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A woman hugs her son after a shooting at the Annunciation Church in Minneapolis on Wednesday, August 27.
A woman hugs her son after a shooting at the Annunciation Church in Minneapolis on Wednesday, August 27.
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The week in 32 photos

Published 10:46 PM EDT, Thu August 28, 2025
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Minneapolis is in mourning after a shooter opened fire through the stained-glass windows of a church on Wednesday.

Two children, ages 8 and 10, were killed in the attack, which took place as students were attending a Mass to mark the first week of class at the Annunciation Catholic School. Eighteen other people were wounded, including 15 children and three adults.

The shooter, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, was identified as 23-year-old Robin Westman. Westman shared a “manifesto” on social media that is being investigated, police said. The shooter graduated from the school in 2017. Investigators believe Westman likely intended to carry out yesterday’s attack from inside the church.

This was the 44th school shooting in the United States this year, according to a CNN analysis.

Here are some of the stories that made headlines over the past week, as well as some photos that caught our eye.

A giant dust storm, known meteorologically as a haboob, approaches the Phoenix metropolitan area on Monday, August 25. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2025%2F08%2F26%2Fweather%2Fphoenix-dust-storm-wind-damage-climate-hnk">The towering wall of dust</a> plunged the city into near-zero visibility and was quickly followed by severe thunderstorms.
A giant dust storm, known meteorologically as a haboob, approaches the Phoenix metropolitan area on Monday, August 25. The towering wall of dust plunged the city into near-zero visibility and was quickly followed by severe thunderstorms.
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A firefighter battles the <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2025%2F08%2F24%2Fweather%2Fwildfire-oregon-california-evacuate">Pickett Fire</a> in Napa County, California, on Saturday, August 23.
A firefighter battles the Pickett Fire in Napa County, California, on Saturday, August 23.
Noah Berger/AP
A man ascends on a flyboard during a water show in Musandam, Oman, on Wednesday, August 27.
A man ascends on a flyboard during a water show in Musandam, Oman, on Wednesday, August 27.
Amr Alfiky/Reuters
Football star Travis Kelce and pop icon Taylor Swift posted <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2025%2F08%2F26%2Fentertainment%2Ftaylor-swift-travis-kelce-engagement">news of their engagement</a> to their <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fp%2FDN02niAXMM-%2F" target="_blank">Instagram accounts</a> on Tuesday, August 26. The celebrity couple has been together since 2023. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2025%2F08%2F26%2Fentertainment%2Fgallery%2Ftaylor-swift-travis-kelce-relationship">See more photos of their love story</a>.
Football star Travis Kelce and pop icon Taylor Swift posted news of their engagement to their Instagram accounts on Tuesday, August 26. The celebrity couple has been together since 2023. See more photos of their love story.
From Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce/Instagram
A scientific team from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich stands among crevasses on the Rhône Glacier while collecting data near Gletsch, Switzerland, on Friday, August 22. The Rhône Glacier, among Switzerland’s largest, is likely facing another withering year following record-breaking temperatures across Europe in June and overall low levels of snowfall.
A scientific team from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich stands among crevasses on the Rhône Glacier while collecting data near Gletsch, Switzerland, on Friday, August 22. The Rhône Glacier, among Switzerland’s largest, is likely facing another withering year following record-breaking temperatures across Europe in June and overall low levels of snowfall.
Sean Gallup/Getty Images
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador in March and later brought back to the United States to face federal criminal charges, reports to a facility in Baltimore for an immigration check-in on Monday, August 25. He was taken into custody by immigration officials. A federal judge said Monday that she will order officials to keep Abrego Garcia in the country while she weighs a <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2025%2F08%2F25%2Fpolitics%2Fkilmar-abrego-garcia-baltimore-rally">new legal challenge from him</a> over the Trump administration’s plans to quickly deport him to Uganda.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador in March and later brought back to the United States to face federal criminal charges, reports to a facility in Baltimore for an immigration check-in on Monday, August 25. He was taken into custody by immigration officials. A federal judge said Monday that she will order officials to keep Abrego Garcia in the country while she weighs a new legal challenge from him over the Trump administration’s plans to quickly deport him to Uganda.
Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times/Redux
Nesting gannets are photographed at the Bempton Cliffs in the Yorkshire area of England on Wednesday, August 27.
Nesting gannets are photographed at the Bempton Cliffs in the Yorkshire area of England on Wednesday, August 27.
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Relatives and colleagues of Reuters cameraman Hussam Al-Masri mourn over his body ahead of his funeral in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Monday, August 25. Israel has faced global condemnation for <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2025%2F08%2F27%2Fmiddleeast%2Fgaza-nasser-hospital-israel-attack-three-strikes-intl">back-to-back strikes on the biggest hospital in southern Gaza</a> this week, which killed at least 22 people, including health workers, emergency response crews and five journalists. On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conceded the incident was a “tragic mishap.” But on Tuesday, the Israeli military defended the assault on the hospital, claiming that six “terrorists” had been killed in the attack, which it said was directed at a “camera that was positioned by Hamas.”
