President moves Greenland space base to Northern Command as Arctic threats intensify
In a strategic move, President Donald Trump has ordered that Greenland be transferred from the U.S. European Command to the U.S. Northern Command, tightening America’s grip on Arctic defense at a time of escalating global conflict.
The Pentagon confirmed the shift Tuesday, saying it brings Pituffik Space Base, the northernmost U.S. military installation, under Northern Command’s jurisdiction.
The base, located north of the Arctic Circle, is critical to U.S. and NATO missile warning and space surveillance operations.
“The President recently ordered a change to the Unified Command Plan. This change shifts Greenland from the U.S. European Command area of responsibility to the U.S. Northern Command area of responsibility,” wrote Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell in a release on Tuesday.
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“Consistent with the President’s intent and the Interim National Defense Strategic Guidance, this change will strengthen the Joint Force’s ability to defend the U.S. homeland, contributing to a more robust defense of the western hemisphere and deepening relationships with Arctic allies and partners.”
The shift comes amid ongoing hostilities between Israel and Iran and underscores the Trump administration’s focus on reinforcing national defense infrastructure and responding to emerging threats in the Arctic region, where both Russia and China have shown growing interest.
Pituffik Space Base, formerly Thule Air Base, has long been a strategic location for missile detection and tracking systems. It is operated by the U.S. Space Force and plays a pivotal role in the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) mission.
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Though the change marks a clear shift in strategic oversight, initial indications suggest the impact will be mostly administrative. No major operational disruptions are expected, according to a U.S. defense official familiar with the transition.
Under the Unified Command Plan (UCP), which the Department of Defense reviews every two years or as needed, combatant commands are reassessed to ensure the right resources and structure are in place to defend U.S. interests worldwide.
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“As the northernmost Department of Defense facility, Pituffik Space Base continues to provide key missile warning, missile defense, and space surveillance missions supporting homeland defense and space superiority,” a U.S. Space Force spokesperson wrote to Fox News Digital.
Food Network star Anne Burrell dies at 55, family mourns ‘Worst Cooks’ host
Food Network star Anne Burrell has died. She was 55.
A representative for the channel announced Burrell’s death in a press release that was obtained by Fox News Digital on Tuesday.
“It is with deep sadness we announce that Anne Burrell, 55, passed away this morning at her home in New York,” read a statement from the network. “With her trademark spiky blonde hair and sparkling personality, Anne Burrell was the hugely popular and fan favorite host of Food Network’s hit show, ‘Worst Cooks in America.’ Burrell was an industry veteran and passionate teacher who prided herself on her work in the culinary world.”
Burrell’s family paid tribute to the late celebrity chef in a statement.
“Anne was a beloved wife, sister, daughter, stepmother, and friend — her smile lit up every room she entered,” they said. “Anne’s light radiated far beyond those she knew, touching millions across the world. Though she is no longer with us, her warmth, spirit, and boundless love remain eternal.”
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The Food Network also honored Burrell in an Instagram post shared on the channel’s page.
“We are deeply saddened to share the news that beloved chef, Anne Burrell, passed away this morning,” the caption of the post, which featured a photo of Burrell, read. “Anne was a remarkable person and culinary talent – teaching, competing and always sharing the importance of food in her life and the joy that a delicious meal can bring. Our thoughts are with Anne’s family, friends and fans during this time of tremendous loss.”
Born on Sept. 21, 1969, Burrell was raised in Cazenovia, New York.
“Growing up in upstate New York, Anne’s passion for food and cooking began at an early age, triggered by her love of watching Julia Child and her own mother’s talent in the kitchen,” read the Food Network’s press release.
Burrell studied English and Communication at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, where she graduated in 1991. She went on to pursue her cooking career at the Culinary Institute of America and graduated in 1996. Burrell then spent a year at the Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners in Italy.
While studying abroad, Burrell completed several apprenticeships and developed her “true love of the Italian kitchen and grew to appreciate and understand the philosophy of Italian cuisine,” according to the Food Network.
After returning to the United States, Burrell worked as a sous chef at New York City’s Felidia Ristorante under celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich. Burrell later became the chef at Soho’s Savoy restaurant, where she crafted Mediterranean-inspired menus. She went on to become a teacher at the Institute of Culinary Education before eventually launching her television career.
Burrell made her first TV appearance in 2005 as a sous chef for famed Italian chef Mario Batali in the premiere episode of the Food Network’s cooking show “Iron Chef America.” She went on to star in her own Food Network show “Secrets of a Restaurant Chef,” which ran for nine seasons from 2008 to 2012 and received two Emmy Award nominations.
