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Man who carried out deadly Minneapolis apartment shooting was investigated for handgun in June

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The man who carried out a deadly shooting in a Minneapolis apartment building had been investigated in June after displaying a handgun, but wasn’t charged, the county prosecutor said Thursday. Carlton Johnson was killed by police who raced to the building after the first reports of gunfire, said Drew Evans, superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the state investigate agency. Court documents say Johnson was facing eviction and had threatened a fellow resident with a gun in the months leading up to the shooting, which left two people ...

Gloria Steinem, defining symbol of women’s movement and eloquent advocate for equality, dies at 92

NEW YORK (AP) — Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author and activist who became the most visible symbol of the U.S. women’s movement and remained a fierce and eloquent advocate for equality for six decades, has died. She was 92. With her trademark streaked hair parted down the middle and large aviator glasses, Steinem, a co-founder of Ms. Magazine, was a hugely recognizable presence wherever she went. And she went everywhere: Much of her life as an advocate was spent on the road, speaking at college campuses and community centers, at rallies and marches. “You can’t do it on the ...

Judge ends Lindsay Clancy trial for the day as jury foreperson says they’re deadlocked over 1 juror

PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — The deadlocked jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial went home without a verdict Thursday in a dramatic sixth day of deliberations. Her defense lawyer told the judge that the panel’s foreperson said in a note that a single juror won’t follow the court’s instructions about reasonable doubt and was holding up a verdict. The jury will return Friday to see if they can reach a decision on whether the Massachusetts mother is criminally responsible for killing her three children. Before sending the jury home on Thursday, the judge refused the defense’s request to ...

Today in History

On Sept. 4, 1949, more than 140 people were injured following a performance by singer Paul Robeson in Peekskill, New York, as an anti-Communist mob attacked departing concertgoers. Also on this date: In 1781, Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers under the leadership of Gov. Felipe de Neve. In 1886, Chiricahua Apache leader Geronimo surrendered to U.S. troops in present-day Arizona after more than two decades of fighting to protect his homeland. In 1888, George Eastman secured a patent for a hand-roll camera and registered the trademark Kodak. In 1944, during World War ...

Edouard, now a tropical depression, drenches Texas with flash flooding and downed trees

PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) — The former Tropical Storm Edouard weakened into a depression but dumped heavy rain, flooded roads and knocked down trees Wednesday in parts of Texas as it slowly moved north in the state. Schools and municipal offices were closed and residents were told to stay at home. Some areas northwest of Beaumont, where the center of the storm passed Tuesday, received between 10 inches (25 centimeters) and 21 inches (53 centimeters) of rain in a matter of hours, the National Weather Service and emergency officials said. The storm was downgraded Tuesday night, hours ...