How a largely forgotten Supreme Court case can help prevent an executive branch takeover of federal elections
The recent FBI search of the Fulton County, Georgia, elections facility and the seizure of election-related materials ... Read More
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Court ruling means Minnesota immigrants sent to Texas may have little chance of returning
MINNEAPOLIS — A recent federal appeals court ruling means immigrants detained in Minnesota and sent to Texas won’t be released on bond — for now.
Thousands of immigrants detained during the monthslong Operation ...Read more
James Van Der Beek's financial woes started with 'Dawson's Creek' contract
Even though James Van Der Beek starred on the hit TV show “Dawson’s Creek,” the actor, who died on Wednesday at age 48, once revealed that he received no money from the show’s reruns that could have potentially ...Read more
Hear the one about the ICE agent? How Twin Cities comics are weighing in
MINNEAPOLIS — How soon is too soon to want to laugh again? And about what?
We’ve been besieged and consumed by immigration enforcement news, and we’re in the international spotlight. With tensions high, people shied...Read more
Gov. Whitmer departs on her second foreign trade mission of 2026
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is participating in a trade mission to Germany, her office announced Friday, marking her second trip to Europe of the first seven weeks of the new year.
In Germany, ...Read more
Virginia supreme court approves vote on Democratic redistricting map
Virginia’s supreme court Friday gave the green light to a planned referendum on a Democratic redistricting map that aims to flip four Republican congressional seats, although the justices are still hearing arguments ...Read more
'Baby Reindeer' star Jessica Gunning to play 'Mama Cass' Elliot in biopic
Emmy winner Jessica Gunning of “Baby Reindeer” fame will play Mamas & the Papas singer Cass “Mama Cass” Elliot in an upcoming biopic.
“My Mama Cass,” based on the 2024 memoir of the same name from Elliot’s ...Read more
San Francisco teachers' strike ends as union and school district reach tentative deal
A San Francisco teachers' strike that closed public schools for some 50,000 students this week ended Friday as the union reached a tentative agreement with the cash-strapped school district, which will provide pay raises ...Read more
Trump administration cuts more than $100 million in Illinois transportation dollars
The Trump administration says it’s revoking more federal grant dollars in Illinois — this time for electric vehicle charging stations.
On the chopping block in Illinois is a $100 million grant to the Illinois ...Read more
New policy will make it tougher for immigrants to appeal deportation
A new federal policy will make it harder for immigrants across the nation with deportation orders to challenge and fight their cases by limiting appeals.
A policy taking effect March 9 will cut the time to appeal from 30 ...Read more
Europe talks nuclear weapons after US delivers reality check
When the U.S. briefly stopped sharing battlefield intelligence with Ukraine in March 2025, the results were immediate. Kyiv’s forces suffered decisive setbacks on the battlefield as its European allies watched in horror....Read more
Florida House moves to curb Gov. Ron DeSantis' emergency spending power on immigration
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A new proposal from the Florida House would sharply limit Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ability to spend hundreds of millions from the state’s emergency reserve on immigration enforcement, setting up an ...Read more
Cops ID suspect in Bronx subway shooting death, ask for public's help
NEW YORK — NYPD detectives have identified a suspect in the fatal shooting of a 41-year-old man at a Bronx subway stop — and are recruiting the public’s help to find him.
Alberto Frias is wanted for questioning in ...Read more
Jane Fonda lies in bed thinking about what she would say to President Donald Trump
Jane Fonda lies in bed imagining what she would say to President Donald Trump.
The 88-year-old actress revealed that just as she is drifting off at night, she often thinks about the strong words she would have with the ...Read more
Whose Penny? Kaley Cuoco's fiancé Tom Pelphrey was clueless about The Big Bang Theory
Kaley Cuoco's fiancé Tom Pelphrey has never watched her hit sitcom The Big Bang Theory.
The 40-year-old actress played waitress Penny in the long-running CBS sitcom which also starred Johnny Galecki as Penny's love ...Read more
Dogs confined to kennels for 3 weeks running as illness grips South LA animal shelter
LOS ANGELES — An outbreak of infection has left dogs stuck in their kennels for three weeks at a South Los Angeles shelter.
As of Thursday, 20 dogs at Chesterfield Square had tested positive for giardia, according to L....Read more
Time to indict Raúl Castro for Brothers to the Rescue shoot-down, congressman Díaz-Balart says
South Florida’s Cuban-American members of Congress plan to ask Donald Trump’s administration to prosecute Raúl Castro over the 1996 shoot-down of two planes belonging to the Miami-based Brothers to the Rescue ...Read more
Trump immigration sweeps upended LA's economy, with some businesses losing big
The first month of Trump's immigration crackdown in Los Angeles put a dent in the area's economy, costing business owners millions in lost revenue and exponentially more in lost output from workers, according to a new ...Read more
Homeland Security shutdown looms as talks to rein in ICE falter
A shutdown of the federal Department of Homeland Security looked almost certain to start this weekend as talks to rein in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown faltered.
The partial government shutdown was ...Read more
Why Mattel now has a problem with Barbie
Barbie manufacturer Mattel took a hit this week after its superstar doll failed to deliver.
The El Segundo, California-based company behind many of the world's most iconic toys was walloped in the stock market — its ...Read more
Minnesota musicians are now uniting against ICE via compilation albums
MINNEAPOLIS — Twin Cities musicians have been turning out in droves to sing, blow or drum on the streets in protest of ICE’s Operation Metro Surge. Now, they’re also lining up on record.
Two bulky compilation albums...Read more
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