During that time, Burrell became a Food Network mainstay, making frequent appearances on the network’s shows, including “Chef Wanted,” “Chopped” and “Food Network Star.” She co-hosted the hit reality show “Worst Cooks in America” for 27 seasons from 2010 to 2024.
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Burrell made her recent TV appearance while competing on the new Food Network series “House of Knives,” which debuted in March. The celebrity chef also penned the New York Times best-selling 2011 cookbook “Cook Like A Rock Star” as well as 2013’s “Own Your Kitchen: Recipes to Inspire and Empower.”
In addition to her culinary career, Burrell was also dedicated to charity work. She served on the Garden of Dreams Foundation Advisory Board and became a celebrity ambassador for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Burrell also served on the board of City Harvest’s Food Council.
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The Food Network’s press release noted that Burrell often said, “I feel so lucky to be able to share my true passion in life with others.”
Burrell and her husband, Stuart Claxton, married on Oct. 16, 2021. She is survived by Stuart and his son Javier, as well as her mother Marlene and sister Jane.
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Caitlin Clark shoved to ground in heated WNBA matchup as tensions flare between teams
A WNBA Commissioner’s Cup matchup between the Indiana Fever and Connecticut Sun was chippy until the third quarter when tensions between the two teams boiled over.
Fever star Caitlin Clark was being guarded by Sun guard Jacy Sheldon. As Clark backed Sheldon down at the top of the key, Sheldon poked Clark in the eye. Clark was upset with the move from Sheldon and pushed her away in fury.
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As Clark complained, Sun guard Marina Mabrey came over and shoved Clark to the ground as she had her back turned. Fever and Sun players came over to break up the skirmish.
Clark seemed to be OK as she went back to the bench and waited for the referees to determine their next course of action.
Sheldon’s common foul was upgraded to a flagrant foul. The referees called offsetting technicals on Clark and Sun veteran Tina Charles. Mabrey was also hit with a technical foul and avoided ejection.
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Clark and Sheldon had been aggressive with each other throughout the night. Their rivalry goes back to their college days when Clark was with Iowa and Sheldon was at Ohio State.
Later, Fever guard Sophie Cunningham wrapped up Sheldon under the basket on a hard foul in the fourth quarter. The two got into their own brouhaha under the basket. Both players were ejected.
Indiana won the game, 88-71. Clark finished with 20 points and six assists.
Clark was in the midst of her second game since her return from injury. She lit up the lamp against the New York Liberty over the weekend when she scored 32 points on 11-of-20 from the field. She made seven 3-points in the victory.
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Indiana was able to go back to 6-5 on the season with the victory over the Sun. Connecticut are now 3-8 and sitting toward the bottom of the WNBA standings.
Mariska Hargitay learns she was left at mother Jayne Mansfield’s crash scene
“Law & Order: SVU” star Mariska Hargitay uncovered a shocking detail about the car crash that killed her mother, Jayne Mansfield.
During the filming of the 61-year-old actress’s new documentary “My Mom Jayne,” Hargitay had a conversation with her brother Zoltan Hargitay in which she learned that she had been accidentally left behind at the scene of the 1967 accident that claimed the life of her mother as well Mansfield’s boyfriend Sam Brody and driver Ronald B. Harrison.
At the time of the crash, Mansfield, Brody and Harrison were in the front seat of the vehicle while Harigitay, Zoltan and their older brother Mickey Hargitay Jr. were asleep in the backseat. In the film, Zoltan recalled how Mansfield had moved up to the front seat during an argument with Brody, according to People magazine.
“I often think about why she didn’t just stay in the backseat with us?” Zoltan said in the documentary.
“But I remember her comforting me, telling me I was going to be fine. 20 minutes later, half an hour, I heard her scream so loud, and that was it,” he continued as he became emotional.
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Ahead of the accident, the group was driving from Biloxi, Mississippi to New Orleans, Louisiana, where Mansfield was set to make a television appearance. While on the highway, their car slammed into the back of an 18-wheeler that had slowed down barely south of the Mississippi border, according to the New York Times. The vehicle was shrouded in a dense fog from a nearby anti-mosquito spray truck.
All of the adults in the front seat were killed instantly, but the children in the backseat survived with injuries.
Mickey, who was eight at the time, recalled waking up in the back seat of a car following the crash and thinking that he saw Mansfield sitting in the front seat.
