4 Jun 2025

Today in History: June 4, the Tiananmen Square Massacre

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Today is Wednesday, June 4, the 155th day of 2025. There are 210 days left in the year.

Today in history:

On June 4, 1989, hundreds, perhaps thousands, of pro-democracy demonstrators and dozens of soldiers are estimated to have been killed when Chinese troops crushed a seven-week-long protest held by occupying demonstrators in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.

Also on this date:

In 1812, the U.S. House of Representatives passed its first war declaration, approving by a vote of 79-49 a declaration of war against Britain.

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In 1919, Congress approved the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which said that the right of Americans to vote “shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.” (The amendment was then sent to the states for ratification.)

In 1940, during World War II, the Allied military completed the evacuation of more than 338,000 troops from Dunkirk, France.

Also in 1940, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill declared in a speech to the House of Commons: “We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.”

In 1942, the World War II naval Battle of Midway began, which resulted in a decisive American victory against Japan and marked a turning point in the war in the Pacific.

In 1986, Jonathan Jay Pollard, a former U.S. Navy intelligence analyst, pleaded guilty in Washington to conspiring to deliver national defense information to Israel. (Sentenced to life in prison, Pollard would be released on parole in November 2015.)

In 1990, Dr. Jack Kevorkian carried out his first publicly assisted suicide, helping Janet Adkins, a 54-year-old Alzheimer’s patient from Portland, Oregon, end her life in Oakland County, Michigan.

In 1998, a federal judge sentenced Terry Nichols to life in prison without parole for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, which killed 168 people.

Today’s Birthdays:

Actor Bruce Dern is 89.
Golf Hall of Famer Sandra Haynie is 82.
Singer-actor Michelle Phillips is 81.
Jazz musician Paquito D’Rivera is 77.
Actor Parker Stevenson is 73.
Actor Keith David is 69.
Singer El DeBarge is 64.
Opera singer Cecilia Bartoli is 59.
R&B singer Al B. Sure! is 57.
Actor Scott Wolf is 57.
Comedian Horatio Sanz is 56.
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, is 54.
Actor Noah Wyle is 54.
Actor Angelina Jolie is 50.
Actor-comedian T.J. Miller is 44.
Olympic figure skating gold medalist Evan Lysacek is 40.

4 Jun 2025

Twins beat Athletics but lose Pablo López to injury; pitcher likely headed to IL

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WEST SACRAMENTO — All of Royce Lewis’s hard work, all of his tinkering in the cage, everything he did to get himself right during a day off from the game on Friday was finally rewarded on Tuesday night. Up with the bases loaded, Lewis, smacked the ball off the wall in center, bringing home a pair of runs in the seventh inning and snapping an 0-for-32 skid that dated back to May 21.

His big swing was one of many things for the Twins to like in Tuesday night’s 10-3 win over the Athletics in Sacramento. And then, there was this, casting a shadow over an otherwise great night for the Twins: Pablo López gesturing towards the team’s dugout with his red glove for a team trainer.

After throwing three warm-up pitches before the bottom of the sixth inning, López left with what the Twins are calling a lat strain. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said the team’s ace would likely need a stint on the injured list, but they will know more after he has imaging done on Wednesday.

López said he first felt “something tighten up,” during the fifth inning with Brent Rooker up at the plate. He threw six more pitches in the inning and then went to the dugout, where his head “started spinning,” wondering if it was something terrible or something that would go away.

The starter has dealt with shoulder injuries in the past and said if there was a silver lining, it was that it wasn’t the “posterior cuff or that I didn’t feel anything blowing up.”

“It sucks. I don’t like it,” he said. “I hate the idea of thinking it could be something bad, but we can’t control things like this.”

He left the mound alongside head athletic trainer Nick Paparesta, after which the duo made the long walk across the Sutter Health Park diamond to the outfield, where the Twins’ (33-27) clubhouse is located. Prior to that point, López had given up two runs — one in the first inning on consecutive hits from the first two Athletics (23-39) batters he faced and another in the third — in his five innings pitched.

He left with a lead as the Twins tied the game in the top of the sixth with Trevor Larnach’s first home run off a left-handed pitcher since 2023 and went ahead on Willi Castro’s second home run of the night. Castro had a multi-home run game on Friday in Seattle, but this time he did it from the right side of the plate rather than left.

