Jan 19 Watch 3:41 Minnesota protests enter 3rd week as immigration raids continue By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Jackson Hudgins In Minnesota, clashes between protesters and federal immigration officers continue into a third week. It comes as the Department of Justice announced its plan to pursue charges against protesters in Minneapolis, while confirming it does not plan to investigate the… Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch 4:58 Minnijean Brown-Trickey's Brief But Spectacular take on walking like you belong By Brief But Spectacular Minnijean Brown-Trickey is one of the original members of the Little Rock Nine, the teenagers who integrated Central High School after the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on walking like you… Continue watching
Jan 19 European leaders warn of 'downward spiral' as Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland By Stefanie Dazio, Jill Lawless, Emma Burrows, Associated Press Trump's Saturday announcement sets up a potentially dangerous test of U.S. partnerships in Europe. He appeared to indicate that he was using the tariffs as leverage to force talks over the status of Greenland. Continue reading
Jan 19 Tense political climate spurs efforts for activists to reclaim the MLK holiday By Terry Tang, Associated Press In the year since Donald Trump’s second inauguration fell on the MLK holiday, the Republican president has gone after diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and targeted mostly Black-led cities for federal law enforcement takeovers. Continue reading
Jan 19 DOJ says it will investigate, press charges after activists disrupt church where Minnesota ICE official is a pastor By Jack Brook, Associated Press A livestreamed video posted on the Facebook page of Black Lives Matter Minnesota shows a group of people interrupting services at the Cities Church in St. Paul by chanting "ICE out."… Continue reading
Jan 19 CBS airs '60 Minutes' report on Trump deportations that was suddenly pulled a month ago By David Bauder, Associated Press The network announced less than two hours before its broadcast that correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi's report about migrants sent to El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison would air, giving no immediate details on how it was changed. Continue reading
Jan 18 Southern California Edison files lawsuits claiming series of missteps made Eaton Fire more deadly By Associated Press Southern California Edison has filed lawsuits accusing Los Angeles County, local water agencies and the Southern California Gas Company of a series of missteps that the utility says made last year's Eaton Fire more deadly. Continue reading
Jan 18 Army puts 1,500 soldiers on standby for possible Minnesota deployment By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, two defense officials said Sunday. Continue reading
Jan 18 FDA's new expedited drug program raises legal questions and concerns By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The FDA commissioner's effort to drastically shorten the review of drugs favored by President Donald Trump's administration is causing alarm across the agency. Continue reading
Jan 17 AP analysis shows 10% of U.S. House members have announced they're not running for reelection By Maya Sweedler, Hyojin Yoo, Simran Parwani, Pablo Barria Urenda, Eunice Esomonu, Associated Press Dozens of U.S. House members have announced they are not running for reelection. Some are seeking other offices, while others are retiring after decades of service. Continue reading