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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called for an end to the “pandemic of arms, large and small,” as he prayed publicly for the victims of a shooting during a Catholic school Mass in the United States. History’s first U.S. pope spoke in English as he denounced the attack and the “logic of weapons” fueling wars around …

Pope Leo XIV called for the “pandemic of arms, large and small” to end during a weekly public prayer with crowds in St Peter’s Square on Sunday that also addressed the plague of mass shootings in the US. The first US pope in history, a native of Chicago, spoke in English as he prayed for the victims of last week’s …

Before Minnesota Shooting, a Program Aimed at Preventing Attacks Lost Federal Funding  The New York Times DHS cut funding to mass shooting prevention programs in Minnesota before killings  CNN Trump administration cut funding to shooting prevention programs in Minnesota weeks before school shooting  The Independent Trump administration slashed grants for preventing mass shootings before Minnesota attack  KEPR Hallow statements and cruel cuts follow another …

Thoughts and prayers. The invocation appears like a litany after every mass shooting — and the backlash is just as inevitable. As if the slaughter of children amid screams and shattered stained glass wasn’t cause enough for grief, American opinion makers were convulsed once again this week in a debate over the role of prayer in the wake of a …

Facebook Tweet Email Link The month before a shooter opened fire on children gathered in a Minnesota church this week, the Trump administration cut funding in the state for efforts to identify potential mass shooters and head off their violence. The grants were ended as part of $18.5 million in cuts to a Homeland Security program that the Trump administration …

According to Panthers general manager Dan Morgan, Adam Thielen was adamant that he wanted to be traded to the Vikings. That conviction from Thielen is partially why a deal got done to send the Minnesota native back to his home state and the franchise where he spent his first nine NFL seasons. The Vikings, in need of a receiver who …

People attend a vigil following a mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School on August 27, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Two children, ages 8 and 10, were killed in a mass shooting on Wednesday morning while gathered for Mass at a Minneapolis Catholic school to mark the first week of classes. …

MINNEAPOLIS — While a motive in the Annunciation Catholic School mass shooting remains under investigation, police said they’ve confirmed that Robin Westman, the 23-year-old suspect, had attended the school, and Westman’s mother previously worked in the parish. Police determined that Westman “harbored a whole lot of hate towards a wide variety of people and groups of people,” and also “had …

She posted an Instagram story video of Thielen and their 4-year-old daughter Cora, wearing a Twins T-shirt, chanting, “We’re going home! We’re going home!” Vikings General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah with Panthers receiver Adam Thielen before the game between the teams on Oct. 1, 2023. (Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune) Acquiring Thielen gives the Vikings a receiver who knows both the …

Risk of mosquito-borne West Nile virus is increasing amid a hot and rainy summer season, the Minnesota Department of Health warned this week. The state so far has confirmed 20 cases, including two deaths, which occur when the infection causes encephalitis or meningitis — swelling of the brain or surrounding tissue. While those numbers aren’t unprecedented in Minnesota, people should …