“It felt like my skin didn’t move, because it was bloody all over,” he remembered in the film, via People.
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However, after the woman in the front seat turned around, Mickey realized that she was not Mansfield, and he was “in a car with a blonde-haired woman who had helped rescue the children.”
When Zoltan, then 6-years-old, woke up in the car, he noticed that Hargitay, who was 3-years-old at the time, was not with them. He asked the adults where his little sister was, leading them to realize that a third child had been in the car at the time of the crash. The adults then circled back to the scene of the accident, where Hargitay had been pulled to safety.
In the film, the children’s stepmother Ellen Hargitay explained that the adults initially missed Hargitay because she had been lodged under the passenger seat with a head injury.
“Thank God Zolie woke up,” Ellen said.
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“My Mom Jayne” premiered during the Tribeca Festival on June 13 at New York City’s Carnegie Hall. The film first debuted on May 17 at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. During a May interview with Vanity Fair, Hargitay explained that the documentary, which marks the actress’s directorial debut, helped her address the loss of her mother.
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“I don’t remember the accident,” she told the outlet. “I don’t even remember being told that my mom had died. I looked at photos, and I don’t really remember anything until I was 5.”
While speaking with Vanity Fair, Hargitay revealed that her biological father is former Las Vegas entertainer Nelson Sardelli. She and her brothers were raised by late actor and bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay.
In 1963, Mansfield filed for divorce from Mickey, who died in 2006 at age 80. She then embarked on a high-profile romance with Sardelli. The actress went on to reconcile with Mickey several months before Hargitay’s birth in 1964.
Hargitay told the outlet that she had long suspected that Mickey, whom she idolized, was not her biological father. While Hargitay was in her 20s, her suspicions were confirmed when she saw a photo of Sardelli.
At age 30, Hargitay first met her biological father when she went to see Sardelli perform in Atlantic City. Hargitay eventually forged a bond with Sardelli, 90, and his daughters, Giovanna and Pietra Sardelli.
According to People magazine, Sardelli, Giovanna, Pietra and Jayne Marie attended the New York City premiere of “My Mom Jayne” alongside Hargitay.
Mansfield, born Vera Jayne Palmer, was an aspiring actress who spoke several languages and played violin and piano. A casting director suggested she bleach her hair, wear tighter dresses and adopt a Marilyn Monroe-inspired voice. The “dumb blonde” persona stuck, and Mansfield skyrocketed to fame in Hollywood. But like Monroe, Mansfield struggled to be taken seriously as an actress.
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“When I would hear that fake voice, it used to just flip me out,” Hargitay recalled to Vanity Fair. “‘Why is she talking like that? That’s not real.’ [But] my dad would always say, ‘She wasn’t like that at all. She was like you. She was funny and irreverent and fearless and real.'”
Johns Hopkins study finds ‘surprising’ way to spot cancer 3 years before diagnosis
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University say they have uncovered an advanced method for detecting cancer.
A new study, published in the journal Cancer Discovery and partly funded by the National Institutes of Health, found that genetic material shed by tumors can be detected in the bloodstream three years prior to a cancer diagnosis.
The researchers analyzed plasma samples from a large Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study to assess risk factors for heart attack, stroke, heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases, according to a press release.
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Blood samples were analyzed from 26 participants who were diagnosed with cancer within six months of sample collection, and 26 who were not diagnosed with cancer.
Out of these 52 participants, eight scored positively on a multi-cancer early detection (MCED) lab test and were diagnosed with cancer within four months following blood collection.
MCED tests are an experimental type of cancer screening that looks for signs of multiple types of cancer at the same time, according to the American Cancer Society.
These signs may include pieces of DNA, RNA or proteins from abnormal cells.
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For six of these eight individuals, researchers were able to assess additional blood samples that were collected 3.1 to 3.5 years prior to diagnosis.
In four samples, researchers identified tumor-derived mutations (genetic alterations within cancer cells).
Lead study author Yuxuan Wang, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, shared in a statement that investigators were surprised by the outcomes.
“Three years earlier provides time for intervention,” she said. “The tumors are likely to be much less advanced and more likely to be curable.”
Senior study author Bert Vogelstein, M.D., Clayton Professor of Oncology and co-director of the Ludwig Center at Johns Hopkins, said the study shows “the promise of MCED tests in detecting cancers very early, and sets the benchmark sensitivities required for their success.”
Detecting cancer years before a clinical diagnosis could help “provide management with a more favorable outcome,” said senior author Nickolas Papadopoulos, Ph.D., professor of oncology and Ludwig Center investigator.
