Prisoners seized control of the maximum-security Attica Correctional Facility near Buffalo, New York, taking 42 staff members hostage and demanding improvements to inmate treatment and living conditions.

Republicans want to redraw congressional districts and increase their party’s chances of flipping a seat long held by a Democrat in the Kansas City area.

Chicago police advised robbery victims to remain calm and gather witness information after eight violent robberies in Grant Park and Loop areas last month.