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Minnesota state and city leaders condemned the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minneapolis following Wednesday's fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by an ICE agent.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison about the deadly shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer and the presence of 2,000 ICE agents in the city.

Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer expected to announce retirement from Congress after four decades of service, ending a historic career as second-ranking Democrat.

Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota slammed the fatal shooting of a woman by an immigration agent. President Trump said that the agents had acted in self-defense.

Dozens of people were attending a funeral inside the church as the shooting happened, police saidTwo people were killed and several injured in a shooting outside a church in Salt Lake City, Utah police said on Wednesday.The shooting took place in the parking lot of a meetinghouse of the Church of Je...

Chiefs say they are aware and in touch with NFLAllegations surfaced in Instagram posts WednesdayNo police reports filed in Overland Park, KansasThe Kansas City Chiefs said in a statement Wednesday night that they were aware of domestic violence allegations made in a series of social media posts by a...

On a Chinese Island, a Sunny Sanctuary for Russian Tourists

Vigil held for woman killed in Minneapolis ICE shooting

Glenn reclaims short program record at nationalsLiu close behind as Olympic spots near decisionEfimova, Mitrofanov lead pairs amid eligibility waitTwo-time defending champion Amber Glenn set the record for a women’s short program at the US Figure Skating Championships on Wednesday night, giving her...

The teenage ski-racing triplets Helaina, Henri IV, and Henniyah Rivers are on a mission to represent their mother's country of Jamaica at the Winter Games

Syrian authorities have warned civilians to leave a contested area in Aleppo as clashes continue between government and Kurdish forces

Protests in Iran, driven by economic issues, have spread nationwide, challenging the country's theocracy

Protests in Iran, driven by economic issues, have spread nationwide, challenging the country's theocracy

A new Gallup survey found that more than half of Venezuelans reported struggling to afford food last year, with economic hardship reaching even the wealthy.

Russians find a refuge on the beaches of Sanya from sanctions and “sideways looks,” toasting the New Year beside a Chinese nuclear submarine base.

President Trump’s efforts to court President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia are rife with contradictions about stability and displays of American power.

The Marinera, which was seized by the U.S., isn’t the only ship from the “shadow fleet” of oil tankers to switch lately to a Russian identity, seeking protection.

Corrections that appeared in print on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026.