Search continues for 7 of 10 men who escaped from New Orleans jail

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Three days after a 10 men escaped a New Orleans jail by slipping through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a wall, seven of them remain on the run Monday. The FBI on Sunday increased the reward it is offering for information leading to the arrest of the escaped men, raising it from $5,000 to $10,000 per escapee. FBI Special Agent Jonathan Trapp said during a news conference that he believes members of the public may be helping them and, if that’s the case, would be arrested on charges of aiding or abetting them. In addition to the FBI reward, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was offering $5,000 and CrimeStoppers announced a $2,000 reward per escapee. The men range in age from 19 to 42 and face a variety of charges including aggravated assault, domestic abuse battery and murder.

Storms and tornadoes across central US kill dozens and damage homes

LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Officials in Kansas and Texas are evaluating damage from overnight tornadoes just days after storms killed more than two dozen people in communities in Kentucky and Missouri. The National Weather Service says meteorologists predicted days of dangerous weather conditions across the central U.S. with heavy rains, thunderstorms and potential tornadoes. Officials in Reno County, Kansas, say a powerful tornado tore through late Sunday and damaged several homes, trees and utility poles. Officials say damage was extensive, but no injuries or deaths were reported. An official in Palo Pinto County, Texas, says they’re evaluating damage there on Monday morning.

Trump says Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks will begin immediately

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says Russia and Ukraine will immediately begin ceasefire negotiations after what he described as an “excellent” call with Russian President Vladimir Putin that lasted more than two hours. Trump also spoke Monday with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders in hopes of making progress toward a ceasefire. The conversations came after the White House said the U.S. leader has grown “frustrated” with both leaders over the continuing war in Ukraine.

Supreme Court allows Trump to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to deportation. The court’s order, with only one noted dissent, puts on hold a ruling from a federal judge in San Francisco that kept in place Temporary Protected Status for the Venezuelans that would have otherwise expired last month. The justices provided no rationale, which is common in emergency appeals. The status allows people already in the United States to live and work legally because their native countries are deemed unsafe for return due to natural disaster or civil strife.