2 people killed and suspect is dead after a shooting in a downtown Minneapolis apartment building

By The Associated Press
September 4, 2026 | 12:56 AM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — 2 people killed and suspect is dead after a shooting in a downtown Minneapolis apartment building.

Trump’s plan for a fence at Lafayette Park near White House gets review by federal panel

By The Associated Press
September 4, 2026 | 1:52 AM

The latest pieces of President Donald Trump's wide-ranging Washington makeover are set for an airing Thursday in front of a federal panel that already has blessed other big-ticket plans from the designer-in-chief. The National Capital Planning Commission, which this spring approved Trump's White House ballroom proposal after he razed the Executive Mansion's East Wing without authorization, will discuss a proposed fence around Lafayette Park in front of the White House. The panel also will review a proposed underground security screening center for White House visitors. It's the first time the commission will take up either idea, and votes are not expected. But the commission and the separate U.S. Commission of Fine Arts thus far have not been an obstacle for Trump's plans for the capital. The fine arts panel, which is controlled by Trump appointees, approved the visitors' center plans at its July meeting. It heard a presentation on the Lafayette Square fencing but took no action. The fencing also carries the most potential for controversy and opposition on Thursday.

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