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“Of course, we need to determine the appropriate clinical follow-up after a positive test for such cancers,” he added.
Fox News Digital reached out to Johns Hopkins for comment.
Social Security recipients could get more money next year than previously thought, report says
A new analysis projects the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for next year will be higher than previously projected.
The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) released its estimate for the 2026 COLA based on May inflation data and projected that it will be 2.5%, up from the prior month’s estimate of 2.4% and the March estimate of 2.3%. That marks the fourth consecutive month the TSCL model showed a higher COLA for next year.
The SSA adjusts the benefits paid to beneficiaries every year to account for the effect of inflation on consumer prices. The higher inflation, the larger the benefit increase.
The COLA for 2025 was 2.5%, which was the lowest annual increase since 2021, when an inflationary cycle began that peaked at a 40-year high in June 2022 before easing in the years that followed. That 2.5% increase boosted the average monthly Social Security benefit by $48, TSCL found at the time.
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TSCL’s analysis also cited a recent report by The Wall Street Journal that found the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), which collects monthly inflation data for its consumer price index (CPI), informed outside economists that a hiring freeze at the agency prompted the BLS to reduce the number of businesses where it checks consumer prices for its CPI report.
As a result, the agency has used a less proven method for guessing price changes more extensively than in the past, which prompted economists to raise concerns about the quality of the data in recent and forthcoming inflation reports. Less accurate data could have broader implications for the economy.
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TSCL wrote that “any erosion in the CPI’s reliability presents big risks to seniors’ livelihoods” and affects future COLA and inflation predictions.
“While streamlining the federal government is a good thing, that shouldn’t involve cutting back on our ability to measure how our economy is changing,” said TSCL Executive Director Shannon Benton. “Inaccurate or unreliable data in the CPI dramatically increases the likelihood that seniors receive a COLA that’s lower than actual inflation, which can cost seniors thousands of dollars over the course of their retirement.
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“Seniors should be concerned as inflation continues to tick upward,” Benton added, noting that TSCL’s research shows a disconnect between official inflation data and the inflation seniors experience on a daily basis as they participate in the economy.
“If the government tells us that prices are rising faster, it’s likely that seniors are already feeling the crunch.”
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The BLS CPI data for May showed inflation ticked slightly higher on an annual basis last month, rising 2.4% compared with a year ago. That figure was cooler than the 2.5% estimated by economists polled by LSEG, though it was still higher than the 2.3% figure in April.
Rock band lead singer declares Trump voters are unwelcome ‘forever’ in fiery rant
The lead singer of the alternative rock band “The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus” told supporters supporters of President Donald Trump they are permanently banned from his shows Saturday.
Frontman Ronnie Winter made the declaration in a video posted to his band’s official Instagram page, saying, “If you voted for Donald Trump, do not come to my shows — forever, not just like these four years.”
He specifically attacked Christian Trump supporters, stating, “If you’re Christian and you voted for Donald Trump, shame on you. You are not allowed to come to my shows. I don’t want you there. Don’t come to my shows.”
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Winter continued, “Do not come to my shows because you’re going to hear a lot of propaganda, and you’re going to hear like the actual words of Jesus.”
“You’re going to see a lot of acceptance from all areas of life and races, and um, you’re just going to see a lot of harmony, OK? That’s not what you’re about, OK? Don’t come. Refunds are available. Forever, don’t come. Goodbye.”
“It’s awesome that you love ‘Face Down’; it’s not for you. It’s not your song, OK? It is not your song,” Winter added, mentioning the band’s most successful song that they debuted in 2006. “The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus” last released an album in 2018.
During the clip, Winter also slammed critics who attacked his liberal beliefs in the past, telling followers he is proudly “woke,” and that woke people have been right in their predictions about the country’s decline under Trump.
“Look man, the thing about being woke is you’re awake, and once you’re awake you can never go to sleep,” he said. “Not only has nothing changed, but everything they said was going to happen – the woke people – has happened. You have done nothing but prove them right.”
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Winter joins a growing list of musicians who have spoken out against Trump’s second term in recent months. Classic rock legend Bruce Springsteen had made an anti-Trump screed a fixture of his current world tour.
“In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration,” Springsteen told the crowd on multiple legs of his latest tour.
Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello said, “F— that guy,” in reference to Trump at a recent Boston music festival.
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Longtime Trump critic Neil Young wrote on his website in April that he was worried that Trump could detain him when he does his next American tour.
