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London's Metropolitan Police say at least 12 people are dead and they expect the death toll to rise, after a massive fire engulfed most of the floors in a 24-story apartment building.

A college student in Wyoming was arrested trying to leave a store with three TVs. Police said they found many stolen items in her dorm room. She told police she was working on a paper on kleptomania.

A hospital statement says Rep. Steve Scalise suffered fractured bones, injured internal organs and severe bleeding when he was shot in the hip. The gunman was killed by law enforcement officers.

In an effort to save irreplaceable varieties from disease and other threats, plant cuttings are being "cryopreserved" — plunged into liquid nitrogen for later revival.

Authorities are praising Capitol Police for preventing further bloodshed when a gunman opened fire at a congressional baseball practice. Two Capitol Police officers were wounded but are OK.

Appearing before a podium at the White House, President Trump issues a statement on the shooting at a Virginia baseball field and says the suspect has died from his injuries.

The suspect in Wednesday's shooting at a baseball diamond in Virginia has been identified as James T. Hodgkinson of Belleville, Ill., two federal law enforcement sources confirm to NPR.

Beef and poultry get labels designating humane treatment; seafood doesn't. Two fishermen want to change that. Their state-of-the-art ship makes fishing safer for crew and minimizes pain for fish.

Scalise, a former systems engineer, served for 12 years in the Louisiana Legislature before being elected to the House. He was playing second base when he was shot in the hip on Wednesday.

Given the rancor and acrimony that has defined Washington in recent years, the Congressional Baseball Game has been a welcome respite. On Wednesday, that peace and civility was shattered.