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Editor’s Note: This story contains graphic descriptions of violence. CNN  —  Grief-stricken Nashville residents will unite at a vigil Wednesday evening to mourn three children and three adults killed at a private Christian school by a mass shooter who police say had been under care for an emotional disorder and …

WASHINGTON —  During the pandemic, healthcare costs — usually a main driver of U.S. inflation — remained surprisingly stable, rising just about 2% annually even as prices for many goods and services soared more than three or four times that rate. But signs are emerging that medical inflation is back as …

On the Shelf Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America By Abraham Josephine RiesmanAtria: 464 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. The WWE’s brand of sports entertainment has always existed in its …

SoCal Bestsellers Hardcover fiction 1. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (Knopf: $28) Lifelong BFFs collaborate on a wildly successful video game. 2. I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai (Viking: $28) A professor of film, who’s also a podcaster, returns to her boarding school and …

CNN  —  Guns are the leading cause of death for US children and teens, since surpassing car accidents in 2020. Firearms accounted for nearly 19% of childhood deaths (ages 1-18) in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wonder database. Nearly 3,600 children died in gun-related incidents …

Sam Young had been up before 6 a.m. all week, rebounding for Iowa State players and setting up for the Cyclones’ practices. He was putting in yet another 70-hour work week as Iowa State’s head student basketball manager — coming on top of his full class load. But Young’s turn …

BOCA RATON, Fla. — At the end of their first practice back at home after breaking brackets in the men’s NCAA basketball tournament, members of the Florida Atlantic University men’s team gathered around their coach in the middle of the court. Going around the circle, Dusty May asked each person …

Looking out the top floor window of the family home in Manhattan Beach, 6-foot-8 volleyball standout Tread Rosenthal can see the ocean. If he walks two blocks, he can touch the sand and listen to the waves. Asked how often he thanks his parents for moving from Austin, Texas, Rosenthal …

From the moment he blustered his way onto the political stage, Donald Trump defied expectations. He won the White House despite lacking any government or military experience, a first in the nation’s history. As a candidate and then as president, Trump drew supporters ever closer with his brash, impulsive and …

PHOENIX —  Clayton Kershaw first confronted the conundrum almost 10 years ago. On the verge of free agency ahead of the 2014 season, and having already become entrenched as the face of the Dodgers franchise following his second of three Cy Young Award wins, the left-hander faced a crossroads during contract …