Today's Headlines: Manhunt for Assassin Stretches On as Minnesota Mourns Lawmaker
Israel Bombards Tehran, Setting Oil Facilities Ablaze.
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June 15, 2025, 4:10 a.m. Eastern time

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Live Updates: Manhunt for Assassin Stretches On as Minnesota Mourns Lawmaker

The police are looking for a suspect, Vance Boelter, 57, in relation to the killing of a state representative and the shooting of a state senator. A list in his car included about 70 potential targets, a federal law enforcement official said.

Israel Bombards Tehran, Setting Oil Facilities Ablaze

Israel also attacked Iran’s defense ministry’s headquarters, while Iran fired missiles at Israel, in the most direct and prolonged attacks between the rivals ever.

As Trump Celebrates Army’s Founding, His Critics Take to the Streets

President Trump held a military parade the same day that hundreds of protests took place, in what amounted to a split-screen show of force.

Editors’ Picks

Audio | Lisa Murkowski Says ‘It’s Dangerous for Us in the Legislative Branch’

The senator from Alaska reflects on her many years in Washington and what is happening in the country right now.

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Opinion | Antisemitism Is an Urgent Problem. Too Many People Are Making Excuses.

Both the right and the left deserve blame for the rise in anti-Jewish hatred.

World

Britain Agrees to Open New Inquiry Into Child Sex Abuse

Britain’s prime minister reverses his position on the need for a national investigation into the abuse scandal, after criticism by Elon Musk.

First Ukraine, Now Israel: Drone Smuggling Is Potent New War Weapon

Launching weapons from within their territory forces adversaries to look not only outward but also inside for threats, one expert said.

Conference on Palestinian Statehood Postponed Amid Israel-Iran Fighting

President Emmanuel Macron of France said the exchange of strikes between Israel and Iran had made it impossible.

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U.S.

Trump Shifts Deportation Focus, Pausing Most Raids on Farms, Hotels and Eateries

The abrupt pivot on an issue at the heart of Mr. Trump’s presidency suggested his broad immigration crackdown was hurting industries and constituencies he does not want to lose.

Pope Leo Delivers First Public Address to an American Audience

“Recognize that God is present,” he said in a recorded video to a crowd gathered at the home stadium of the White Sox.

How L.A. Raids Ignited a New Fight Over Immigration

Los Angeles is home to the country’s largest population of undocumented immigrants. So when President Trump’s immigration raids arrived, many expected trouble.

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Politics

Trump Relishes Troops in American Streets While Shunning Conflict Overseas

The seemingly disparate postures of recent days speak to the president’s complicated relationship with the military.

Minnesota Suspect Served on State Board With One of the Victims

The suspect, Vance Boelter, was appointed more than once to the Workforce Development Board, where he served with State Senator John A. Hoffman, who was shot on Saturday.

Like School Shootings, Political Violence Is Becoming Almost Routine

Threats and violent acts have become part of the political landscape, still shocking but somehow not so surprising.

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Business

Why Did Syracuse Offer $200,000 Deals to Teens Who Had Turned It Down?

The university seems to have misjudged what some families would pay. Next year, maybe applicants should play their own game of chicken with such schools.

Shaquille O’Neal Agrees to Pay $1.8 Million to Settle FTX Class-Action Suit

Customers of FTX, the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange, accused Mr. O’Neal and other celebrities of illegally promoting it.

Buc-ee’s, a Pit Stop to Refuel Cars, Stomachs and Souls, Spreads Beyond Texas

The opening of the first location in Mississippi drew the usual cultish enthusiasm for the chain of mega convenience stores.

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Technology

The Ad Industry’s A.I. Reckoning

A technological takeover of ad creative could bring both opportunity and disruption.

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Arts

Inside Universal’s Big Bet on ‘How to Train Your Dragon’

In an era of skepticism around live-action remakes, Universal believes audiences will take flight with Hiccup and Toothless again.

A Decade of Bruising Labor. A 6-Mile Work of Land Art.

Andy Goldsworthy, the British land artist, said he may never make a work like “Hanging Stones” again.

At National History Day, Students Get Competitive About the Past

Americans are fighting about history. This past week, thousands of students from across the country came together to celebrate it.

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New York

Inside the Tumult That Led 4 Men to Escape from a Migrant Facility

Conditions had been deteriorating at Delaney Hall in Newark for days. Detainees complained about erratic meals and crowded conditions. Then their frustrations boiled over.