LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper Nipsey Hussle was gunned down outside his clothing shop in a calculated, premeditated fashion by a man upset over a discussion about snitching, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday at the outset of a longdelayed murder trial.

Having fun together

Posing on the Southwest Elementary playground from left are Summer Playground small group leader Madelyn Blodgett, Preslie Hines and Hattie Brinson. CDN

LONDON (AP) — Kevin Spacey “strenuously denies” allegations of sexual assault, his lawyer said Thursday, as the Oscar-winning actor appeared in a London court to face five charges of offenses against three men.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the U.S. job market remained strong in the face of rising inflation and interest rates.

NEW YORK (AP) — Revlon, the 90-yearold multinational beauty company, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, weighed down by debt load, disruptions to its supply chain network, and surging costs.

(AP) – Severe weather has forced Abbott Nutrition to pause production at a Michigan baby formula factory that had just restarted after being closed for several months, contributing to a national shortage.

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s largest city restarted its water plant Thursday after shutting it down amid record flooding that’s caused widespread damage in Yellowstone National Park and surrounding communities.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has complained that traditional Catholics, particularly in the United States, are “gagging” the church’s modernizing reforms and insisted that there was no turning back.

A history of violence

A man was arrested on the way to murder a Supreme Court justice, according to authorities. And it was a footnote the next day in a major national newspaper. Was it because it was Brett Kavanaugh, which that particular paper isn’t happy is on the Court? That same paper had above the fold “Inside an Attack on Democracy,” referring to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack hearings in Congress. But what about this more recent assassination attempt on a Supreme Court justice? Reporting it alongside the Jan. 6 story would highlight the widespread nature of our violence problem in America today.

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