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A shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school kills 2 children, injures 17 people

By STEVE KARNOWSKI, MARK VANCLEAVE and GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO Associated Press
Associated Press,

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A shooter opened fire with a rifle Wednesday through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis and struck children celebrating Mass during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 17 people in an act of violence the police chief called “absolutely incomprehensible.” Armed with a rifle, shotgun and pistol, 23-year-old Robin Westman approached the…

National News

Trump moves to ban flag burning despite Supreme Court ruling that Constitution allows it

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press
Associated Press,

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order requiring the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute people for burning the American flag, an activity that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled is legitimate political expression protected by the U.S. Constitution. The order the Republican president signed in the Oval Office acknowledged the court’s 5-4 ruling in…

National News

Students face new cellphone restrictions in 17 states as school year begins

By JEFF AMY Associated Press
Associated Press,

Jamel Bishop is seeing a big change in his classrooms as he begins his senior year at Doss High School in Louisville, Kentucky, where cellphones are now banned during instructional time. In previous years, students often weren’t paying attention and wasted class time by repeating questions, the teenager said. Now, teachers can provide “more one-on-one time for the students who…

Tropical Weather
News

What to know about powerful Hurricane Erin as it heads past the US East Coast

By SAFIYAH RIDDLE Associated Press/Report For America
Associated Press,

This GOES-19 GeoColor satellite image taken Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025 at 1:20 p.m. EDT and provided by NOAA, shows Hurricane Erin churning slowly toward the eastern U.S. coast. (NOAA via AP)Hurricane Erin is creating potentially deadly beach conditions all along the U.S. East Coast days before the largest waves are expected, with high winds and flooding anticipated in North Carolina…

Sports

John Wall, 5-time All-Star, retires after 11 NBA seasons

Associated Press,

John Wall is retiring after 11 NBA seasons. Wall, 34, played most of his career with the Washington Wizards after they made him the first overall pick in the 2010 draft out of Kentucky. The five-time All-Star point guard finishes his NBA career with averages of 18.7 points and 8.9 assists per game. “Today, I’m stepping off of the court,…

Crime, National News

Menendez brothers to be evaluated by parole board for release after 30 years in prison

By JAIMIE DING Associated Press
Associated Press,

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Menendez brothers are set to make their cases for parole starting Thursday, marking the closest they’ve been to winning freedom from prison since their convictions almost 30 years ago for murdering their parents. Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison for fatally shooting their father, Jose Menendez, and mother, Kitty…

National News

Zelenskyy, Trump express hope for trilateral talks with Putin to bring end to Russia-Ukraine war

Associated Press,

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump expressed hope that Monday’s critical talks with Ukrainian and European leaders at the White House could lead to trilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to bring an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine. The U.S. president also said he would back European security guarantees for Ukraine. Trump stopped short…

News

GE Appliances shifts more production to US as part of a $3 billion investment

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press
Associated Press,

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — GE Appliances plans to shift production of refrigerators, gas ranges and water heaters out of China and Mexico as part of a more than $3 billion investment to expand its U.S. operations in Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and South Carolina. The investment — the second-largest in the Louisville-based company’s history — is expected to add more…

News, Sports

Paramount will become the new home to all UFC events in the US under 7-year deal with TKO Group

Associated Press,

NEW YORK (AP) — Paramount will become the new home to Ultimate Fighting Championship events across the U.S. next year, through a seven-year agreement announced with TKO Group on Monday. The news comes just days after Skydance and Paramount officially closed their $8 billion merger — kicking off the reign of a new entertainment giant after a contentious endeavor to…

News

Ford hits the pedal on EV production with $2 billion overhaul of Kentucky plant

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press
Associated Press,

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Ford Motor Co. will invest nearly $2 billion retooling a Kentucky factory to produce electric vehicles that it says will be more affordable, more profitable to build, and will outcompete rival models. The automaker’s top executive unveiled the new EV strategy at Ford’s Louisville Assembly Plant which, after producing gas-powered vehicles for 70 years, will be…

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