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.
World Feb 09 U.S. military boards sanctioned oil tanker after pursuit from Caribbean to Indian Ocean Following the U.S. raid to apprehend then-President Nicolás Maduro in early January, several sanctioned tankers fled the Venezuelan coast, including the ship that was boarded in the Indian Ocean overnight.
Politics Jan 30 DOJ has opened a federal civil rights probe into the death of Alex Pretti, deputy AG says “We’re looking at everything that would shed light on that day,” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Friday.
Nation Jan 29 Unearthed videos show Alex Pretti scuffling with federal officers in Minneapolis days before his death Alex Pretti was forcefully taken to the ground by federal immigration agents after kicking out the tail light of their vehicle during a Minneapolis protest 11 days before he was shot and killed by Border Patrol officers, videos that emerged…
Nation Jan 28 Family of Alex Pretti retains lawyers who helped prosecute the George Floyd case The parents of Alex Pretti have retained a former federal prosecutor who helped Minnesota’s attorney general convict the police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s neck of murder.
Politics Jan 28 What we're learning about the man arrested in the attack on Rep. Ilhan Omar Anthony Kazmierczak hadn't been formally charged or scheduled for an initial court appearance as of Wednesday morning.
Nation Jan 26 Videos of deadly Minneapolis shooting of Alex Pretti contradict Trump administration statements Several government officials had essentially convicted Pretti on social media before the crime scene had been processed.
Nation Jan 22 Cuban immigrant in ICE custody died of homicide due to asphyxia, autopsy finds U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said the 55-year-old father of four was attempting suicide and the staff tried to save him. But a witness told The Associated Press last week that Lunas Campos was handcuffed as at least five guards…
World Jan 20 U.S. forces seize 7th sanctioned tanker linked to Venezuela in Trump's effort to control its oil U.S. Southern Command said in a social media post that U.S. forces apprehended the Motor Vessel Sagitta “without incident” and that the tanker was operating in defiance of President Donald Trump’s "established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean.”…
World Jan 15 U.S. seizes sixth sanctioned tanker it says has ties to Venezuela in Trump's effort to control its oil U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker that the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, part of a broader U.S. effort to take control of the South American country’s oil.