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Al Sharpton to lead pro-DEI march through Wall Street on anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington

NEW YORK (AP) — The Rev. Al Sharpton will lead a protest march on Wall Street to urge corporate America to resist the Trump administration’s campaign to roll back diversity, equity and inclu...

DATE: Aug 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

US hosts talks on post-war Gaza as Israel calls Gaza City evacuation ‘inevitable’

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli and U.S. officials met Wednesday in Washington to discuss post-war Gaza, even as Israel's military called the evacuation of Gaza City “inevitable” ahead ...

DATE: Aug 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A shooter opened fire with a rifle Wednesday through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis and struck some of the nearly 200 children celebrating Mass during the...

DATE: Aug 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Alvarez and Valdez help the Astros knock off the Rockies 4-0

HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Alvarez homered for the first time since returning from a fractured right hand, helping Framber Valdez and the Houston Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 4-0 on Wednesday...

DATE: Aug 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Denmark summons US envoy over claims of interference in Greenland

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s foreign minister summoned the top U.S. diplomat in the country for talks after the main national broadcaster reported Wednesday that at least three peopl...

DATE: Aug 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Flash floods leave 34 dead in Indian-controlled Kashmir as over 210,000 in Pakistan are displaced

NEW DELHI (AP) — Intense rains have left at least 34 people dead after lashing parts of Pakistan and India and triggering flash floods and landslides in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials ...

DATE: Aug 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

CDC director Susan Monarez is fired and other agency leaders resign

NEW YORK (AP) — The director of the nation's top public health agency has been fired after less than one month in the job, and several top agency leaders have resigned. Susan Monarez isn't “...

DATE: Aug 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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