MINNEAPOLIS — Just hours after Vance Boelter pleaded guilty to killing former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, a conservative social media account with nearly 5 million followers suggested Gov. Tim Walz should be investigated.

Libs of TikTok was resurfacing a conspiracy theory — that Walz had somehow directed the attack ...Read more

DENVER — Douglas County officials issued a preevacuation warning for a wildfire burning about 15 miles southwest of Castle Rock near the Devils Head Recreation Area on Saturday evening.

The Log Jumper fire is burning on less than an acre near Jackson Creek Road and Rampart Range Road, according to the Bureau of Land Management’s wildfire ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Several people were injured and one man was killed in a shooting near Kansas City’s 18th and Vine Historic Jazz District and its annual Juneteenth celebration Friday night, police said.

Officers were on patrol just before 10:30 p.m. near 18th Street and Paseo Boulevard when they heard the sound of gunfire coming from the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — L.A. city officials on Saturday declared a local emergency as firefighters continue to battle a stubborn warehouse fire in Boyle Heights that has sent plumes of irritating smoke across the region.

“While the [Los Angeles Fire Department] continues making progress, this is a major, multi-jurisdictional incident,” Mayor Karen ...Read more

NEW YORK — After a massive fire engulfed a historic Brooklyn church, collapsing its steeple, the church is hoping to raise $2 million to rebuild and keep its congregation going in the meantime.

The South Bushwick Reformed Church is seeking the money to fund a temporary worship space, replace damaged equipment and furnishings, run community ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The city of Fort Lauderdale is ending its fight with the state of Florida over its street art, officials said Saturday, instead announcing a “circle of love” rainbow installation as part of an alternative solution on private land.

The circle was installed last week next to Sebastian Street Beach, a popular LGBTQ ...Read more

In a clip that’s gone viral since last weekend’s annual Trooping the Color, Princess Catherine, the Princess of Wales, is seeing giving a “death stare” to anti-monarchists in the crowd who booed her and her three children as they rode by in a horse-drawn carriage to Buckingham Palace.

During the annual event to mark the official ...Read more

RICHMOND, Va. — With just days to go before the commonwealth’s current budget expires, the Virginia House and Senate reached a $185 billion budget deal that would take effect July 1. The deal includes an energy consumption fee for data centers.

The budget bill is now headed to Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s desk for her signature. Because it ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles declared a state of emergency due to a stubborn warehouse fire in Boyle Heights that has burned for days.

Here’s a rundown of what we know:

What do we know about the cause of the fire?

Lineage Logistics, the tenant-operator of the building, said in a statement that it believes the fire began while third-party ...Read more

Colombia’s outgoing leftist leader criticized Donald Trump a day before a runoff election in the Andean nation that pits his preferred successor against a security hardliner endorsed by the U.S. president.

Gustavo Petro called on Trump to reveal where a Colombian immigrant who criticized far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella is being ...Read more

A massive fire ripped through a popular luxury resort in the Dominican Republic— killing at least one tourist and forcing over 1,600 people to evacuate, authorities say.

An Italian woman died on Friday due to the fire at Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach Hotel in Bayahíbe, a resort town close to La Romana and Casa de Campo, according to Dominican...Read more

Iraq asked operators of five major oil fields to boost production to prewar levels, targeting output of more than 3 million barrels a day, after U.S.-Iran deal that aims to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Basra Oil Co. requested lifting output to the maximum available capacity at the Rumaila, West Qurna-1, West Qurna-2, Zubair and Artawi ...Read more

A judge in a Madrid court ordered Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s wife Begoña Gómez to stand trial on charges of influence peddling, corruption while conducting business and embezzlement of public funds.

The order, released on Saturday by judge Juan Carlos Peinado, includes a requirement for Gómez to surrender her passport, a ban on her ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — L.A. city officials on Saturday declared a local emergency as firefighters continue to battle a stubborn warehouse fire in Boyle Heights that has sent plumes of irritating smoke across the region.

“While the [Los Angeles Fire Department] continues making progress, this is a major, multi-jurisdictional incident,” Mayor Karen ...Read more

U.S.-Iran talks on a permanent ceasefire were set to kick off Sunday with top officials including U.S. Vice President JD Vance converging in Switzerland, even after Iran issued a renewed order to close the Strait of Hormuz.

The two adversaries are engaging after separate clashes in southern Lebanon between Israeli forces and Iran-backed ...Read more

Bolivia’s security forces began clearing road blockades after President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency following 50 days of unrest that have severely disrupted the economy.

Thirty-five blockades remained as of Saturday afternoon, down from the more than 100 in previous weeks and over 40 on Friday.

Police and military officers ...Read more

Mayor David Azoulay’s office in Metula — Israel’s northernmost town — features a portrait of U.S. President Donald Trump and an American flag. It’s not an act of praise, but ironic protest.

“Over the past four months, Israel’s policy has been driven entirely by Trump,” said Azoulay, from his office on the Lebanese border, which ...Read more

CHICAGO — At least 12 people were wounded Friday night when two gunmen opened fire from an SUV into a large crowd gathered on the Far South Side, Chicago police said.

Shortly after 11 p.m., officers responded to a call of someone shot in the 200 block of West 95th Street and discovered a red SUV had pulled alongside a large crowd. Two ...Read more