AP Afternoon Wire – August 18, 2023

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Editor’s Note: Here is what “they” have to dash today! Notice NO international news, nor major political events in USA?

City empties as thousands flee wildfire closing in on capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories

Residents heeded warnings to evacuate the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as a wildfire burned toward the city of 20,000. Thousands of people in Yellowknife drove hundreds of miles to safety, with authorities guiding motorists through fire zones, or waited in long lines lines for emergency flights. Read More.

Proud Boy on house arrest in Jan. 6 case disappears ahead of sentencing

Authorities are searching for a member of the Proud Boys extremist group who disappeared days before his sentencing in a U.S. Capitol riot case, where prosecutors are seeking more than a decade in prison, according to a warrant made public. Read More.

Nearly 4,000 pages show new detail of Ken Paxton’s alleged misdeeds ahead of Texas impeachment trial

Investigators leading the impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have released documents that lay out in new detail how the embattled Republican allegedly used multiple cellphones and an alias on a ride-sharing app to conceal an affair, and pressured top aides to help a donor who is now facing criminal charges. Read More.

Olympic champ Tori Bowie’s mental health struggles were no secret inside track’s tight-knit family

Tori Bowie’s death in April at 32 shocked the track world. Some who knew the Olympic gold medalist believe her mental health struggles played a role. “It’s not that she slipped through the cracks,” her one-time coach, Al Joyner, told AP last month. “I think people didn’t take it seriously enough.” Read More.

George Santos says ex-fundraiser caught using a fake name tried a new tactic: Spelling it backwards

After he was caught using a fake name, an ex-fundraiser for U.S. Rep. George Santos tried a new tactic: spelling it backwards. Sam Miele has been charged with trying to impress potential donors by assuming the identity of a top House Republican’s former aide. Read More.

‘Complete betrayal of trust:’ Neonatal nurse in a British hospital found guilty of killing 7 babies

A neonatal nurse in a British hospital was found guilty Friday of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six others during a yearlong campaign of deception that saw her prey on the vulnerabilities of sick newborns and their anxious parents. Read More.