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20 years later, Gulf Coast natives remember the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina 08/29/2025 04:50am • Twenty years ago to the day, Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Gulf Coast, wreaking havoc especially on the city of New Orleans in Louisiana. Over 1,800 people were killed in the most devastating storm in decades, which dumped over 15 inches of rain and moved at a pace of 175 mph. Gophers had Minneapolis school shooting on their minds after season-opening win 08/29/2025 01:51am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� The typical excitement surrounding the start of the season at Minnesota was tempered this week, the heaviness of a too-close-to-home tragedy making it harder to fully escape from the outside world at a football game. After the Gophers beat Buffalo 23-10 at Huntington Bank Stadiu Prized pitching prospect Jonah Tong set for MLB debut with Mets after rapid rise through minors 08/28/2025 11:17pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A few years ago, Jonah Tong was an undersized teenager from Ontario, Canada, just hoping to find a place to play college ball. North Dakota State and Maine ��� not exactly big league hotbeds ��� were his best bets at the time. ... Brrrr! Now, he's about to make his highly anticipat Police say Minneapolis church shooter was filled with hatred and admired mass killers 08/28/2025 11:07pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� The shooter who killed two Catholic school students and wounded more than a dozen youngsters sitting in the pews of a Minneapolis church once attended the same school and was ���obsessed��� with the idea of killing children, authorities said Thursday. The shooter, identified as Parents of students killed in Minneapolis church shooting share emotional pleas 08/28/2025 10:41pm • The parents of the two schoolchildren fatally shot in a Minneapolis church spoke out for the first time on Thursday afternoon, with some imploring the shaken community to address the root causes of shootings that target schools. Fletcher Merkel, 8, and Harper Moyski, 10, were killed on Wednesday mor What to know about the shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school 08/28/2025 08:59pm • A shooter opened fire Wednesday morning during Mass at a Minneapolis Catholic school, killing two children and injuring 18 other people before dying by suicide, officials said. The shooting happened at Annunciation Catholic School at the start of the third day of school. Of the 18 injured, police sa Pet Stocks to Watch in 2025 08/28/2025 08:00pm • Plenty of pet owners will spare no expense to care for their furry friends, or even companions with wings and gills. According to a March report by the American Pet Products Association, total U.S. pet industry spending is forecast to reach $157 billion in sales this year. The group's study also fou How to Support Someone With an Eating Disorder 08/28/2025 08:00pm • It is usually difficult to determine how to approach someone with what may be perceived as invasive commentary on their eating behaviors and mental health. It may feel much easier to let others live their own lives and mind your own business than ask someone about their health. However, eating disor Assisted Living Benefits for Veterans and Their Spouses 08/28/2025 08:00pm • If you or your spouse served in the military, you may be entitled to certain benefits that could make getting older a little less expensive. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs offers several funding programs that can help offset the costs of specific kinds of care later in life. For some people Families of 2 killed in Minneapolis school shooting issue statements 08/28/2025 07:35pm • ��� Watch Video: Father of boy killed in Minneapolis church shooting asks others to "give your kids an extra hug and The families of the two children who were��shot and killed early Wednesday morning at Annunciation Catholic Church in southwest Minneapolis��spoke out for the first time Thursd What we know about the shooter who killed 2 and wounded 18 in Minneapolis 08/28/2025 06:34pm • The shooter who killed two children and injured 18 worshippers attending Mass at a Minneapolis Catholic school was quiet and seemed to resent school as an eighth grader there seven years ago, a former classmate said. Officials identified the shooter as Robin Westman, 23, and said Thursday that Westm Judge Frank Caprio's death leaves mourners remembering his compassion that drew many online fans 08/28/2025 06:17pm • People from all over the world lined up to pay tribute to Frank Caprio, a retired municipal judge who found online fame as an empathetic jurist and host of ��� Caught in Providence,��� at memorial services beginning Thursday in his home state of Rhode Island. Caprio, who won hearts with the folksy h Stocks add a bit to their records on Wall Street 08/28/2025 05:43pm • Wall Street notched more milestones Thursday after gains in technology stocks helped push the market to another all-time high. The S&P 500 rose 0.3%, lifting the benchmark index to its second record high in a row. The Dow Jones Industrial Average reversed an early slide and gained 0.2%, enough t Minneapolis Catholic schoolchildren listened to a prayer, then ducked for cover from gunfire 08/28/2025 04:59pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� In the vaulted church of a Catholic school in Minneapolis, the pews were packed with teachers, parents and schoolchildren listening to a psalm on the third day of the new school year. ���For you darkness itself is not dark, and night shines as the day," a church member read to Messi's emotional farewell: Argentina star to play last home World Cup qualifier 08/28/2025 02:25pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ��� Lionel Messi has not yet announced when he plans to retire, but he knows that next week's match against Venezuela could be his last one playing at home in a World Cup qualifier with Argentina's national team. ���It���s going to be a very, very special match for me b