Relatives and colleagues of Reuters cameraman Hussam Al-Masri mourn over his body ahead of his funeral in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Monday, August 25. Israel has faced global condemnation for back-to-back strikes on the biggest hospital in southern Gaza this week, which killed at least 22 people, including health workers, emergency response crews and five journalists. On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conceded the incident was a “tragic mishap.” But on Tuesday, the Israeli military defended the assault on the hospital, claiming that six “terrorists” had been killed in the attack, which it said was directed at a “camera that was positioned by Hamas.”
Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu/Getty Images
SpaceX launched the 10th test flight of its Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket booster on Tuesday, August 26. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Fscience%2Flive-news%2Fspacex-starship-flight-10-launch-08-26-25">The test flight</a>, launched from south Texas, marked a significant and encouraging step forward for the program.
SpaceX launched the 10th test flight of its Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket booster on Tuesday, August 26. The test flight, launched from south Texas, marked a significant and encouraging step forward for the program.
Eric Gay/AP
Employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention bid farewell to top officials as they were escorted out of the agency’s main office in Atlanta on Thursday, August 28. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2025%2F08%2F28%2Fhealth%2Fcdc-director-rfk">The officials resigned their positions</a> after the ouster of the agency’s director, Dr. Susan Monarez.
Employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention bid farewell to top officials as they were escorted out of the agency’s main office in Atlanta on Thursday, August 28. The officials resigned their positions after the ouster of the agency’s director, Dr. Susan Monarez.
Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images
Firefighters and first responders work at an apartment building in Kyiv, Ukraine, after an <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2025%2F08%2F28%2Feurope%2Fukraine-russia-kyiv-attack-hnk-intl">hourslong barrage of Russian missiles and drones</a> on Thursday, August 28. It was Russia’s second-biggest aerial attack since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Firefighters and first responders work at an apartment building in Kyiv, Ukraine, after an hourslong barrage of Russian missiles and drones on Thursday, August 28. It was Russia’s second-biggest aerial attack since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Finbarr O'Reilly/The New York Times/Redux
Migrants on an inflatable dinghy leave the coast of northern France on Monday, August 25. They were trying to cross the English Channel to reach Britain.
Migrants on an inflatable dinghy leave the coast of northern France on Monday, August 25. They were trying to cross the English Channel to reach Britain.
Hannah McKay/Reuters
Jasmine Paolini hits a forehand during her first-round US Open match on Sunday, August 24.
Jasmine Paolini hits a forehand during her first-round US Open match on Sunday, August 24.
Ray Giubilo
John Bolton, a former national security adviser to US President Donald Trump, waves as he arrives at his Bethesda, Maryland, home, where <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2025%2F08%2F22%2Fpolitics%2Fjohn-bolton-fbi-search">the FBI was conducting a court-authorized search</a> on Friday, August 22. Bolton’s home and office were searched as part of a renewed investigation into whether he disclosed classified information in his 2020 book, according to two people familiar with the matter. Bolton served as Trump’s national security adviser in his first term, but the president fired him in 2019 and the two have been sharply at odds ever since.
John Bolton, a former national security adviser to US President Donald Trump, waves as he arrives at his Bethesda, Maryland, home, where the FBI was conducting a court-authorized search on Friday, August 22. Bolton’s home and office were searched as part of a renewed investigation into whether he disclosed classified information in his 2020 book, according to two people familiar with the matter. Bolton served as Trump’s national security adviser in his first term, but the president fired him in 2019 and the two have been sharply at odds ever since.
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Divers watch as a crane pulls an artifact from the Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria, Egypt, on Thursday, August 21. It was part of an event to recover sunken antiquities.
Divers watch as a crane pulls an artifact from the Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria, Egypt, on Thursday, August 21. It was part of an event to recover sunken antiquities.
Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images
Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Andrés Giménez, center, is doused by teammates Myles Straw, left, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. after their 10-4 win over Minnesota on Monday, August 25. Giménez went 2-for-3 with a home run.
Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Andrés Giménez, center, is doused by teammates Myles Straw, left, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. after their 10-4 win over Minnesota on Monday, August 25. Giménez went 2-for-3 with a home run.
Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press/AP
Eruptive activity continues on Mount Etna, where two lava flows descend on the slopes of the volcano near Catania, Italy, on Tuesday, August 26.
