‘El Mayo’ Zambada is charged in a number of U.S. cases, including in New York and California.
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Things to know about the largest U.S.-Russia prisoner swap in post-Soviet history
Though Thursday’s deal involves the most well-known of the Americans held in Russia, there are still several others who remain detained including Travis Leake, Gordon Black, Marc Fogel and Ksenia Khavana.
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Texas youth lockups are beset by abuse and mistreatment of children, report says
The Justice Department’s findings come three years after the department launched a federal investigation into alleged widespread abuse and harsh practices.
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Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday to be celebrated with musical gala at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre
He was last seen publicly at funeral services for his wife, the former first lady Rosalynn Carter, who died in November.
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Appeals court upholds Trump’s gag order as he presses judge to exit hush money case
In its gag order ruling Thursday, a 5-judge panel found that the judge in the hush money case was correct in keeping some restrictions in place until Trump is sentenced because the case is still pending.
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ACLU sues Washington state city over its anti-homeless laws after landmark Supreme Court ruling
The complaint filed in Spokane County Superior Court challenges city ordinances that make camping, sitting, or lying on public property misdemeanor crimes in certain circumstances.
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Wildfires in Colorado burn dozens of homes and structures, threaten hundreds more
A wildfire on the edge of metro Denver has crept within a quarter-mile of evacuated homes.
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Drought is widespread and intense in the eastern U.S.: What to know
Some prospects for improvement lie ahead in August as more rainfall is anticipated.
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Simone Biles edges Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade for her second Olympic all-around gymnastics title
Sunisa Lee, the Tokyo Olympics champion, earns bronze despite spending much of the last 15 months dealing with multiple kidney diseases that left her return to the Games very much in doubt.
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Amazon cracks down on Teamsters’ union efforts, labor leaders detained
Video footage from a protest near an Amazon warehouse in New York shows the New York City Police Department rounding up and handcuffing union leaders.