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CNN reports: A shooter opened fire at a high school in the Austrian city of Graz, authorities said Tuesday, killing nine people including teenagers. Austria’s interior ministry confirmed the fatalities, telling CNN that the victims included children between 14 and 18 years old. The perpetrator is also dead and the school has been secured, the ministry and Austrian police said. …

Denver’s NBC affiliate reports: Boulder Police are investigating a report of an attack with multiple victims Sunday afternoon. Miri Kornfeld, an organizer with Run For Their Lives, which holds weekly walks to raise awareness of Israeli hostages, told 9NEWS the group was walking on Pearl Street on Sunday afternoon. When they arrived at the historic courthouse in the area of …

The Associated Press reports: A federal trade court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law. The ruling from a three-judge panel at the New York-based Court of International Trade came after several lawsuits arguing Trump has exceeded his authority, left U.S. trade policy dependent on his whims and unleashed economic chaos. …

The New York Times reports: The driver of a car crashed into pedestrians celebrating the city’s championship soccer club on Wednesday in Liverpool, England, the police said, bringing chaos to what had been a festive parade attended by hundreds of thousands of people. Video from the scene showed a major response by police officers and ambulances along Water Street in …

The Associated Press reports: One person is dead after a car exploded in Palm Springs, California, a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation said. “This was a powerful explosion,” the source said, describing a very large debris field and damages to multiple businesses nearby. Reports indicate the blast was felt miles away. The identity and involvement of the deceased …

NPR reports: The Supreme Court on Friday dealt a blow against the Trump administration’s attempt to send Venezuelans it says are gang members to a notorious prison in El Salvador, saying the detainees must have a proper chance to raise legal objections. The 7-2 decision, which grants a request made by a group of Venezuelans, clarified an unusual order issued …

The Telegraph reports: Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as the first American pope. He is expected to appear on the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica after being elected as the new Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church. The new pontiff will take immediate charge of the Vatican, leading the Catholic Church and holding authority over its 1.4 billion followers. …

NPR reports: White smoke streamed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signaling to the world that the 133 Roman Catholic cardinals inside have elected a new pope. The identity of the new pontiff is not yet known. Vatican officials are expected to announce his name in Latin from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica shortly. Cardinal Dominique Mamberti, a …

Reuters reports: Multiple loud explosions were heard in several places in Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir on Wednesday as India said it had attacked “terrorist infrastructure” in nine sites and Pakistan vowed to respond to the attacks. After the explosions, power was blacked out in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani Kashmir, witnesses said. “A little while ago, the Indian armed forces …

The New York Times reports: The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the Trump administration may start enforcing a ban on transgender troops serving in the military that had been blocked by lower courts. The ruling was brief, unsigned and gave no reasons, which is typical when the justices act on emergency applications. It will remain in place while challenges …

The New York Times reports: George Santos, the former Republican congressman from New York whose outlandish fabrications and criminal schemes fueled an unforeseen rise and spectacular fall, was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison on Friday. His sentence will bring an end, or at least a pause, to a turbulent period in which Mr. Santos was catapulted from anonymity …

Via press release from the Vatican: At 9:45 AM, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber, announced the death of Pope Francis from the Casa Santa Marta with these words: “Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis. At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the …

The Tallahassee Democrat reports: At least six people were injured, one critically, at Florida State University’s Tallahassee campus Thursday when someone opened fire. FSU sent out a text message around noon warning of an active shooter near the student union. Tallahassee Police Department spokesperson Alicia Turner confirmed to the Tallahassee Democrat that they have “a man in custody” and “multiple …

NBC News reports: The staff at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare is “receiving and caring for patients” from the reported shooting at the university, a representative for the hospital said in a statement this afternoon. “At this time, details are still unfolding, and we do not yet have specific information to share,” the representative said. “However, we want to assure the community …

The Tallahassee Democrat reports: There is an active shooter on Florida State University’s Tallahassee campus, according to an alert sent from the university, with multiple social media reports of gunshots being heard. The Leon County Sheriff’s Office has sent out their helicopter to go over the campus, according to LCSO spokesperson Javonni Hampton. She was unaware if any LCSO officers …

The Washington Post reports: Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg of Washington, D.C., on Wednesday said he would launch proceedings to determine whether to hold Trump administration officials in criminal contempt for defying his order not to remove Venezuelan migrants from the country based on the wartime Alien Enemies Act. Boasberg’s order is the latest development in a broader …

San Diego’s Fox affiliate reports: A preliminary 5.2 magnitude earthquake shook Southern California at 10:08 a.m. Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake’s epicenter was around two miles south of the community of Julian, about 60 miles east of San Diego. The quake struck at a depth of about 8 miles, the USGS said. A series of …

The New York Times reports: The Supreme Court on Thursday instructed the government to take steps to return a Salvadoran migrant it had wrongly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador. In an unsigned order, the court endorsed part of a trial judge’s order that had required the government to “facilitate and effectuate the return” of the migrant, Kilmar Armando …

New York City’s NBC affiliate reports: A helicopter has crashed in the Hudson River, authorities said. The incident happened at roughly 3:15 p.m. Thursday. Multiple boats gathered could be seen gathering near Jersey City, not far from the Water’s Soul sculpture. A police helicopter was also on the scene. The FDNY confirms they are responding to the incident. Emergency responders …

Courthouse News reports: The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily froze a midnight deadline for returning a Maryland to the U.S after he was mistakenly sent to a notorious El Salvador prison. Kilmar Abrego Garcia was swept up in deportation flights last month and sent to a terrorism center in El Salvador despite a judge’s order finding he would be persecuted …