A suspect in custody has been charged with murder following targeted shootings that killed one Minnesota lawmaker and injured another. Gov. Tim Walz called the shootings “politically motivated” in a news briefing on Saturday.  State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were fatally shot at their home in Brooklyn Park, Walz …

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is using his defamation trial over statements he made about a former Dominion Voting Systems official to boost sales of his pillows, linens and other products, as well as to raise money for his legal defense.  On June 4, Lindell wrote on social media that “My …

A large Russian drone-and-missile attack targeted Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv on Saturday, killing at least three people and wounding 21 others, according to local officials, as hopes for peace dimmed further. The warring sides also accused each other of trying to sabotage a planned prisoner exchange, nearly a week …

In a rematch that lived up to its billing, Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty galloped to victory over Journalism in muddy conditions at the 157th Belmont Stakes in Saratoga Springs, New York, on Saturday in the third leg of the Triple Crown. Sovereignty, who entered the race with 2-to-1 odds, defeated …

Eleven people were stabbed Sunday evening at a Salem, Oregon, mission that aids homeless people, and a male suspect was in custody, police said. All the victims were brought to a local hospital with “varying types of injuries,” police said. It happened at the Union Gospel Mission, which helps “men, …

A car has crashed through the roof of a Missouri veterans hall for the second time in three months.  Video shows a car careening off a nearby road and crashing into the Clay-Ray Veterans Memorial Hall in Excelsior Springs. The vehicle collides with the roof of the building and sends …

President Trump attacked the powerful conservative legal activist Leonard Leo late Thursday, calling the former Federalist Society leader who once advised the president on Supreme Court picks a “bad person” who “probably hates America.” Mr. Trump lashed out at Leo a day after a panel of judges — including a …

It doesn’t take $1 million to achieve the top predictor of financial well-being, according to new research from investment firm Vanguard. Instead, it’s something far more attainable: Socking away at least $2,000 in an emergency savings account.  A survey of more than 12,000 Vanguard investors found that it’s not assets …

Only about a fourth of moms in the United States say they have “excellent” physical and mental health, according to a new study. The study, published Tuesday in JAMA Internal Medicine, looked at 198, 417 mothers with children age 17 and under, finding large declines in self-reported maternal mental health and …

Golfers in Japan had more than just bunkers and water hazards to deal with when a bear sighting brought an early end to a tournament because of safety concerns, marking the second time in less than two weeks that wild animals have invaded a pro golf tournament. The final round …