“We had to work early in the game to try to get something going,” Baldelli said. “It didn’t come quick, but sometimes you just need someone to jump start you and today it was Willi Castro. He was a spark plug.”

Later in that inning, Lewis worked an eight-pitch walk, a positive plate appearance for the slumping third baseman.
He later scored on Byron Buxton’s single, the center fielder second hit of the night. Buxton now has two hits in each of his past four games since returning from the concussion injured list on Friday.

An inning later, in the eighth, the Twins tacked on four more runs, two of which scored on Lewis’s hit.

“What helped set up the night was just me going back to my good feel, finding it (Monday) on the off day there for me,” Lewis, who was out of the lineup on Monday, said. “I got a lot of swings in and took care of business there, what I needed to do to figure out how I wanted to be Royce again.”

Lewis had another good swing in the ninth inning, though he wasn’t rewarded for it. It was a night full of them for the Twins, who put up 10 runs for the second consecutive day.

“We’ve been playing such good baseball. It’s been really fun to see, to be a part of, which is why I’m also bummed,” López said. “It’s been so fun. And the slightest idea of thinking that I would miss time makes me really sad. Devastates me. But that’s what we do. I’m sure the guys were concerned or wondering what was happening to me, but when it was time to play ball, they did what they did.”

4 Jun 2025

Man killed in police response to domestic dispute in west-central Minnesota

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PAYNESVILLE, Minn. — A man is dead after an officer-involved shooting Monday night in Paynesville, where police responded to a report of a domestic dispute.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shared in a post on social media early Tuesday morning that BCA agents were at the scene to investigate.

According to a news release from Paynesville Police Chief Paul Wegner, a male suspect reported to be armed had locked himself in the basement of the home. Shots were fired as police were attempting to take him into custody.

Upon arrival at the 600 block of Stearns Avenue at around 9:05 p.m. Monday, officers from the Paynesville and Cold Spring police departments and the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office were able to safely evacuate an adult female from the residence.

Officers entered the house and attempted to make verbal contact with the male, according to the news release. Officers reportedly told the male to come to the basement stairs with his hands visible. They also advised him that he was under arrest and that he needed to show himself.

The news release did not describe the ensuing shooting in any more detail.

Officers and medical personnel at the scene immediately administered life-saving measures, but the man died from his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Wegner. A firearm was also located at the scene.

The woman who reported being assaulted had suffered minor injuries to her head and neck area, according to the news release.

Chief Wegner said body-worn cameras were in use at the time of the shooting, and the BCA is currently investigating the incident.

Paynesville Mayor Shawn Reinke issued a written statement around 1 p.m. Tuesday, stating that Wegner had kept him apprised of the events overnight and Tuesday morning.

“This tragic occurrence leaves our community in a state of shock that we were not planning to wake up to today. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved during this tremendously sad day,” he said.

4 Jun 2025

Lynx stay perfect, beat Mercury to reach 8-0

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Natisha Heideman scored 13 of her 18 points in the first half on Tuesday as the Lynx overcame a slow start to run their season-opening winning streak to eight with an 88-65 victory over the Phoenix Mercury at Target Center.

Napheesa Collier posted her fourth straight double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Alanna Smith and Kayla McBride each scored 13, with McBride adding seven assists.

The Lynx trailed throughout the first quarter, with Phoenix pulling out to a 23-14 lead. But Minnesota scored the last five points of the quarter on a Karlie Samuelson 3-pointer and a transition layup by Heideman.

That was the start of a 14-0 run that included another Heideman fast-break and another Samuelson 3-pointer.

Meanwhile, the Lynx clamped down on defense, holding the Sun to 5-for-19 shooting and just 12 points in the second quarter. Heideman added seven more points, including a late 3 that gave the Lynx a 44-35 lead at the half.

The Mercury hung around throughout the second half, but Minnesota put it away with a quick 9-0 burst over a 45-second span in the fourth quarter.

Collier converted a three-point play, and after a Phoenix miss, Bridget Carleton hit a corner 3. Then after a Courtney Williams steal, Collier found McBride in the opposite corner for another 3-pointer, giving the Lynx an 80-56 lead.

Minnesota Lynx forward Alanna Smith (8), front, falls over Phoenix Mercury guard Kahleah Copper (2) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)