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A gunman suspected of killing a retired judge in Wisconsin had a list of targets that included Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers.

British Prime Minister Liz Truss has fired her finance minister and taken a U-turn on part of her economic policy. Now the question is, how long will Truss last?

Eleanor Catton's novel centers on young members of an radical environmental rights group who wind up entangled with a billionaire drone manufacturer. Our critic devoured all 400+ pages in two days.

Farms along the Connecticut River are experiencing losses from flooding this week. Some farmers who were just days away from harvest now face the prospect of entire crops ruined by contaminated water.

Donald Trump cancelled a campaign rally in Chicago last night after his supporters clashed with protesters inside an arena where thousands were gathered.

Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist Jason Robert Brown says he will play every song he has ever written in chronological order at Mr. Finn’s Cabaret at Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, Mass., tonight at 8pm. Brown’s musicals include Mr. Saturday Night, Parade, 13, The Bridges of Madison County, and The Last Five Years. He will be accompanied by his “excellent pal” and local hero Todd Reynolds on violin and electronics. (Fri, Sep 1)

The actors strike might cause the Emmys to delay its planned September broadcast. It would be the first such delay since the Emmys were postponed after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001.

Four-time Tony Award-nominated choreographer and 2016 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award recipient Camille A. Brown brings her company of dancers to Jacob’s Pillow in Becket, Mass., this weekend to perform the world premiere of I AM, a work inspired by both the HBO series Lovecraft Country and the rhythms of the movie Drumline. Performances are today through Sunday at 2pm, and Saturday at 8pm. (Fri, Aug 2-Sun, Aug 4)

Almost everyone has heard of the Anti-Defamation League, but few realize how the organization whose mission is “to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all” got its start.

If you want to experience a good play written by a potentially great playwright rush to Cohoes Music Hall before “The Comeuppance” closes on Sunday.