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Two adults and a child were found dead Wednesday morning in what police called a “domestic-related homicide” at an in-home daycare in Hopkins, Minnesota, a suburb roughly 10 miles southwest of Minneapolis. Hopkins Police Chief Brent Johnson said officers responded around 9 a.m. to a report of a stabbing at Brown Bear Daycare, on the 200 block of Tyler Avenue North, and found a man, woman and child dead inside. All three are believed to be members of one family, and investigators believe the man was the perpetrator and took his own life. Six other children were inside the home…

The jurors in the New York state murder trial of Luigi Mangione will be kept anonymous, the judge presiding over the case said. The trial, including jury selection, is slated to start on Sept. 8, according to New York court records. Mr. Mangione, who is also facing federal charges in the shooting, is accused of shooting and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4, 2024. Judge Gregory Carro said in an order that “given the extraordinary public attention and the documented instances of threatening or hostile behavior by individuals outside the courthouse, the court finds that disclosure of juror…

CALGARY, Alberta — Three of the five players acquitted of sexual assault in the high-profile 2018 Canada world junior case have had their international play suspensions get extended for at least another year, with only one set for immediate reinstatement. Hockey Canada on Wednesday extended Michael McLeod’s ban from representing the country until Nov. 10, 2030, Dillon Dube through the same date in 2028 and Carter Hart through that date in 2027. Cal Foote’s suspension will end this November, while Alex Formenton has been reinstated. The decisions were announced after an independent appeal board ruled that the players breached Hockey Canada’s code of…

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — A shooting at a Georgia high school Wednesday left one student wounded, and a teenage suspect who fled was later taken into custody, police said. The shooting at Warner Robins High School involving two ninth-graders occurred just one week into the new school year and prompted a response from dozens of law enforcement officers. Warner Robins is about 102 miles southeast of Atlanta. “Today a call that we train for every year happened to come to Houston County,” Sheriff Matt Moulton said at an evening news conference. The injured student was taken to a hospital for…

HONOLULU — Tropical Storm Cristobal well west of the Azores was expected to dissipate while a Pacific storm system could threaten Hawaii this weekend, forecasters said. Cristobal formed Wednesday in the Atlantic Ocean. There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said, and the storm was forecast to dissipate on Thursday. Cristobal was located about 765 miles west of the Azores with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph. It was moving east. Meanwhile, in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center initiated advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone One-C, which was located about 935…

U.S. credit card debt increased to $1.26 trillion in the second quarter of fiscal 2026, nearing the all-time record. Compared with the previous quarter, credit card debt went up by $21 billion, a 1.7% increase, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of New York report. Credit card debt makes up around 7% of what Americans owe, which is $18.77 trillion. Mortgages comprise most of that debt, at around 70%, followed by student and auto loans at 9% apiece, credit card debt, various other forms of debt at 3% and home equity revolving debt at 2%, per the new report. The…

HOPKINS, Minn. — A man killed his partner and child at a home daycare they own in Minnesota before taking his own life, police said Wednesday. All six other kids who were at the home have been reunited with their parents, and none were injured, according to authorities in Hopkins, a suburb of Minneapolis. Hopkins Police Chief Brent Johnson said another parent called police after witnessing the attack while bringing a child to Brown Bear Childcare. “There’s no worse scenario than this, where you drop off your child somewhere you think is safe, and you get that phone call,” Johnson…

A North Carolina mother of three is recovering from multiple skull fractures and a brain bleed after a man allegedly followed her during a DoorDash delivery and beat her with a bat, according to Fox News. Christen Phillips, 34, was delivering an order in Jacksonville, North Carolina, around 1:20 a.m. Aug. 1 when she honked at a driver who had not moved after a traffic light turned green at the intersection of Western Boulevard and Gum Branch Road, the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office said. The vehicle then pulled away and began following her, deputies said. Ms. Phillips continued to her…

Inflation rose slightly in July as expected, a reading that could make the Federal Reserve less eager to hike interest rates. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said prices rose 0.1% for the month, with an annual rate of 3.4%. Indexes for shelter and food rose modestly after being unchanged in June. “Indexes that increased over the month include medical care, airline fares, communication, education, and recreation,” the BLS said in its summary. “Conversely, the index for motor vehicle insurance was among the major indexes that decreased in July.” The annual inflation rate remains well above the Fed’s 2% target, though…

President Trump on Tuesday cheered on high school athletes competing on an obstacle course and other sports at the Patriot Games finals in Geneva, Ohio. The Patriot Games, created by the Trump administration as part of America’s 250th anniversary this year, include a Presidential Fitness Test, a military-inspired boot camp circuit, an obstacle course, and team competitions such as kickball, dodgeball and tug-of-war. At the event, Mr. Trump said the athletes were doing “fantastically well.” “This is something very exciting. I’m looking forward to watching the finals. This has been as exciting as everything. I didn’t know what to expect,”…