Eruptive activity continues on Mount Etna, where two lava flows descend on the slopes of the volcano near Catania, Italy, on Tuesday, August 26.
Salvatore Allegra/AP
Arina Yevhiienka takes a knee to pay her respects to a fallen Ukrainian soldier as she watches his funeral procession in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, August 25.
Arina Yevhiienka takes a knee to pay her respects to a fallen Ukrainian soldier as she watches his funeral procession in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, August 25.
Thomas Peter/Reuters
A member of the DeKalb County Police honor guard hands a flag to the daughter of police officer David Rose during Rose's funeral in Atlanta on Friday, August 22. Rose was killed while responding to <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2025%2F08%2F09%2Fus%2Fatlanta-cdc-emory-university-shooting-hnk">a shooting earlier this month</a> on the campus of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He was 33.
A member of the DeKalb County Police honor guard hands a flag to the daughter of police officer David Rose during Rose's funeral in Atlanta on Friday, August 22. Rose was killed while responding to a shooting earlier this month on the campus of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He was 33.
Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/AP
Dogs run during the Corgi Race festival in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Saturday, August 23.
Dogs run during the Corgi Race festival in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Saturday, August 23.
Ints Kalnins/Reuters
Police officers carry the coffin of Capt. Francisco Merchan after his funeral in Mongua, Colombia, on Monday, August 25. Merchan, a police pilot, was killed when his helicopter was shot down by a dissident faction of the former FARC guerrilla group.
Police officers carry the coffin of Capt. Francisco Merchan after his funeral in Mongua, Colombia, on Monday, August 25. Merchan, a police pilot, was killed when his helicopter was shot down by a dissident faction of the former FARC guerrilla group.
Fernando Vergara/AP
Stars are seen above the ancient ruins of Palmyra in central Syria on Sunday, August 24.
Stars are seen above the ancient ruins of Palmyra in central Syria on Sunday, August 24.
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Fans cheer a Kansas touchdown during a college football game in Lawrence, Kansas, on Saturday, August 23.
Fans cheer a Kansas touchdown during a college football game in Lawrence, Kansas, on Saturday, August 23.
Charlie Riedel/AP
A German Air Force plane flies past people on top of a mountain during an aviation show in Bușteni, Romania, on Tuesday, August 26.
A German Air Force plane flies past people on top of a mountain during an aviation show in Bușteni, Romania, on Tuesday, August 26.
Vadim Ghirda/AP
Hatice Gökçe Emir, a rhythmic gymnast from Turkey, performs with the hoop during the individual all-around final at the World Championships in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, August 22.
Hatice Gökçe Emir, a rhythmic gymnast from Turkey, performs with the hoop during the individual all-around final at the World Championships in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, August 22.
Bruna Prado/AP
Tourists use augmented reality glasses under the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris on Thursday, August 21.
Tourists use augmented reality glasses under the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris on Thursday, August 21.
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US President Donald Trump and his Cabinet are reflected in a mirror while meeting at the White House on Tuesday, August 26.
US President Donald Trump and his Cabinet are reflected in a mirror while meeting at the White House on Tuesday, August 26.
Doug Mills/The New York Times/Redux
Baseball players from Taoyuan City, Taiwan, celebrate after <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2025%2F08%2F24%2Fsport%2Fbaseball-llws-taiwan-wins">winning the Little League World Series</a> on Sunday, August 24. It was the first time in 29 years that a team from Taiwan has won the title.
Baseball players from Taoyuan City, Taiwan, celebrate after winning the Little League World Series on Sunday, August 24. It was the first time in 29 years that a team from Taiwan has won the title.
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A key load test is completed on the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2025%2F08%2F27%2Fworld%2Fvideo%2Fbridge-passes-load-test-ldndigvid">the world’s tallest bridge</a>, in southwest China on Monday, August 25. It’s scheduled to open next month.
A key load test is completed on the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, the world’s tallest bridge, in southwest China on Monday, August 25. It’s scheduled to open next month.
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Confetti falls over Isela Santiago Morales during her 15th birthday party at a stadium in Axtla de Terrazas, Mexico, on Saturday, August 23. Her quinceañera was organized by the community after her first celebration was sparsely attended.
Confetti falls over Isela Santiago Morales during her 15th birthday party at a stadium in Axtla de Terrazas, Mexico, on Saturday, August 23. Her quinceañera was organized by the community after her first celebration was sparsely attended.
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Tens of thousands of people <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2025%2F08%2F27%2Fmiddleeast%2Fnetanyahu-israel-protests-gaza-analysis-intl">take part in a protest</a> in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Tuesday, August 26. They demanded a ceasefire and the return of the hostages held in Gaza. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2025%2F08%2F14%2Fworld%2Fgallery%2Fphotos-this-week-august-7-august-14">See last week in 30 photos</a>.
Tens of thousands of people take part in a protest in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Tuesday, August 26. They demanded a ceasefire and the return of the hostages held in Gaza. See last week in 30 photos.
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