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Shooter kills 3 in a Target parking lot in Austin, Texas, before being captured, police say

By NADIA LATHAN
Aug 11, 2025 8:31 pm - A gunman opened fire Monday in the parking lot of a Target store in Texas' capital, killing at least three people, before stealing two cars during a getaway that ended with police using a Taser to detain him on the other side of the city, authorities said.
Trump nominates conservative economist to head agency that compiles jobs, inflation data

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Aug 11, 2025 8:24 pm - President Donald Trump said Monday that he has nominated E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, to head the agency that compiles and publishes the nation's employment and inflation figures.
US, China extend trade truce another 90 days, easing tension between world’s largest economies

By PAUL WISEMAN and DIDI TANG
Aug 11, 2025 7:34 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump extended a trade truce with China for another 90 days Monday, at least delaying once again a dangerous showdown between the world’s tw...
Israel plans to widen coming offensive beyond Gaza City into last areas not under its control

By JOSEPH KRAUSS
Aug 11, 2025 6:26 pm - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel plans to widen its coming offensive beyond Gaza City to the last areas not yet under Israeli control, and where most of Gaza's 2 million residents have sought shelter as the territory slides toward famine.
Explosion at U.S. Steel plant in Pennsylvania leaves 1 dead, dozens hurt or trapped under rubble

By MARC LEVY, MICHAEL CASEY and PATRICK WHITTLE
Aug 11, 2025 1:22 pm - An explosion at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh left one dead and dozens injured or trapped under the rubble Monday, with emergency workers on site trying to rescue victims, officials said.
Trump says he's placing Washington police under federal control and deploying the National Guard

Associated Press
Aug 11, 2025 9:58 am - President Donald Trump said Monday he’s taking over Washington's police department and activating 800 members of the National Guard in the hopes of reducing crime, even as city officials stressed crime is already falling in the nation’s capital.
Why burgers cost so much right now

By Emma Court
Aug 11, 2025 9:32 am - There’s no question that steak and hamburgers contribute to global warming, driven by cows’ potent methane burps and their wide-ranging grazing habits. But a warming planet with intensifying extreme weather is also affecting the price of your steak and hamburgers.
Judge denies request to unseal transcripts from grand jury that indicted Ghislaine Maxwell

By LARRY NEUMEISTER
Aug 11, 2025 9:07 am - Transcripts of the secret grand jury testimony that led to the sex trafficking indictment of Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell won’t be released, a judge decided Monday.
FBI moves to dispatch 120 agents to D.C. streets as Trump vows crackdown on crime

Perry Stein, Olivia George, Ellen Nakashima
Aug 11, 2025 7:35 am - The unusual move comes as President Donald Trump threatens a federal takeover of the nation’s capital.
Ukraine, European leaders seek meeting with Trump ahead of Putin talks

By LORNE COOK
Aug 11, 2025 7:31 am - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday invited U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, NATO's chief and several European leaders to virtual meetings on Wednesday ahead of a U.S.-Russia summit as Europe and Kyiv worry a deal could be made without them.

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