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Vance Boelter -- the suspected killer of Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband -- allegedly texted his family, "Dad went to war last night," in the wake of his shooting spree ... according to the feds.

Prosecutors say Boelter fired off the text hours after his alleged deadly rampage across four towns in Minnesota, where law enforcement says he visited the homes of four state lawmakers with the intention of killing them.

The feds say Boelter texted his family around 6:15 AM Saturday ... "Dad went to war last night ... I don't wanna say more because I don't wanna implicate anybody."

12:50 PM PT -- Vance Boelter appeared in federal court Monday afternoon, where his bail was set at $5 million. His next hearing is scheduled for June 27.

Vance Boelter -- the suspected killer of Minnesota State Senator Melissa Hortman and her husband -- allegedly went to the homes of four different politicians with the intent to kill them ... according to the state's top prosecutor.

Joseph Thompson, the Acting United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota, says Boelter made a bunch of stops early Saturday morning ... first going to the home of Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman in Chaplin, where he shot the politician and his wife before fleeing the scene. Boelter was posing as a police officer, wearing a uniform and driving a vehicle resembling a police SUV, authorities have said.

Thompson says Boelter then went to Maple Grove and rang the doorbell at the home of an unnamed State Representative's house ... but the lawmaker was NOT home as she was on vacation with her family.

A wild new angle shows the sole survivor of the deadly Air India crash casually walking away from the burning wreck -- and once again, it’s unreal to see him just strolling off like it’s no big deal.

Watch this ... passenger Viswash Kumar Ramesh is literally on the phone as he walks -- not limps -- out of B.J. Medical College's gates in Ahmedabad -- and the crowd's in total shock.

From this new wide-shot angle, it doesn't even look like the 40-year-old British citizen has any injuries -- a stark contrast to the first video that dropped after the crash, where cuts and bruises were clearly visible.

A Fox News Guest seemed to have too much fun celebrating the huge military parade Saturday ... slurring her speech on-air after posting a pic of champagne -- though she insists she wasn't drunk like some online have claimed.

Rebekah Koffler joined the cable TV network during the big parade meant to celebrate the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary Saturday ... and, she started on a long, rambling segment during which she seemed to slur her words.

Check out the clip ... the two show hosts seem confused about what she's saying as she stumbles through her spot on TV.

2:51 PM PT -- Boelter's alleged vehicle -- a Buick sedan -- was just towed away from the scene ... and, now law enforcement is searching homes in the surrounding area.

Police have discovered a car they believe Vance Boelter -- the suspect in the shootings that left one Minnesota politician dead and another gravely injured -- was driving ... abandoned far from the scenes of the crimes.

The Sibley County Sheriff's Office told CNN ... they found the car they believe Boelter was driving about 50 miles southwest of the Twin Cities Sunday morning. The shootings occurred in Brooklyn Park and Champlin -- two suburbs of Minneapolis.

CBS reports that a discarded cowboy hat was found near the vehicle. Remember, a photo obtained by law enforcement yesterday showed Boelter in a Minneapolis business with a cowboy hat on. Unclear if this is the same one.

The best friend and roommate of suspected Minnesota gunman Vance Boelter says he received a haunting message from Boelter just hours after Saturday’s shocking shooting spree that left two people dead and two others wounded.

David Carlson told Minnesota news station KARE that around 6 AM Saturday -- shortly after former Democratic state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were found shot to death, and Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were injured in another shooting -- Boelter sent him and another friend a disturbing farewell text.

"David and Ron, I love you guys. I made some choices, and you guys don’t know anything about this, but I’m going to be gone for a while. May be dead shortly, so I just want to let you know I love you guys both and I wish it hadn’t gone this way," he allegedly wrote.

Chaos broke out at a peaceful protest in Salt Lake City over the weekend when gunfire rang out during a "No Kings" demonstration, sending two people to the hospital and prompting a swift police response that led to three arrests.

According to Salt Lake City Police, officers heard shots Saturday night where a massive crowd of protesters had gathered. One person was critically injured in the shooting and rushed to a nearby hospital.

The suspected gunman, who had reportedly been walking with the crowd before the violence erupted, also sustained a gunshot wound and was taken into custody after officers tracked him down. He remains hospitalized.

The dispatch audio from just after the shooting of Democratic lawmakers Melissa Hortman and John Hoffman has been released.

