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A massive search continued Sunday for a man suspected in the fatal shooting of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, and a separate shooting attack on another state lawmaker and his spouse, authorities said.The manhunt for 57-year-old Vance Boelter stretched into its second day following Saturday's twin attacks in Champlin and Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and the discovery in the suspect's vehicle of an alleged target list of dozens […]

(BROOKLYN PARK, MN) -- Authorities said they've identified 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter as a suspect as they search for the gunman who allegedly shot and killed a state representative and shot and wounded a state senator in a targeted act of violence early Saturday.Authorities said they're still investigating if Boelter knew the victims in Saturday's shooting: State Rep. Melissa Hortman and State Sen. John Hoffman."There's certainly some overlap with some, […]

(BROOKLYN PARK, MN) -- State Rep. Melissa Hortman and State Sen. John Hoffman, who were targeted by a shooter on Saturday, were longtime members of Minnesota's state legislature who spent years working to improve their communities, according to leaders who knew them.Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed at their home in Brooklyn Park early Saturday by a suspect who posed as a police officer, investigators said. They […]

(BROOKLYN PARK, MN) -- A Minnesota state representative and her husband were shot and killed, and a state senator and his wife were shot and wounded in an "act of targeted political violence" at their homes early Saturday, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said.A manhunt is now underway for the gunman who was impersonating a police officer, authorities said.State Rep. Melissa Hortman, a Democrat, and her husband were shot and killed […]

(WASHINGTON) -- The federal judge overseeing the case of Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil ruled Friday that he won't release him from government custody.U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz sided with the government’s interpretation of his preliminary injunction and ruled that his order will not prevent the Trump administration from detaining Mahmoud Khalil on accusations that he misrepresented information on his green card application.On Wednesday, Farbiarz issued a preliminary injunction barring the Trump […]

Eduardo MunozAlvarez/VIEWpress (WASHINGTON) -- In a court filing Friday, the Trump administration said it won't release Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil.On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz barred the Trump administration from seeking to deport or continue to detain Khalil based on Secretary of State Marco Rubio's determination that his continued presence in the country would pose a risk to foreign policy.The judge stayed his injunction until 9:30 a.m. […]

(NEW YORK) -- Consumer sentiment improved more than expected in June, indicating a swell of optimism as President Donald Trump rolled back some tariffs in recent weeks.The resurgence of shopper attitudes ended six consecutive months of worsening sentiment, University of Michigan survey data on Friday showed. Before the uptick, consumer sentiment had fallen near its lowest level since a bout of inflation three years ago.Year-ahead inflation expectations, meanwhile, dropped sharply from 6.6% last month to 5.1% […]

(DEDHAM, Mass.) -- With closing arguments now underway, the second sensational trial of Karen Read -- accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend in 2022 -- is nearing a close.Prosecutors allege Read hit her boyfriend, John O'Keefe, with her car outside the home of fellow police officer Brian Albert in January 2022 and then left him to die there during a major blizzard.The defense has argued Read's vehicle did not hit […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleaded not guilty Friday to human smuggling charges, one week after he was brought back to the Unites States from detention in El Salvador.The 29-year-old has been the subject of a prolonged legal battle since he was deported in March to El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison -- despite a 2019 court order barring his deportation to that country due to fear of persecution -- after the Trump administration claimed […]