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Trial begins for man charged with attempting to assassinate Trump

Trial begins for man charged with attempting to assassinate Trump

Ryan Routh was arrested after a Secret Service agent spotted him holding a gun and fired on him when Trump was golfing at his West Palm Beach golf club in September. He faces up to life in prison.
by Greg Allen

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Colorful photos of a colorful child: Remembering Fletcher Merkel

Colorful photos of a colorful child: Remembering Fletcher Merkel

The photos of Fletcher Merkel, who died in the mass shooting last month at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis, were shared with reporters ahead of his funeral Sunday at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church.
by Todd Melby and Nicole Ki

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Children's Minnesota releases its last Annunciation shooting victim from hospital

Children's Minnesota releases its last Annunciation shooting victim from hospital

Lydia Kaiser was injured while protecting a younger student during a mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church. A Children’s Minnesota spokesperson said she was discharged from the hospital Saturday afternoon.
by Feven Gerezgiher

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What to know about the trial of the man accused of trying to assassinate Trump in Florida

What to know about the trial of the man accused of trying to assassinate Trump in Florida

A federal trial begins next week for a man charged with trying to assassinate President Donald Trump as he played golf in Florida. Jury selection is expected to start on Monday and take three days, with opening statements planned for Thursday.
by The Associated Press

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Man charged in crash during Minneapolis police pursuit that killed two, injured child

Man charged in crash during Minneapolis police pursuit that killed two, injured child

A St. Paul man faces state and federal charges in connection with a crash during a police pursuit in Minneapolis on Thursday morning that left two women dead and a child injured.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox and Matt Sepic

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Bomb threats close Rochester’s Catholic schools; may be part of a national ‘swatting’ trend

Bomb threats close Rochester’s Catholic schools; may be part of a national ‘swatting’ trend

All five Catholic schools in Rochester dismissed students Thursday morning, and one school was evacuated, after the school system's main office and Holy Spirit elementary school received bomb threats.
by Molly Castle Work

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Man imprisoned for 27 years released after Georgia woman admits to Minneapolis murder

Man imprisoned for 27 years released after Georgia woman admits to Minneapolis murder

Bryan Hooper Sr. was released late Thursday morning on the order of a Hennepin County judge, who vacated his first-degree murder conviction for the 1998 killing of Ann Prazniak in Minneapolis after a woman serving a prison sentence in Georgia in an unrelated case confessed to the crime and falsely implicating Hooper.
by Matt Sepic

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