On Tuesday morning, a Venezuelan couple came to Jane Graupman’s office sobbing over the unknown fate of their 20-year-old son, who had been taken away by masked federal agents.

“They were getting ready for work, and all of a sudden their house was surrounded by men with drawn guns saying, ‘Oh, it’s OK. It’s just some paperwork that ...Read more

During her two days in immigration detention, a St. Paul woman who was born in Minnesota said she “put her faith in God” and prayed after suffering what appeared to be a stress-induced seizure and being taken to a hospital in arm and leg restraints.

Nasra Ahmed, 23, tilted her face to the side Sunday evening to show the broken skin and ...Read more

A Honduran man who lived and worked in the U.S. for 26 years died after being held at a California immigration detention facility for more than a month, and his family is calling for an investigation, saying he complained of deteriorating health conditions before his death.

Luis Beltrán Yanez-Cruz, 68, died on Jan. 6 at 1:18 a.m. at the John F...Read more

The U.S. is taking steps to vastly increase the number of law enforcement agents and potentially send military personnel to Minneapolis, where immigration agents have tangled with residents protesting their tactics.

The Pentagon has ordered 1,500 U.S. troops based in Alaska to prepare to deploy to Minnesota as a precautionary measure in case ...Read more

In the eyes of Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen, the reaction inside the White House to Renee Good’s death earlier this month — and the president’s quick exoneration of the immigration agent who shot her — served as a troubling harbinger for the Bay Area.

“If that’s what they’re doing in Minneapolis, they’re going...Read more

Snow continued falling across New York City on Sunday, with up to 5 inches possible by the end of the day.

Snow was expected to fall in two major batches, first an inch or 2 in the morning, then 2 to 4 more inches in the afternoon and evening, the National Weather Service said in a Sunday morning alert. Forecasters predicted a brief slowdown in...Read more

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said President Donald Trump may well keep him in his current job, which would eliminate him from contention for the next Federal Reserve chair.

“From the beginning, he and I have talked about whether it’s better for me to be here in the West Wing or over at the Fed,” Hassett said on Fox News’ "...Read more

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent amplified President Donald Trump’s message to European allies that the U.S. won’t back down on taking over Greenland, saying the continent is too weak to ensure its security.

Bessent all but dismissed European Union threats to halt a tariff deal reached between Trump and the bloc last year, telling NBC News ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s campaign against offshore wind power in the U.S. sustained major setbacks last week when three different judges blocked enforcement of a government ban and allowed projects in New York, Rhode Island and Virginia to resume construction. And two others may win similar decisions soon.

But Trump may already have won his ...Read more

It is not coincidental that a bill restricting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers’ face coverings was designated as “Senate Bill 1,” the first major piece of legislation of a new General Assembly session.

Maryland Democrats assigned it that number to illustrate its importance to a party eager to demonstrate its opposition ...Read more

The U.S. is taking steps to vastly increase the number of law enforcement agents and potentially send military personnel to Minneapolis, where immigration agents have tangled with residents protesting their tactics.

The Pentagon has ordered 1,500 U.S. troops based in Alaska to prepare to deploy to Minnesota as a precautionary measure in case ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s fixation on Greenland offers an ice-cold reminder to leaders in Europe and abroad: No deal is ever final.

Trump announced a 10% tariff, rising to 25% in June, on eight European nations, including Denmark, for saying they would undertake token NATO military exercises in Greenland in response to U.S. saber-rattling.

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The German military reconnaissance team that arrived in Greenland on Friday is on its way back after a 44-hour deployment on the Arctic island, Bild newspaper reported on Sunday.

The team of 15 was due to board a flight from the capital of Nuuk at midday, according to the German newspaper, which said the soldiers had been expected to extend ...Read more

Luis Escoto panicked when he looked out the window of his family’s West St. Paul restaurant this month and saw armed and masked ICE agents surrounding his 69-year-old wife as she parked her car.

His wife is, like him, a U.S. citizen, and Escoto ran out with her passport to prove it. When he asked agents why they were questioning her, he said,...Read more

Colorado cracked open the culture of secrecy around salaries when it started forcing employers to include pay ranges in job postings. It also sparked an international trend.

Since the state’s rule took effect in 2021, about a dozen other states across the US have adopted similar requirements, and the European Union will follow suit later this...Read more

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear will attend the World Economic Forum next week in Davos, Switzerland, “to support future investment, job-creation and economic development opportunities in the commonwealth,” his office said Friday afternoon.

The governor is heading back to Europe following the state’s second-best year on record for new private ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — To silence unrest in Minnesota, Donald Trump is threatening to reach all the way back to the early 19th century.

On social media this week, Trump proposed invoking the Insurrection Act of 1807 to deploy military troops into the Twin Cities to protect federal immigration agents from protesters. He softened his stance the next day...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Its serpentine curves have entranced drivers for decades, and even lured some to their death.

For motorcycle and car enthusiasts, riding the hair-raising turns of the 2.4-mile section of Mulholland Highway known as “the Snake” can feel akin to a religious experience.

When the road reopened after a nearly seven-year closure ...Read more

Germán Rodolfo Varela López was forced to flee Venezuela more than two decades ago after doing something that marked him for life: standing in public, in uniform, and denouncing President Hugo Chávez.

Now, after 20 years of living quietly in the United States, the former Venezuelan National Guard lieutenant faces deportation — which his ...Read more

COLUMBIA, S.C. — When a trio of Republican state lawmakers introduced a bill last year that would subject women who obtain abortions to decades in prison, some reproductive rights advocates feared South Carolina might pass the “most extreme” abortion ban in the United States.

Now, though, it seems unlikely to become state law. In November...Read more