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ICE officer kills a Minneapolis driver in a deadly start to Trump’s latest immigration operation

An ICE officer shot and killed a Minneapolis driver on Wednesday during the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown on a major American city.
7 months ago

Minneapolis shooting by ICE agent brings debate over police force and moving vehicles back in focus

Responding to the fatal shooting in Minneapolis, when is a law enforcement officer justified in using lethal force against someone in a moving vehicle?
7 months ago

ICE officer kills a Minneapolis driver in a deadly start to Trump’s latest immigration operation

Federal agents were involved in a shooting incident during a major immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
7 months ago

At least 24 Venezuelan security officers killed in Maduro capture, its military says

Venezuelan military reports 24 security officers killed in U.S. operation to apprehend Nicolás Maduro amid ongoing turmoil.
7 months ago

Maduro arrives at US courthouse to face drug trafficking charges

Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is set to make his first appearance Monday in an American courtroom on the narco-terrorism charges.
7 months ago

US plans to ‘run’ Venezuela and tap its oil reserves, Trump says, after operation to oust Maduro

President Donald Trump said the US would run Venezuela at least temporarily and tap its vast oil reserves to sell to other nations.
7 months ago

US strikes Venezuela and says its leader has been captured and flown out of the country

The US captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and flew him out of the country in an extraordinary nighttime operation.
7 months ago

U.S. military conducts strikes against Venezuela, Trump confirms

Venezuela reports explosions as U.S. attacks target military and civilian sites across multiple states, raising international concerns.
7 months ago

Swiss investigators believe sparkling candles atop wine bottles ignited fatal bar fire

Investigators said Friday that they believe sparkling candles atop Champagne bottles ignited the fatal fire at a Swiss ski resort on New Year’s Eve.
7 months ago

Idaho company recalls nearly 3,000 pounds of ground beef for E. coli risk

An Idaho-based company is recalling nearly 3,000 pounds of raw ground beef that may have been contaminated with E. coli bacteria.
7 months ago

Justice Department releases limited set of files tied to Epstein sex trafficking investigation

Thousands of files released on Jeffrey Epstein's case, but key documents remain missing from the Justice Department's disclosure.
8 months ago

WA native Greg Biffle among 7 killed in North Carolina plane crash

NASCAR driver and Washington native Greg Biffle was aboard a plane that crashed Thursday morning in North Carolina, a close friend of Biffle's wrote on Facebook.
8 months ago

Trump gives a partisan prime-time address insisting the economy is stronger than many voters feel

President Donald Trump delivered a politically charged speech Wednesday, seeking to pin the blame for economic challenges on Democrats.
8 months ago

Rob Reiner’s son Nick set to appear in court on 2 counts of murder in killing of his parents

 Rob Reiner’s son Nick Reiner is expected to make his first court appearance Wednesday on two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents.
8 months ago

What to know about the attack on the Hannukah festival in Australia that killed 15 people

 A father and son are suspected by officials to have killed 15 people on a popular beach in Australia, shocking a country where gun violence is rare.
8 months ago

Son arrested after Rob Reiner and his wife found dead in Los Angeles home, AP source says

 Director-actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were the two people found dead Sunday at a Los Angeles home owned by Reiner.
8 months ago

Police search Brown University after shooter kills 2 and wounds 8 on campus

A shooter dressed in black killed at least two people and wounded eight others at Brown University on Saturday during final exams on the Ivy League campus.
8 months ago

Senate rejects extension of health care subsidies as costs are set to rise for millions of Americans

The Senate rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits Thursday, essentially confirming that millions of Americans will see a rise in costs.
8 months ago

Record flooding threatens Washington as more heavy rain pounds the Northwest

Residents began packing up and fleeing rising rivers in western Washington state Wednesday as a new wave of heavy rain swept into the region.
8 months ago

‘One Battle After Another’ leads Golden Globe nominations

Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” scored a leading nine nominations to the 83rd Golden Globe Awards on Monday, adding to the Oscar favorite’s momentum and handing Warner Bros. a victory amid Netflix’s acquisition deal.
8 months ago

US vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth

A federal vaccine advisory committee voted on Friday to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born.
8 months ago

Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. studio and streaming business for $72 billion

Netflix has struck a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery, the legacy Hollywood giant behind “Harry Potter” and “Friends,” to buy its studio and streaming business for $72 billion.
8 months ago

Trump administration says it will withhold SNAP from Democrat-led states if they don’t provide data

President Donald Trump’s administration said Tuesday that it will move to withhold SNAP food aid from recipients in most Democratic-controlled states starting next week unless those states provide information about those receiving the assistance.
8 months ago

Starbucks to pay about $35M to NYC workers to settle claims it violated labor law

Starbucks will pay about $35 million to more than 15,000 New York City workers to settle claims it denied them stable schedules and arbitrarily cut their hours, city officials announced Monday.
8 months ago