Politics May 11 GOP rush to redraw U.S. House seats creates voter confusion, headaches for election officials Republicans' rush to gerrymander congressional districts across several Southern states is confusing voters and creating logistical headaches for local election officials.
Politics May 08 Alabama lawmakers pass plan for new U.S. House primary if courts allow different districts Demonstrators outside the Alabama Statehouse on Friday shouted “fight for democracy” and “down with white supremacy.”…
Nation May 07 Survivors of Mississippi tornadoes crawled under furniture and held onto their kids A dozen people were hurt at a trailer park in the small community of Bogue Chitto, in rural Lincoln County, said Scott Simmons, a spokesperson for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.
Nation Apr 23 Authorities say they arrested a man planning a mass shooting at large New Orleans festival Authorities in several states did not name the event, but the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, commonly known as Jazz Fest, runs from Thursday through May 3. The gathering attracted about 460,000 people last year, organizers said.
Politics Apr 17 ICE acting director will resign at the end of May, DHS officials say Todd Lyons, who was named acting director in March 2025, led the agency at the center of President Donald Trump’s plans to reshape immigration to the U.S.
Nation Feb 27 These refugees were already admitted to the U.S. The Trump administration is detaining and questioning them anyway Overturning years of precedent, immigration authorities have arrested or questioned dozens of refugees in Minnesota, attorneys and advocates say, with more detentions likely to come nationwide.
Nation Feb 18 FBI and St. Paul police investigating ICE arrest that resulted in skull fractures Alberto Castañeda Mondragón says agents yanked him from a vehicle, slammed him down and beat him with a baton.
Nation Feb 13 Feds investigate whether ICE officers lied about shooting of Venezuelan man in Minneapolis Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about the shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis last month.
Politics Feb 13 Prosecutors to dismiss charges against men accused of assaulting ICE officer in Minneapolis The pending dismissal comes after a string of high-profile shootings involving federal immigration officers have called claims made by federal officers into question.
Nation Jan 24 Man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown, National Guard activated A federal immigration officer shot and killed a man Saturday in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the frigid streets and ratcheting up tensions in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier.