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WASHINGTON (AP) — Erika Kirk, the widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and current CEO of the conservative youth group, endorsed the potential presidential bid of Vice President JD Vance in the 2028 election. Erika Kirk promised to support President Donald Trump's efforts to maintain GOP-control of Congress and vowed to “get my husband’s friend JD Vance elected” in the 2028 presidential election. The late Kirk and Vance were close friends.

(AP) — Officials say a man who is suspected in last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University and in the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor has been found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility. Providence Police Chief Col. Oscar Perez says 48-yearold Claudio Neves Valente was found dead Thursday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Neves Valente is a former Brown student and Portuguese national. Perez says they believe the suspect acted alone. U.S. attorney for Massachusetts Leah B. Foley says Neves Valente and MIT professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro attended the same academic program in Portugal between 1995 and 2000.

50% reduction in revenue expected

ELTON — Town officials here voted to amend the 2025 budget and approve the 2026 spending plan set to go into effect on Jan. 1.

(The Center Square) — Louisiana Economic Development has committed more than $375 million in taxpayer-funded cooperative endeavor agreements over the past two years, for everything from football bowl games and festivals to facilities supplying auto materials and microchips, according to The Center Square's review of state records.