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Michael Longfellow (from left), Heidi Gardner and Devon Walker are among the cast members leaving Saturday Night Live before its 51st season. John Lamparski/WireImage via Getty Images; Noam Galai/Getty Images for WSJ; John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption John Lamparski/WireImage via Getty Images; Noam Galai/Getty Images for WSJ; John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images As Saturday Night Live …

Kamala Harris, shown here as vice president in 2022, speaks to the traveling press pool as second gentleman Doug Emhoff looks on, under the wing of Air Force 2 at Buffalo-Niagra International Airport. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images President Trump has revoked former Vice President Kamala Harris’ …

Witnesses describe terror and courage during the Minneapolis school shooting  NPR She smelled smoke, heard a bang and then saw a broken window. Tween survivor recalls the fear and chaos of Minneapolis attack  CNN Minneapolis church shooting audio captures first responders rushing to chaotic scene in deadly attack  Fox News What we know about Minnesota school shooting suspect Robin Westman  ABC News Robin Westman …

Tonic the cat stars as Bud in the action comedy Caught Stealing. Sherry Lemcke/Sony hide caption toggle caption Sherry Lemcke/Sony The new action comedy Caught Stealing, is set in New York’s East Village in the 1990s. Its all-star cast includes Austin Butler, Zoë Kravitz, Regina King and Bad Bunny. They’re often upstaged by a fluffy Siberian forest cat named Tonic. …

A portrait of Tyre Nichols is displayed at a memorial service for him on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023 in Memphis, Tenn., after he was fatally beat by Memphis Police during a traffic stop. Adrian Sainz/AP hide caption toggle caption Adrian Sainz/AP MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A judge ordered a new trial Thursday for three former Memphis police officers who were convicted …

Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories The names of the two children who were shot and killed on Wednesday at Annunciation Church and School in Minneapolis have been released. Harper Lillian Moyski, 10, …

Families depart Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis following a mass shooting there on Aug. 27. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stephen Maturen/Getty Images It won’t happen here. Not at your school. These are the kinds of reassurances that parents want to give their children when something as horrific as a school shooting happens. But here’s the problem in …

An aerial view of rebuilt elevated homes earlier this month along Waveland Beach in Mississippi, an area hard-hit by Hurricane Katrina 20 years ago. The catastrophic storm sent an approximately 30-foot-high storm surge into Waveland and destroyed or damaged nearly every home in the town. Nearly 1,400 people died across the Gulf Coast, and it remains the costliest storm in …

The Gifford Fire, the largest fire to burn in California so far this year, started near a road. Research shows wildfires are more likely to start within 50 feet of a road than they are farther out. Benjamin Hanson/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Benjamin Hanson/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration wants to …

College football is back! The season kicks off in earnest on Saturday and, for the first time on an opening weekend, it features three top-10 matchups. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption toggle caption Julio Cortez/AP Never has a college football season opened with such high stakes: Three of this weekend’s games feature a matchup between two top-10 opponents, the most for …