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Aide: Sen Mitch McConnell trips, breaks shoulder in Kentucky

By Associated Press

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is recovering at home in Kentucky after suffering a shoulder fracture in a fall Sunday, a spokesman said.

El Paso suspect appears to have posted anti-immigrant screed

By Michael Biesecker, Reese Dunklin, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

About 20 minutes before the shooting started at an El Paso Walmart, a rambling screed was posted to an online message board saying the massacre was in response to an “invasion” of Hispanics coming across the southern border.

Trump tweets, stays out of sight for hours after shootings

By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press

As the nation reeled from two mass shootings in less than a day, President Donald Trump spent the first hours after the tragedies out of sight at his New Jersey golf course, sending out tweets of support awkwardly mixed in…

Sister: El Paso shooting victim, 25, ‘gave her life’ for son

By Morgan Lee, Associated Press

A 25-year-old woman who was shot while apparently shielding her 2-month-old son was among the 20 people killed when a gunman opened fire in a crowded El Paso shopping area, her sister said.

2 mass shootings in less than 24 hours shock US

By Associated Press

Two mass shootings at crowded public places in Texas and Ohio in less than 24 hours claimed at least 29 lives and left scores injured, a shocking carnage even in a country accustomed to gun violence.

Attack on Texas shoppers to be handled as domestic terrorism

By Cedar Attanasio, Michael Balsamo, Diana Heidgerd, Associated Press

The shooting that killed 20 people at a crowded El Paso shopping area will be handled as a domestic terrorism case, federal authorities said Sunday as they weighed hate-crime charges against the gunman that could carry the death penalty.

Police: Ohio gunman who killed 9 was stopped in 30 seconds

By Dan Sewell, John Minchillo, Associated Press

A masked gunman in body armor opened fire early Sunday in a popular entertainment district in Dayton, Ohio, killing nine people, including his sister, and wounding dozens before he was quickly slain by police, officials said.

56,000 cases put on fast-track in US immigration courts

By Amy Taxin, Associated Press

A Trump administration pilot program in 10 cities from Baltimore to Los Angeles aimed at fast-tracking court hearings to discourage migrants from making the journey to seek refuge in the United States.

Sudanese activists, army finalize power-sharing deal

By Samy Magdy, Associated Press

The African Union envoy to Sudan said Saturday the pro-democracy movement and the ruling military council have finalized a power-sharing agreement.

Texas governor: 20 dead in El Paso shopping-complex shooting

By Cedar Attanasio, Michael Balsamo, Diana Heidgerd, Associated Press

Twenty people were killed and more than two dozen injured in a shooting Saturday in a busy shopping area in the Texas border town of El Paso, the state’s governor said.