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Fire broke out Friday morning at a state prison in Texas, forcing more than 650 inmates to evacuate but injuring no one, an official said. The prison is where condemned inmates are executed, but the death chamber was not affected. (Aug. 25)
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Powell: Economy’s strength may require more Fed hikes

Maui officials released the names of nearly 400 people still unaccounted for more than two weeks after deadly wildfires tore through the island.

The West African bloc ECOWAS rejected the proposal by Niger’s mutinous soldiers for a three-year transition to democratic rule, with a commissioner describing the slow timeline as a provocation. (Aug. 25)

North America’s grassland birds are in trouble 50 years after adoption of the Endangered Species Act. Habitat loss, land degradation and climate change threaten what remains of a once-vast ecosystem. (Aug. 25) (AP Video: Joshua A. Bickel and Brittany P…

Heavy floods hit Russia’s Far East

A Florida school board apologized after reports that Black students at an elementary school were singled out for a presentation on improving grades.

An arrest photo. A notorious jail. The Donald Trump arrest recapped. Plus, neurodiversity in the workplace and FIBA World Cup begins: 5 Things podcast

India’s lunar rover goes down a ramp to the moon’s surface and takes a walk

Policing experts said that despite the proliferation of body cameras and viral videos of police brutality, it’s not uncommon for some officers to lie.