a chemical plant in China’s eastern Shandong province around noon Tuesday, killing at least five people and injuring 19, according to state broadcaster CCTV. An additional six people remain missing.

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A new aid system in Gaza has started operations, a US-backed group says

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A new aid system in Gaza opened its first distribution hubs Monday, according to a U.S.

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