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Ecuador reveals how notorious gang leader ‘Fito’ hid in his hometown for 18 months after jailbreak

By GABRIELA MOLINA Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ever since Ecuador’s most notorious gang leader vanished from his prison cell in January 2024, authorities have been searching the world, offering a $1 million reward for information leading to the capture of Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito.” It turned out the country’s most wanted man was

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6 Americans detained in South Korea for trying to send rice and Bibles to North Korea by sea

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Six Americans were detained Friday in South Korea for trying to send 1,600 plastic bottles filled with rice, miniature Bibles, $1 bills and USB sticks toward North Korea by sea, police said. The Americans were apprehended on front-line Gwanghwa Island before throwing the bottles into

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Democrats are trying to figure out what to do about John Fetterman. One of them is stepping up

By MARC LEVY Associated Press ENOLA, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania isn’t even up for reelection until 2028, but already a one-time primary foe, former U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, is crisscrossing Pennsylvania and social media, looking and sounding like he’s preparing to challenge Fetterman again. At town hall after town hall

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Supreme Court meets Friday to decide 6 remaining cases, including birthright citizenship

By MARK SHERMAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is meeting Friday to decide the final six cases of its term, including President Donald Trump’s bid to enforce his executive order denying birthright citizenship to U.S.-born children of parents who are in the country illegally. The justices take the bench

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Loved ones share tributes as leaders, including former President Joe Biden, attend funeral for slain Minnesota House Speaker and her husband

By Alaa Elassar, Chelsea Bailey, Cindy Von Quednow, Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — On a warm, humid Saturday morning, grieving loved ones gathered at The Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis to honor Minnesota’s former House Speaker and her husband, whose shocking killings in an attack earlier this month stunned the nation. The private funeral

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US signs agreements with Guatemala and Honduras to take asylum-seekers, Noem says

By REBECCA SANTANA and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala and Honduras have signed agreements with the United States to potentially offer refuge to people from other countries who otherwise would seek asylum in the United States, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday at the conclusion of her Central America

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