ESCAPED PRISONERS

MALONE, New York — The second of two convicted murderers who staged a brazen escape three weeks ago from a maximum-security prison in northern New York state was shot and captured near the Canadian border, two days after his fellow inmate was killed in a confrontation with law enforcement, authorities said. "The nightmare is finally over," Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared at a news conference. 

GAY PRIDE PARADES

SAN FRANCISCO — Hundreds of thousands of people on Sunday packed gay pride events across the U.S. from New York to San Francisco, with overall attendance expected in the millions for what amounted to a celebration of a freshly endorsed right to marry. In San Francisco, a parade that at times resembled a rainbow-colored dance party snaked through downtown. Cheerleaders, dancers and proud families of lesbians and gays swooped up Market Street as spectators 10 to 15 people lined both sides of the street. 

COLOMBIA-SAME-SEX MARRIAGE

BOGOTA, Colombia — A top Cabinet minister urges Colombia's courts to legalize same-sex marriage and support the right of such couples to adopt. 

COLOMBIA-STANDOFF

BOGOTA, Colombia — A United Nations envoy is urging restraint amid a tense standoff on the front lines of Colombia's conflict between security forces and farmers who expelled police allegedly under pressure from leftist rebels.

CHARLESTON SHOOTING

CHARLESTON, South Carolina — Vice President Joe Biden worshipped and spoke at the service of the historic African-American church where nine people were gunned down during Bible study earlier this month just hours before a funeral was held for another of the shooting victims. The vice president's surprise appearance came on the second Sunday the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church held regular services following the June 17 shooting. Police contend the attack was racially motived and have charged a 21-year-old white man.