Day: June 17, 2025

Helene-ravaged river town reopens for visitors: ‘It felt like victory’

1:38 pm June 17, 2025

Nearly nine months have passed since Hurricane Helene made its way through Western North Carolina, washing out homes and businesses. In the small mountain town of Marshall, just 30 minutes north of Asheville, business owners are eager for visitors. The main town sits along the French Broad River, which rose nearly 25 feet during Helene’s […]

Fake cop suspected in lawmaker assassination had extensive security training before ‘targeted’ attack

1:30 pm June 17, 2025

The Minnesota man accused of murdering a lawmaker and her husband, and leaving another lawmaker and his wife injured while dressed as a police officer possessed an extensive security background, raising questions about his access to weapons and law enforcement uniforms in what authorities are calling a “targeted” attack. Vance Luther Boelter, 57, is accused […]

Two Revolutionary War letters are reunited at Fort Ticonderoga after 250 years apart

1:30 pm June 17, 2025

Two Revolutionary War letters were recently brought together at a museum in upstate New York, exactly 250 years after they were written. Fort Ticonderoga in Essex County, near Lake Champlain, announced the reunion of the letters in a May 21 statement. The fort was the setting of several battles during the American Revolution and the […]

Israel’s US ambassador says beeper operation will ‘seem simple’ compared to what is planned for Iran

12:51 pm June 17, 2025

Israel’s Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter said there will be some surprises amid the Jewish State’s conflict with Iran that will make Israel’s explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies used by members of Hezbollah in Lebanon and Syria last year look “simple.” “We’ve pulled off a number of surprises,” Leiter said during a Tuesday appearance on the TV […]

Dog shot during Minnesota lawmaker’s murder put down days after attack

12:13 pm June 17, 2025

Only days after a gunman shot and killed Minnesota state lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, the family’s rescue dog Gilbert had to be euthanized. Vance Boelter allegedly shot Gilbert, the family’s golden retriever, during the attack at the Brooklyn Park home. Fellow Minnesota House Rep. Erin Koegel commented on social media platform X that […]