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Minneapolis Shooting Began During a Custody Exchange, Officials Said

The gunman, who killed two people and wounded several others at an apartment building, died in an exchange of gunfire with the police, authorities said on Thursday.

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Law enforcement officers responding to a shooting in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday.
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2 Killed and 2 Officers Shot at Minneapolis Apartment Building

The authorities said the suspect was also dead. Residents were warned to stay away from the downtown apartment building where the violence erupted.

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Reports of a shooting drew a large police response to an intersection on the south side of downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday afternoon.
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One Dead and 15 Potentially Missing at Grand Canyon After Flash Flood

At least 62 people were evacuated on Saturday after flooding destroyed footbridges and damaged a campground and cabins near Bright Angel Creek in Arizona, the National Park Service said.

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The Bright Angel Canyon and the Phantom Ranch areas of the Grand Canyon National Park were damaged in flash flooding on Saturday.
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Massachusetts’ Top Court Bars Statues of Catholic Saints at City Building

The ruling quashes a plan by the mayor of Quincy that had drawn opposition from many religious figures, as well as from residents of the racially diverse city.

© Sophie Park for The New York Times

The mayor of Quincy had commissioned statues of St. Michael the Archangel and St. Florian in 2023 as the finishing touch for the city’s new public safety complex.
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Massachusetts Police Search for Karen Solomon in Connection to Husband’s Death

A Massachusetts woman who was known as an advocate for the mental health of emergency workers is being sought by the police after her husband, an officer, was found dead.
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