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Copper theft suspect's daring escape caught on bodycam video before deputies discover what he left behind

Rayven Lee Wooten dove headfirst through a closed window to flee an Oklahoma deputy, but left behind a backpack with a critical clue inside.

Surprise Democratic Donor Blitzes Senate Races in Republican-Leaning States With Ads

SHANE GOLDMACHER AND THEODORE SCHLEIFER

Steve Pajcic, a lawyer and philanthropist in Florida, started a group that is airing ads in Kansas and South Carolina. Florida and Mississippi are next.

Katie Zacharia Is Trump’s New Press Secretary. But Is She a Lawyer?

SHAWN MCCREESH

Katie Zacharia told The New York Times that the confusion over her legal credentials is the result of one big misunderstanding.

Inflation Data Shows Prices Are Up, Worrying Republicans Ahead of the Midterms

JESS BIDGOOD

The newest inflation report gave Democrats a chance to tie pain at the pump to President Trump’s decisions.

Everyone has the same question in the midterms — where's the beef? (And how much does it cost?)

In the midterm elections, meat has become a surprising political battleground

A little bipartisan bromance as Schwarzenegger, Newsom laud California's climate-change wins

SEEMA MEHTA, HAYLEY SMITH

Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gov. Gavin Newsom marked 20 years of California's landmark climate law, celebrating a rare show of bipartisan unity amid deepening political polarization.

Black Panther Party stalwarts to celebrate 1966 founding, programs aided the poor

The legacy of the Black Panther Party lives on six decades after its founding, in the work of a Seattle medical center started to address systemic health disparities in the African American community

Teen accused of plotting mass shooting at Chicago-area Hindu temple

Police in a Chicago suburb say they have thwarted a potential mass shooting at a Hindu place of worship

Hot weather and winds raise California wildfire threat as power shutoffs start

California is bracing for fire weather, with thousands potentially losing power as utilities aim to prevent wildfires during hot and windy conditions

Ex-Venezuelan President Maduro returning to federal court to face torture allegations

Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro returns Thursday to a New York courtroom to answer a rewritten drug trafficking indictment

San Jose girl, 8, dies after living in cockroach-infested home as mother, stepfather face charges

Aurora Williams lived in a cockroach-infested San Jose home with mold and pet feces before a fatal asthma attack, which prompted felony charges against her mother and stepfather.

Christa Pike is back behind bars after botched execution, but her ultimate sentence faces a new test

Christa Pike's survival of lethal injection could raise double jeopardy and disability claims that may block Tennessee from executing her again.

Stepmom says Great Wolf Lodge massacre suspect drained family's 401(k) before pricey weeks-long stay

Allegations of a drained 401(k) and kitchen knives brought from home suggest Metallica Harrison may have preplanned the Great Wolf Lodge Poconos stabbing, her stepmom said.

Lindsay Clancy holdout explains 'methodical' slayings and more top headlines

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Chinese national accused of poisoning cancer researcher had laptops seized while fleeing U.S.: cops

University of Wyoming student Aili Wang was allegedly caught on surveillance footage poisoning a colleague's mug with acrylamide, a neurotoxin.