Politics Dec 31 Surge in federal officers in Minnesota focuses on alleged fraud at day care centers President Donald Trump has previously linked his administration's immigration crackdown against Minnesota's large Somali community to a series of fraud cases involving government programs in which most of the defendants have roots in the east African country.
World Dec 30 Russia's nuclear-capable Oreshnik missiles now in active service, Moscow says The announcement comes at a critical time for peace talks, with negotiators still searching for a breakthrough on key issues, including territory and control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
Nation Dec 29 Noem says Homeland Security is investigating fraud in Minneapolis Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Monday posted a video on the social platform X showing DHS officers going into an unidentified business and questioning the person working behind the counter. Noem said that officers were “conducting a massive investigation…
World Dec 29 Train derails in southern Mexico, killing at least 13 and injuring dozens Officials have said that 241 passengers and nine crew members were on the train when the accident occurred.
World Dec 29 Russia reopens Mariupol theater more than 3 years after its airstrike killed hundreds there A historic theater in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol has opened its doors more than three years after it was pummeled in a Russian airstrike that killed hundreds of civilians sheltering inside.
World Dec 29 Official says 6 Islamic State militants and 3 police officers killed in clash in northwest Turkey Police stormed a house where the militants were hiding. Eight other police officers and a night guard were wounded, according to Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya.
World Dec 29 Head of Iran's Central Bank resigns amid protests as rial hits record low against the dollar Iran's rial fell to 1.38 million to the dollar Monday, worsening inflation and straining budgets.
World Dec 28 Guinea holds first presidential election since 2021 coup with junta leader likely to win Guineans voted on Sunday to choose a new president in the country’s first election since a 2021 coup, as analysts say a weakened opposition will result in a likely win for junta leader Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya.
Nation Dec 28 Midair helicopter collision in New Jersey leaves 1 dead and another injured, officials say Two helicopters crashed in New Jersey in what federal authorities say was a midair collision that killed one person and critically injured another.
World Dec 27 African regional bodies reject Somaliland's recognition as independent nation by Israel Africa's regional governance bodies on Saturday rejected the recognition of Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation by Israel a day earlier, the first by any country in more than 30 years.