TMZ has obtained the audio from minutes after Hortman -- the former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives -- and Hoffman were shot ... and, in the case of Hoffman, first responders detail the extent of his and his wife injuries.

Listen to the audio for yourself ... Hoffman's wife was shot twice in the abdomen and once in the arm, paramedics say.

An apparent explosion lit up the Las Vegas Strip early Saturday morning outside the swanky Aria Resort and Casino ... and there's fiery footage to see.

Check out the wild video posted by concerned onlookers -- at least two palm trees are fully engulfed in flames after what eyewitnesses are describing as an "explosion."

One social media user claimed they heard a thunderous "bang" and then saw a car suspiciously drive away from the scene. Another said the loud noise sounded like a "bomb."

Iran fired retaliatory strikes against Israel Friday night … sending a barrage of missiles into the Jewish state that were met by Israeli air defense systems, which caused massive explosions in the sky and on the ground.

The New York Times authenticated footage of the attack posted to social media –  and the paper reported the Iranian missiles targeted military facilities in central Tel Aviv, where the Israeli Defense Forces headquarters is located.

Check out the videos … one shows a bunch of Iran’s lethal rockets zigzagging high above Tel Aviv -- and they are intercepted by Israel’s missile defenses, triggering the mid-air explosions.

Caitlyn Jenner is safe in Tel Aviv after traveling there for a huge Pride parade, according to event organizers in the city ... though missiles are still raining down on the city.

The reality star and former Olympian shared a picture Friday afternoon capturing the streaks of missiles in the night sky ... with smoke rising up from the city and flashes of light ballooning across the horizon.

She captioned the post, "A ‘quiet’ night in Tel Aviv. There is not a place I’d rather be, than with the brave people of Israel. God, please continue to shield and protect us."

Jeremy Fall isn't falling for President Donald Trump's game ... 'cause he says the only reason 47's having a military parade this weekend is to instill fear into Americans.

We caught up with the chef and restaurateur Friday, and he blasted the administration regarding Saturday's parade in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the Army’s 250th anniversary ... and happens to land on Trump's 79th birthday.

JF said it plain and simple ... "The military is not his personal puppet show that he can just throw out whenever he wants when people disagree with him."

It was a scene straight out of the 2010 Oscar-winning documentary film "The Cove" ... an ocean of blood washed up on the shores of the Faroe Islands in Denmark -- and the morbid vision was from the slaughter of dolphins.

The gruesome photos of the sea turned metallic red were snapped Friday in a cove after hunters carried out their annual summer Viking tradition of massacring the porpoises.

In fact, the grindadrap, or "grind" as it's sometimes called, has been around for a thousand years ... and it calls for Faroe hunters to surround the dolphins in their fishing boats to draw them in to the shallow waters.

The sole survivor of the doomed Air India flight is detailing his escape from the plane's wreckage -- after he was filmed miraculously walking away from the ruins with only some cuts and bruises.

Check out this jaw-dropping footage of passenger Viswash Kumar Ramesh -- he is certainly roughed up, but is fully cognizant and moving from the torched wreck without even a slight limp, as eyewitnesses swarm him in disbelief.

The 38-year-old British citizen accepted medical help and later was impressively able to recall the moment he thought he was going to die, scene by scene, while speaking to a local reporter from his hospital bed.

Haunting video from inside the doomed Air India jet -- taken just hours before today's crash -- from an earlier flight on the same aircraft - reportedly shows major power failures aboard … a chilling glimpse into the chaos before it plunged to the ground, killing everybody onboard, save one.

Passenger Akash Vatsa posted about flying on the same Boeing 787-8 just hours earlier, from Delhi to Ahmedabad, and included a video showing basic systems totally failing -- AC, service buttons, even the TV touchscreens were dead when he tried using them.

In the post on X, he also pointed out the aircraft’s call sign -- VT-ANB -- clearly lit up on the side, matching the exact same jet that later crashed on the Ahmedabad to Gatwick, UK route.

Travis Decker's not some unstoppable rugged action hero, according to the Chelan County Sheriff ... 'cause it's the terrain -- not his military training -- that's helping him avoid capture.

Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison tells TMZ ... the Washington state resident accused of killing his three daughters doesn't have any more training than the law enforcement officers trying to track him down in the mountain region of the U.S.-Canada border.

Sheriff Morrison says Decker isn't "anything special" ... arguing that even though he has a military background, the lawmen on the other side have just as much, if not more training. He adds they've also given more for their country.