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Minn officials label murders ‘political’ as questions remain about suspect’s politics
Gov. Tim Walz has condemned the assassination of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband as politically motivated, but questions remain about the suspect’s political affiliation.
The Democrat Minnesota governor immediately denounced what he said “appears to be a politically motivated assassination,” following the attacks Saturday morning.
Vance Luther Boelter, 57, is charged with killing Hortman and her husband, Mark, and shooting state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, in separate incidents early Saturday morning.
Lawmakers from Minnesota and across the United States have since joined Walz in condemning the violent attacks. Politicians and authorities have been clear that Saturday’s attack was politically motivated, but they have been less clear about the suspect’s political preferences.
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U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson said Monday that Boelter’s primary motive was “to go out and murder people” as authorities announced the suspect’s capture on Monday after a two-day manhunt.
“Now, they were all elected officials,” Thompson said. “They were all Democrats. Beyond that, I think it’s just way too speculative for anyone that has reviewed these materials to know and to say what was motivating him in terms of ideology or specific issues.”
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Boelter now faces federal charges after officials arrested him in Sibley County on Sunday night. He is charged with two counts of stalking, two counts of murder and two counts of firearm-related crimes. Boelter is also facing second-degree murder charges filed in Hennepin County.
“Political violence has no place in this country,” Alvin M. Winston, FBI Minneapolis special agent, said during a press conference on Monday.
While Thompson said it was too early to identify specific political motivation, he said, “This was a political assassination.”
“It’s only the most recent example of violent political extremism in this country,” Thompson added, in light of two assassination attempts on President Donald Trump last year, the attack on former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband at their home in San Francisco in 2022, and the shooting of House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., at the annual Congressional Baseball Game in 2017, to name a few.
Records reveal Boelter registered to vote as a Republican while living in Oklahoma in 2004 before moving to Minnesota, where voters don’t list party affiliation.
Boelter was previously appointed to Minnesota’s Workforce Development Board by two governors, according to Fox 9.
The suspect was reportedly appointed by Gov. Mark Dayton, a Democrat, in 2016, and then re-appointed by Walz in 2019 as a private sector representative to the council. He previously served on the same board as Hoffman before his term expired in 2023.
Friends and former colleagues interviewed by the Associated Press described Boelter as a devout Christian who attended an evangelical church and attended Trump rallies.
Paul Shroeder, who has known Boelter for years, told AP, “He was right-leaning politically but never fanatical, from what I saw, just strong beliefs,” and added, “It seemed to be just that he was a conservative Republican who naturally followed Trump.”
A Fox News search found no results for individual contributions to federally registered political committees.
According to Boelter’s LinkedIn page, he has a purported extensive security background, including as CEO of Red Lion Group based in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is also listed as the director of Praetorian Guard Security Services, a security firm his wife reportedly filed to create, according to the company’s website.
Several AK-47-style firearms were recovered from Boelter’s vehicle during the investigation, along with a pile of “No Kings” flyers, reflecting anti-Trump administration protests that erupted across the country this weekend.
Walz had planned to speak at a “No Kings” rally in St. Paul on Saturday before the assassination.
Authorities also found a manifesto that listed the names and addresses of other public officials. About 70 names were found in the manifesto, according to two law enforcement officials who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity. Officials said the list also included the names of pro-abortion politicians, abortion rights advocates and information about health care facilities.
“There were some abortion-rights supporters, I believe, on the list. But again, there was dozens and dozens and dozens of names on, you know, hundreds of pages of documents that were recovered with his writings on them,” Thompson said.
Boelter’s roommate told the New York Post that he had conservative political views but rarely talked about politics and didn’t seem overtly political.
“He was a Trump supporter. He voted for Trump. He liked Trump. I like Trump,” his lifelong friend, David Carlson, said. “He didn’t like abortion.”
Carlson told the New York Times that Boelter had been experiencing financial and mental health challenges, and that Bolter “just gave up on life for some reason.”
According to the Wall Street Journal, Carlson woke up on Saturday to a text from Boelter that he was “going to be gone for a while” and “may be dead shortly.”
“I thought he was going to do self-harm,” Carlson said. “I didn’t think he was going to do anything like this.”
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Walz continued to denounce the violence during a press conference Monday.
“A moment in this country where we watched violence erupt. This cannot be the norm. It cannot be the way that we deal with our political differences.”
And Walz added in a statement that we “cannot become numb to this violence,” adding we are a “deeply divided nation.”
Walz’s office and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota did not immediately respond to a Fox News Digital inquiry.