The upcoming trial of state Sen. Nicole Mitchell has been postponed due to the recent slaying of Melissa Hortman, who was fatally shot along with her husband in their home Saturday morning.

Court administration sent an email Sunday afternoon saying jury selection for Mitchell’s trial would not begin Monday morning as previously planned. ...Read more

The manhunt for a shooter who killed a Democratic state lawmaker in Minnesota and wounded another went into a second day, as speculation about a motive focused on the suspect’s stance on abortion.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Vance L. Boelter, 57. The four known victims ...Read more

President Donald Trump arrives in Canada as the center of attention for a Group of Seven summit of world leaders whose main purpose will be to mollify him — and one where spiraling conflict in the Middle East offers another test of its unity.

Trump was traveling Sunday night to Kananaskis, Alberta, for the first big international summit of ...Read more

Israel signaled no letup in its campaign to destroy Iran’s nuclear capabilities, with risks in the oil-rich region rising as the nations bombarded military and civilian targets alike.

In a third day of fighting, Israel struck Tehran on Sunday, and Iran fired several waves of drones and missiles. Since Friday, 14 people have been killed in ...Read more

Shops and restaurants are shuttered. School is suspended. The airport is closed. Bleary-eyed residents trudge between shelters and bedrooms all night as bombs crash. The front page of the largest newspaper put it succinctly on Sunday: “History.”

Nothing has been the same in Israel since the Hamas attack that triggered the war in Gaza 20 ...Read more

Minnesotans woke up Saturday to developing news of a political assassination in the Twin Cities suburbs.

State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed. State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were shot and injured. Both are members of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, and Hortman until recently served as House speaker. ...Read more

The assassination of House DFL leader Melissa Hortman and attempted slaying of Democratic Sen. John Hoffman has resurfaced longstanding concerns about lawmakers’ security.

The attacks have prompted heightened police protection for some state and federal lawmakers and raised questions about the relatively open nature of the Minnesota Capitol ...Read more

Questions and misinformation have spread on social media and other platforms about the political views of the man suspected of assassinating Minnesota House DFL leader Melissa Hortman, and any connections that alleged gunman had to Gov. Tim Walz.

Police also have named Vance Boelter as a suspect in the shooting of state Sen. John Hoffman.

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Amid escalating immigration raids and enforcement actions across the county, lawmakers, immigration advocates and DACA recipients are urging Congress to pass permanent protections for Dreamers and immigrant families at risk of President Trump’s mass deportation agenda.

DACA recipients and advocates from the Home is Here campaign are bringing ...Read more

President Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plan to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after Israeli officials said they had an opportunity, according to a senior U.S. official.

U.S. officials have been in close touch with Israeli officials ever since they launched a series of missile and drone strikes on Iran. It’s unclear if ...Read more

The water beneath our feet that we use to bathe, drink and water crops is vanishing faster than ever in the Colorado River Basin, according to a new study.

From Arizona State University researchers, the study of satellite images has found that an amount of water comparable to Lake Mead has been lost from the ground in the period studied from ...Read more

Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, are awake and recovering after being shot early Saturday, according to their nephew.

“They are both awake now and recovering. It’s going to be a long process,” Mat Ollig said in a Sunday morning interview, adding that the gunfire that struck John Hoffman “barely missed his heart.�...Read more

Officials south of the Twin Cities said late Sunday morning that they have found an unoccupied vehicle that belongs to Vance Boelter, the man suspected of shooting two state legislators a day earlier and their spouses in their Twin Cities homes.

The development was disclosed in an emergency alert from the County Sheriff’s Office to cellphones...Read more

Israel and Iran bombarded each other for a third day, with international concern growing that the conflict will spread across one of the world’s key oil-producing regions.

On Sunday, Israel struck Tehran, and Iran fired several waves of drones and missiles. Since Friday, 14 people have been killed in Israel by Iranian attacks and almost 400 ...Read more

The wife of Vance Boelter, the man wanted in connection with the shootings that targeted two state legislators and their spouses at their Twin Cities homes Saturday, was detained along with three relatives by law enforcement more than 100 miles from her home late that morning, the Mille Lacs County sheriff said Sunday.

“Our law enforcement ...Read more

The manhunt for a shooter who killed a Democratic state lawmaker in Minnesota and wounded another went into a second day, as speculation about a motive focused on the suspect’s stance on abortion.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Vance L. Boelter, 57. The four known victims ...Read more

Russia said its overnight missile and drone barrage struck the large Kremenchuk oil refinery in central Ukraine, which was previously targeted by Kremlin forces in 2022.

“A group strike with precision-guided air and sea-based weapons, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles” hit the facility in the Poltava region, Russia’s defense ministry ...Read more

President Donald Trump said that it’s possible the U.S. could become involved in the Israel-Iran conflict.

“It’s possible we could get involved,” Trump said in an interview with ABC News on Sunday. He noted that the U.S. is “not at this moment involved.”

The U.S. has jet fighters, ships and ground-based air-defense systems ...Read more