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Kids lost in flooding as US endures extreme weather, from smoke up north to heat in the West

By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania authorities drew on 100 people, drones and cadaver dogs Monday in their search for two missing children whose family car was swept away in flash flooding that ravaged the East Coast over the weekend. Other parts of the country endured threateningly high temperatures and

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Floods wash away children, scorching heat envelops the West as wildfire smoke overtakes northern US

By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) — Emergency crews in suburban Philadelphia intensified their search Monday for a missing 9-month-old boy and his 2-year-old sister who were swept away in a family car when torrential rains flooded a roadway. While the East Coast grappled with the aftermath of downpours that closed roads

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A St. Louis area police officer is charged with kidnapping and beating a man until his jaw broke

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A suburban St. Louis police officer has been charged with assault and kidnapping for allegedly beating a man until his jaw broke. St. Louis County police said Northwoods officer Samuel Davis was arrested Monday. He’s charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and second-degree kidnapping. St. Louis County police say Davis

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Massive search is underway for missing children swept away in suburban Philadelphia flash flood

By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) — Crews in suburban Philadelphia on Monday intensified the search for a missing 9-month-old boy and his 2-year-old sister, swept away after weekend rains swelled the banks of a creek while they were driving to a barbecue with their family. Upper Makefield Township Fire Chief Tim

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