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Five arrests made in connection with California jailhouse escape

SANTA ANA, Calif. Five people suspected of involvement in the escape of three maximum-security jail inmates in California were arrested on Wednesday, but the fugitive prisoners - including one accused of the mutilation torture of a kidnap victim - remained at large, authorities said.

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Ferguson, Missouri releases details of proposed consent decree

WASHINGTON The city of Ferguson, Missouri, released details on Wednesday of a tentative deal with the U.S. Justice Department to reform its police department and resolve a federal probe following the 2014 fatal shooting of a black teenager that ignited national protests.

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Trump steps up attacks with 'bimbo' tweet before Fox News debate

WASHINGTON U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday escalated a fight with Fox News, using the word "bimbo" in a derogatory tweet about anchorwoman Megyn Kelly after pulling out of a debate only days before the first nominating contest of the 2016 campaign. | Video

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Honoring Holocaust heroes, Obama warns against rise of intolerance

WASHINGTON President Barack Obama warned on Wednesday against the rise of religious intolerance in veiled criticism of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during an event to honor men and women who helped save Jews from peril in the Holocaust. | Video

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Islamic State-linked hacker makes first U.S. appearance in federal court

WASHINGTON A Kosovar citizen accused of hacking the personal data of more than a thousand U.S. officials and sending it to Islamic State militants in Syria appeared in U.S. federal court in Virginia on Wednesday.