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Washington — The House of Representatives passed two bills to address the nationwide baby formula shortage Wednesday night as families continue to face bare shelves across the nation. One measure would help enable recipients to buy formula by giving the Agriculture secretary the permanent flexibility to waive certain requirements the special supplemental nutrition …

Louisiana authorities are searching for three juvenile inmates who escaped from a detention facility, allegedly with the help of a 21-year-old security guard, the state police said Saturday.  Tyjuan Lafitte, 17; Na’varaya Lane, 17; and Jeremiah Durham, 15; all escaped from the Ware Youth Center in Coushatta just before 3:00 …

Taxpayers awaiting refunds from Uncle Sam may find some solace in knowing they’ll earn 4% interest on payments from the Internal Revenue Service that are behind 45 days or more. That’s more than double what savings accounts and money market funds currently fetch. The IRS began this year’s tax filing …