An explosion ripped through the basement of Abundant Life Fellowship Church in Boonville, triggering panic, chaos, and a massive emergency response as authorities race to determine what caused the devastating blast. According to officials from the New York State Police, emergency crews were dispatched around 10:23 AM following reports of a strong gas odor inside the church premises in Oneida County. In total, five victims were rushed to nearby hospitals for urgent medical care. Hospital officials have confirmed that all five remain in critical but stable condition, highlighting the severity of the incident. WATCH 

Minnesota is in the national spotlight as federal agencies open an unprecedented wave of reviews into daycare subsidies, pandemic-era loans and long-ignored public-aid irregularities. What began with Nick Shirley highlighting “daycare ghost towns”, facilities sitting completely empty while receiving massive federal payments, has now expanded into one of the largest fraud inquiries the state has seen since the Feeding Our Future scandal. The situation escalates further as the SBA freezes thousands of PPP and EIDL loans in Minnesota, with Kelly Loeffler publicly revealing sweeping suspensions totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. Federal oversight bodies now warn that over $200 billion in pandemic loans across the country may be suspect, prompting new inquiries into Somali-linked nonprofits, childcare operators, housing initiatives and autism-service programs. WATCH