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1 Gunman Accused Of Killing Minnesota Representative Arrested
Vance Boelter was captured Sunday evening near his farm in Green Isle, ending a huge search that began after two separate shootings left one Minnesota lawmaker dead and another badly hurt. A motion-triggered trail camera spotted him, and officers closed in a few hours later. Boelter is now charged in the killings of state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and in the wounding of state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette. Authorities say he faces both state murder counts and a federal warrant for fleeing prosecution. Police believe Boelter posed as an officer, using a vehicle outfitted with flashing lights and wearing a realistic latex mask to enter each home around 2 a.m. Saturday. Investigators say he fired multiple shots at the Hoffmans in Champlin, then drove five miles to Brooklyn Park and fatally shot the Hortmans. Sen. Hoffman suffered a collapsed lung, and doctors say both he and his wife are awake and recovering after surgery.
2 Trump Opposed Israeli Plan To Kill Supreme Leader of Iran
Three U.S. officials tell CBS News that, after Israel’s massive strikes on Iran last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu floated killing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. President Trump told him it was “not a good idea,” leaving the plan on ice. An Israeli official confirmed regular high-level talks but stressed Israel “in principle” targets nuclear and military figures, not political leaders. In a Fox News interview Sunday, Netanyahu refused to confirm or deny the request, noting many reports of “conversations that never happened.” The White House says there is still no direct U.S.-Iran contact, yet Trump warned Tehran on Truth Social that any strike against Americans would meet “strength and might … never seen before.” Hours later he predicted Iran and Israel “will make a deal.” The president also phoned Vladimir Putin about the widening conflict and is heading to the G7 summit, where Middle East tensions will dominate. Meanwhile, regional airspace restrictions continue, the U.S. Embassy in Israel has ordered staff to shelter, and analysts doubt Israel alone can destroy Iran’s deeply buried sites. For now, the rejected assassination plan shows Washington’s attempt to slow escalation even as Iran and Israel trade daily missile fire.
3 Death Toll From San Antonio Flooding Now Up To 13
San Antonio officials raised the death toll from Thursday’s flash floods to 13 after crews recovered the last two missing drivers swept into Salado Creek. More than seven inches of rain fell in a few hours, sending water racing over Loop 410 and trapping at least 15 cars. Firefighters used boats and high-water trucks to rescue more than 70 people, some who climbed trees to escape the surge. All roads have reopened, but emergency teams warn that saturated ground could trigger new floods if forecast storms arrive this weekend.