Roundup of officer killed. prison escapees in focus
An officer died after a handcuffed suspect grabbed a gun in a moving cruiser and fled, causing a crash. A $10,000 reward was offered for information on suspect Travis Boys amid a manhunt. In Afghanistan a roadside bombing killed at least 12 members of a family returning home in Helmand province. In New York two escaped prisoners were sighted near Friendship as authorities continued the pursuit. In South Carolina a judge declared a mistrial in the retrial of ex police chief Richard Combs, charged in the 2011 death of Bernard Bailey.
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New Orleans
Daryle Holloway
Michael Harrison
Travis Boys
Kandahar
Afghanistan
Helmand
Marjah
Nabil Jan Mullahkhail
Mohammad Salih
Salih
Friendship
N.Y
New York
Richard Matt
Clinton
Dannemora
Columbia
S.C
South Carolina
Brian Gibbons
Eutawville
Richard Combs
WLTX19
Combs
Bernard Bailey
Orangeburg County
Richland County
Sunni tribes key to Islamic State fight in Iraq
Sunni tribesmen trained at a crash program stood ready to confront the Islamic State for a Shiite-led Baghdad government many feel abandoned Ramadi a month earlier. They received salaries after 18 months while tensions with Baghdad persist. A senior official confirmed counterterrorism forces pulled from Ramadi, leaving troops and tribal fighters outmatched as ISIS overran the city.
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Haranityah
Iraq
Islamic State Group
Ramadi
Baghdad
Rafa al-Fahdawi
al Bu Fahad
Anbar
Syria
Caliphate
Saddam Hussein
Associated Press
Omar al-Fahdawi
Hand cleanup of California oil spill by hand at Refugio Beach
Workers in protective gear scrub oil from cobbles and cliffs at Refugio State Beach after a Plains All American pipeline leak. The spill, largest along the California coast in 25 years, released up to 101000 gallons with 21000 gallons entering a storm drain.
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Goleta
Calif
Refugio State Beach
California
Carl Childs
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Plains All American Pipeline
Plains
el Capitan State Beach
Santa Barbara County
Kim McCleneghan
State Department of Fish and Wildlife
McCleneghan
Trade dispute exposes rifts within House Democrats
Congress faces internal division as a shrinking liberal wing strengthens its grip on the House Democratic caucus. Moderates lose influence, unions push back against trade deals, and President Obama seeks renewed momentum to advance a broader trade package amid looming Senate votes.
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Washington
Congress
House
Capitol Hill
Gerry Connolly
Virginia
Barack Obama
Obama
Senate
White House
Texas Removes Criminal Penalty for Missing School
Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law decriminalizing unexcused absences in Texas schools, requiring preventive measures and phasing out criminal penalties. The change ends transfers to adult court for truancy, aiming to address hardships and reduce disproportionate impacts on low income and minority students. The DOJ continues review of Dallas County truancy courts.
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Dallas
Texas
Justice Department
Greg Abbott
John Whitmire
Houston
U.S
Wyoming
Texas Appleseed
Texas Office of Court Administration
U.S. Justice Department
Dallas County
Dena Iverson
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