Current Events 9/8/25

Lori Anderson

• actor from mn who died days before her 80th birthday

• Died in LA following prolonged illness

• Known for her role in WKRD in Cincinnati

Michael Brown

• Suspect in bar shooting, which left 4 people dead.

• Law enforcement on hunt for him.

• 45 years old

James “Jim” Lovell

• Leader of Apollo 13; dead at 97

• Flew 4 times

• One of NASA’s most traveled astronauts

Sydney Sweeney

• Received support from Trump after finding out she is a registered Republican

• Despite receiving backlash from her American Eagle ad, Trump said “go get ‘em Sweeney”

• 27 year old actor

Andrew James McCann

• Charged with capital murder after killing Clinton and Christian Binks in front of their daughters

Vance Boelter

• shot 2 MN lawmakers and their spouses

• charged with murder, animal cruelty, and impersonating police

Volomymr Zelenskyy

• Zelenskyy wasn’t going to risk being accused of being ungrateful this time

• Zelenskyy said thanks 9 times to Trump during Monday’s meeting in the Oval Office

Michael Fiddelke

• Will take over as CEO of Target in February 2026

• Fiddelke was previously chief operating officer

• 49 years old

Vladimir Putin

• Russian President

• Shook hands with Trump at news conference in Alaska

• Met for talks on ending war in Ukraine

• Did not come to an agreement

Kristin Robbins

• State representative

• announced she will run for MN governor in 2026

• Republican

Sean Gardener

• Arrested Friday on federal CP charge

• West Des Moines police found trove of photos and videos on his computer and cellphone of nude young girls

Erik & Lyle Menendez

• Both were denied parole

• Both remain imprisoned for killing their parents in 1989 in Beverly Hills

Fletcher Merkel

• 8 years old

• killed in a shooting at Annunciation Church

• handmade memorials from classmates were made

John Bolton

• Former national security advisor

• has been critical of Trump since 1st term

Ghislaine Maxwell

• she told justice department in an interview last month that she admired Trump and never observed him receiving massages or acting inappropriately

• she was serving 20 year sentence for sex trafficking in Tallahassee

Harper Moyski

• 10 years old

• Killed in the Annunciation Church Shooting in Minneapolis

• Handmade memorials from classmates were made

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift

• Kansas City chiefs right end Travis Kelce and Swift after Chiefs won Super Bowl in 2024

• They're now engaged