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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department says officers are responding to John F. Kennedy International Airport following reports of shots fired. Shots were reported around 9:30 p.m. in Terminal 8. Officials evacuated the area as they investigate. The NYPD says they could not confirm whether any shots were actually fired. No other information is available. The investigation is ongoing.

MILWAUKEE (AP) —The sister of a Milwaukee man whose death sparked riots on Saturday night says she wants prosecutors to file charges against the police officer who shot him. Twenty-four-year-old Kimberly Neal made the comments at a vigil Sunday evening on the spot where her brother was killed Saturday afternoon. Sylviille Smith, who was black, died after he was shot by a black police officer. Police say Smith had a gun in his hand.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says the federal government has declared a major disaster in the state following widespread flooding. He says the initial federal declaration is for four parishes. He says additional parishes may join the list as further damage assessments are made. Torrential rains have caused the flooding in parts of southern Louisiana. At least four people have died. Some 18,000 others have been rescued.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump's running mate says the Republican presidential candidate will offer "real specifics" this week on how make the country safer. But Gov. Mike Pence declined to preview Trump's plan in an interview on "Fox News Sunday," saying only that Trump will offer a "change of direction" in counterterrorism policies.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden will declare Donald Trump the most uninformed presidential nominee in history when he campaigns with Hillary Clinton on Monday. That's when Biden is set to hold his first campaign rally for Clinton. They'll be in his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Biden's office says he'll argue that Trump is less prepared on national security than any previous nominee.

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