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Authorities haven’t disclosed the circumstances of how Danelo Cavalcante managed to escape Thursday morning, and say the episode is under investigation

The Supreme Court in May reversed the wire fraud conspiracy conviction of former Cuomo aide Joseph Percoco, ruling jury instructions were too vague

An effort to guarantee access to abortion rights in Ohio, a November ballot measure, is already fueling misleading claims about how it could influence abortion care, gender-related health care and parental consent in the state

The historic proceedings set to start in the state Senate Tuesday are the most serious threat yet to one of Texas’ most powerful figures after nine years engulfed by criminal charges, scandal and accusations of corruption

Idalia made landfall Wednesday morning along Florida’s sparsely populated Big Bend region as a Category 3 storm, causing widespread flooding and damage before moving north to drench Georgia and the Carolinas

The 10-square-mile (25-square-kilometer) oil and gas lease in the mountainous Badger-Two Medicine area of northwestern Montana was issued in 1982 but has not been developed

He joins the former president and at least 10 others in forgoing a trip to Atlanta to appear before a judge in a packed courtroom with a news camera rolling

The mandate is a pillar of a safety bill signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who rejected calls this year for gun control despite angry pleas from parents

Breaking ground on this project marks a major milestone as the United States looks to make good on promises to address climate change and bolster the nation’s already overwhelmed power grids

Perkins Coie, a law firm that tracks class action suits, said 214 were filed against food and beverage companies in 2022 and 101 were filed in the first six months of this year

According to the Illinois company, the board of directors and Brewer “mutually agreed” to her resignation effective Thursday

The project is billed as “a chance for a new community, good paying local jobs, solar farms, and open space” in Solano, a rural county between San Francisco and Sacramento that is now home to 450,000 people

It also immediately drew ire from the nursing home industry, which said it amounted to a mandate that couldn’t be met

Five people have died in Fulton County custody in just over a month

Organizer Joseph Biggs got a 17-year sentence, while leader Zachary Rehl got 15 years. Enrique Tarrio, who was the Proud Boys’ national chairman and top leader, is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday

At least 91,000 immediate family members were detained last month, the highest figure since May 2019

The president will recognize Larry Taylor at a ceremony in September. The Army says that the then-first lieutenant flew his Cobra attack helicopter in the dark of night on June 18, 1968, to rescue four men

To combat climate change and overexploitation, fishing communities are transforming their coves into sustainable and profitable fisheries

Creative pursuits in Spain face the challenge of purging the country’s colonial vision, critically reviewing its relationship with the Americas and overcoming a gender bias. Is there a solution? Is it as bad as we think?

Ilan Goldfajn and Ajay Banga — the presidents of these international organizations — have signed a protocol of understanding. They want to work together to close the digital divide in the region and protect the Amazon and the Caribbean

Idalia first hit Florida as a hurricane and then moved on to spark flooding in Georgia and South Carolina and heavy rains in North Carolina before moving out to sea Thursday

In just a month, the Border Patrol’s Tucson Sector in July became the busiest along the U.S. border with Mexico for the first time since 2008

The nonprofit Real Alternatives was the first to secure taxpayer dollars for its services, and it inspired other states to start their own programs

High-profile efforts seen in recent months — including ongoing strikes in Hollywood and unionized UPS workers’ fight towards a new contract — have put the spotlight on workers organizing

The plan drew immediate backlash from privacy and civil liberties advocates, raising questions about whether such drone use violated existing laws for police surveillance

Arkansas’ law is similar to a first-in-the-nation restriction signed into law earlier this year in Utah

The health episode has fueled quiet concern among Republican senators and intense speculation about his ability to remain as leader