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From the early days of the pandemic, law enforcement saw what they called an 'alarming' uptick in crime.

Now, especially in rural areas, law enforcement leaders from across the state are advocating for change at the youngest level to improve prevention strategies and the quality of services for children from birth to 5 years old.

MADRID (AP) � Firefighting crews near southern Spain’s Costa del Sol were hoping much-needed rainfall to help them extinguish a major wildfire that has ravaged 7,700 hectares (19,000 acres) in five days and forced 2,600 to evacuate. Authorities are describing the blaze in a mountain range in Malaga province as an extreme “mega-fire� brought on

Just a week before Afghanistan’s collapse, things looked staggeringly different, but even for a country scarred by generations of war, the weeklong string of victories by the Taliban stood out as a remarkable turn of events. A stunning rout, in just days, seemed to declare two decades of American occupation a failure. After years clawing

BEIJING (AP) � Flooding in central China continues to cause havoc in both cities and rural areas. Authorities said Friday that another 21 people had been killed and another four were missing. Floodwaters rose to 3.5 meters (11.4 feet) in Hubei province’s Liulin township following heavy rains that began Wednesday. The latest deaths add to