MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota political and law enforcement leaders heavily criticized a decision by federal officials to remove the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension from what had been a joint investigation with the FBI into the killing of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE agent on Wednesday morning.

The BCA announced Thursday it had “...Read more

It was the type of standoff that has become routine since the Trump administration launched its immigration crackdown in June: Unmarked federal vehicles, sirens blaring, move toward a maroon SUV stopped crosswise in the middle of a residential road in Minneapolis. Bystander video shows the driver seeming to wave them by, as one of the vehicles ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent slammed Minnesota leaders during a visit to the Twin Cities on Thursday, calling the state “ground zero for what may be one of the most egregious welfare scams in our nation’s history to date.”

His remarks at an Economic Club of Minnesota event in Golden Valley underlined the Trump ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Flu cases are surging in Kansas City and more people are hospitalized with the virus this year, mirroring a nationwide uptick, medical staff at the University of Kansas Medical Center said Thursday.

According to chief medical officers in the health system, KU Med’s hospitals are facing operational challenges with high ...Read more

CHICAGO — Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has launched an “ICE Accountability Project,” an independent initiative she said would collect and document federal immigration agents’ alleged criminal or abusive conduct during Operation Midway Blitz.

“A mask cannot shield agents from accountability, and there simply must be ...Read more

CHICAGO — The plaintiffs in a landmark injunction case limiting the use of force by immigration agents during Operation Midway Blitz are expected to formally dismiss their lawsuit on Thursday, a day after agents shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis and as federal officials have vowed to return to Chicago for more large-scale deportation ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Local and state leaders urged federal immigration agents to stay away from Minnesota schools Thursday, Jan. 8, as a surge of agents descended on the state and one day after a Minneapolis woman was shot by an ICE agent.

Minneapolis Public Schools canceled classes and activities at all schools Thursday, Jan. 8, and Friday, Jan. 9,...Read more

MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum unveiled new data on Thursday showing daily homicides have dropped 40% nationwide since she took office, a major reduction that she has highlighted in part to show the Trump administration that Mexico is making gains in its fight against organized crime.

Some security analysts, however, said ...Read more

In a decision that could complicate Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to build a giant water tunnel and remake California’s water system, a state appeals court has rejected the state’s plan for financing the project.

The 3rd District Court of Appeal ruled against the state Department of Water Resources’ plan to issue billions of dollars in bonds...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The newly elected Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board opened its first business meeting of the year on Wednesday evening, Jan. 7, with a moment of silence for Renee Good, who was shot and killed by ICE in south Minneapolis just hours before.

Commissioners then approved a slate of measures denouncing ICE and distancing the ...Read more

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey is admitting an “error” made by paying fired aide LaMar Cook over $31,000 in a contract buyout after he was fired for his arrest on cocaine trafficking and gun charges is “unacceptable.”

The governor refused to answer reporter questions on if whoever was responsible for the buyout blunder faced any ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota is continuing to urge shots that protect children against 17 infectious diseases, despite a federal recommendation last week that cut the number to 11.

It’s rare for state health officials to break with federal vaccine guidance, but Thursday’s decision aligned Minnesota with professional medical organizations such ...Read more

WASHINGTON — When a 37-year-old mother of three was fatally shot by an immigration agent Wednesday morning, driving in her Minneapolis neighborhood after dropping her son off at school, the Trump administration's response was swift. The victim was to blame for her own death — acting as a "professional agitator," a "domestic terrorist," ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Jaylen Edgar, the teen charged in the 2024 Halloween shooting in downtown Orlando, wants to argue he experienced “temporary insanity” the night two people were killed at an outdoor holiday celebration, a move that will delay his scheduled trial next week.

The delay, reluctantly granted by Circuit Judge Keith Carsten, came ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — For the first time in more than half a century, Marie Scott is free.

Scott, 72, who served more than 52 years in prison for felony murder, was released from custody on Wednesday after Gov. Josh Shapiro commuted her life sentence in June. Despite opposition from the victim’s family, community advocates had pushed for her ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In his final State of the State address, Gov. Gavin Newsom shifted from the problem-solving posture that defined his early years in office to a more declarative accounting of California’s achievements, casting the state as a counterweight to dysfunction in Washington.

The address, which Newsom delivered Thursday to a ...Read more

Minutes after the City Commission officially voted on his appointment, Miami’s new city manager said his administration will be reviewing the city’s controversial decision to enter an immigration enforcement agreement, called a 287(g) agreement, with ICE last year.

“We will be evaluating everything, including the 287(g) agreement,” ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good by a federal agent in Minneapolis on Jan. 7 has already spurred a flood of online misinformation that may be shared unwittingly by people with good intentions.

Here are three examples and some tips for telling fake videos and images from real ones:

Washington Post reporter Drew ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Almost immediately after an ICE agent fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, federal officials began describing the episode as a justified use of force. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the agent acted in self-defense and accused Good of using her vehicle as a weapon.

The agency’s critics, ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Investigators with the federal Department of Homeland Security are investigating reports of vandalism at a demonstration in downtown Sacramento that protested Wednesday’s killing of an unarmed woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis, the Sacramento Police Department said.

The protest, ...Read more