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Top Florida official says 'Alligator Alcatraz' will likely be empty within days, email shows

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A top Florida official says the controversial state-run immigration detention facility in the Everglades will likely be empty in a matter of days, even as Republican...

DATE: Aug 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

What we know about the shooter who killed 2 and wounded 17 in Minneapolis

Authorities are working to learn the motive of the shooter who fired into a Minneapolis Catholic school's church during Wednesday's Mass, killing two children and injuring 17 worshippers. Of...

DATE: Aug 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Dispatcher shakes it off after announcing Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement over scanner

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police dispatcher Julia Jordan accidentally added a dash of celebrity gossip to her public service this week when she shared “Taylor Swift is engaged” over a hot micr...

DATE: Aug 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Missing New Orleans boy drowned after 'blunt force trauma' by an alligator

Associated Press (AP) — A missing 12-year-old boy with autism, whose body was discovered in a New Orleans canal following a nearly two-week-long search, died from "blunt force due to an alli...

DATE: Aug 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Houston Astros place catcher Victor Caratini on the concussion injured list

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros placed catcher Victor Caratini on the concussion injured list on Wednesday, putting the AL West leaders in a bind behind the plate. Yainer Diaz, another Hou...

DATE: Aug 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

What to know about the shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school

A shooter opened fire Wednesday morning during Mass at a Minneapolis Catholic school, killing two children and injuring 17 other people before dying by suicide, officials said. The shooting ...

DATE: Aug 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

The Latest: All 14 injured kids expected to survive after shooting at Minneapolis Catholic school

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A shooter opened fire Wednesday morning during Mass at a Minneapolis Catholic school, killing two children and injuring 17 other people before killing himself, officials s...

DATE: Aug 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Cardi B testifies she didn't touch security guard who's suing her alleging assault

ALHAMBRA, Calif. (AP) — Cardi B testified Wednesday that she didn't touch a security guard who alleges the rapper cut her face with a fingernail and spat on her in an altercation outside an ...

DATE: Aug 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

FDA approves updated COVID-19 shots with limits for some kids and adults

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators approved updated COVID-19 shots Wednesday but limited their use for many Americans — and removed one of the two vaccines available for young children. The n...

DATE: Aug 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Broncos' Marvin Mims Jr. leaves practice because of groin injury, team not overly concerned

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Two-time All-Pro kick returner and rising wide receiver Marvin Mims Jr. left the field midway through the Denver Broncos' practice Wednesday and coach Sean Payton sai...

DATE: Aug 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Wall Street edges higher and pushes S&P 500 to another record

Modest gains on Wall Street lifted the stock market to an all-time high Wednesday ahead of a highly anticipated earnings update from computer chip giant Nvidia. The S&P 500 rose 0.2%, good ...

DATE: Aug 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Kilmar Abrego Garcia requests asylum in the US, hoping to prevent his deportation to Uganda

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has come to encapsulate much of President Donald Trump ’s hard-line immigration agenda, wants to seek asylum in the United States, his lawy...

DATE: Aug 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press