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Detainees held at the South Texas Family Residential Center wave signs during a demonstration in Di...

Immigrant families protest at Texas facility housing 5-year-old boy, father detained in Minnesota

Dozens of immigrant families protested Saturday behind the fences of a Texas detention facility where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent this week after being detained in Minnesota. Aerial photos taken by The Associated Press showed children and parents at the South Texas Family Residential Center clad in jackets and sweaters, some […]
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The man killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Family members say the man killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis on Saturday was an intensive care nurse at the Veterans Administration who cared deeply about people and was upset by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in his city. Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37, was an avid outdoorsman who loved getting in […]
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Audience members line up outside the Eccles Theatre during the Sundance Film Festival on Friday, Ja...

Natalie Portman, Seth Rogen, Jenna Ortega arrive for Sundance Film Festival premieres

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The comedy streak at the Sundance Film Festival continues Saturday with the world premieres of the art world satire “The Gallerist,” with Natalie Portman, and Oliva Wilde’s “The Invite,” a sharp look a crumbling marriage. “The Invite,” debuting at the Eccles Theater in Park City, Utah, marks Wilde’s third time […]
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Federal immigration officers deploy pepper spray at observers after a shooting Saturday, Jan. 24, 2...

Officers react with crowd after man was killed in Minneapolis amid immigration crackdown, in photos

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal officers shot and killed a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, according to a hospital record obtained by The Associated Press. After the shooting, an angry crowd gathered and screamed profanities at federal officers, calling them “cowards” and telling them to go home. This is a photo […]
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Pedestrians cross the street along Broadway during a winter storm Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Nashv...

People brace themselves for the winter storm moving across the US, in photos

A monster storm is expected to wreak havoc across much of the United States. The storm threatens to knock out power for days and snarl major roadways. Roughly 140 million people were under a winter storm warning from New Mexico to New England. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
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Federal immigration officers deploy tear gas at observers after a shooting Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026,...

Governor: A person has been shot, killed by federal officers in Minnesota amid immigration crackdown

Federal officers shot and killed a 51-year-old man in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, according to a hospital record obtained by the Associated Press. Minneapolis Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, said in a social media post that he had been in contact with the White House after the shooting. He called on President […]
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Clergy members and community activists gather at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, to...

Federal officers shot another person in Minneapolis amid immigration crackdown, governor says

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal officers have shot another person in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, Gov. Tim Walz said Saturday. Walz, a Democrat, said in a social media post that he had been in contact with the White House after the shooting. He called on the President Donald Trump to end the crackdown […]
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President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026...

Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariffs over its new trade deal with China

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to impose a 100% tariff on goods imported from Canada if America’s northern neighbor went ahead with its trade deal with China. Trump said in a social media post that if Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney “thinks he is going to make Canada a “Drop Off […]
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A boy sits on the couch of a Minneapolis safe house Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, as his younger siblings ...

Minneapolis residents shelter immigrant children separated from parents and sought by federal agents

When federal immigration agents pounded on the door of his Minneapolis home, the oldest son in a family of 10 knew he had to move his siblings to a safer place. Their mother, a 41-year-old Indigenous Ecuadorian office cleaner without a known criminal record besides minor traffic offenses, had been detained in early January because […]
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Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte speaks with reporters at the White House,...

Trump housing finance chief OKs more mortgage spending and adds risk for government-backed lenders

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s federal housing finance director, Bill Pulte, quietly granted government-backed lenders the authority to nearly double a $200 billion bond purchase that Trump ordered to try to lower mortgage rates, a move that could introduce a new level of risk for the companies. An email obtained by The Associated Press […]
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth welcomes Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi to the Pentagon,...

How the old and new U.S. defense strategies differ on traditional priorities

The new U.S. National Defense Strategy released by President Donald Trump’s administration is the first since 2022 and contrasts with its predecessor, issued under former President Joe Biden. Here’s a look at how the two Pentagon strategies address some of the traditional concerns of U.S. security policy. The Western Hemisphere 2022: “The United States derives […]
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The skyline of lower Manhattan, top left, is seen behind the Staten Island borough of New York, Fri...

How a court win could help the Democrats pick up a House seat in New York

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A judge’s decision to toss out the boundaries of the only Republican-held congressional district in New York City could help Democrats notch a win in the national redistricting wars — but for now, the outcome remains uncertain. The judge ordered new lines be drawn, and fast, with party primaries just five […]
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Fresh snow blows through an intersection in Lowville, N.Y., on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/C...

Stranded by winter weather? Here’s what airlines owe you

Winter weather can upend even the best-laid travel plans, but one less thing to worry about is losing money if your flight is canceled: U.S. airlines are required to provide refunds. A major, dayslong winter storm is threatening to bring snow, sleet, ice and extensive power outages to about half the U.S. population. Thousands of […]
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After accepting US deportees, South Sudan wanted sanctions relief for top official, documents show

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — After agreeing to accept deportees from the United States last year, South Sudan sent a list of requests to Washington that included American support for the prosecution of an opposition leader and sanctions relief for a senior official accused of diverting over a billion dollars in public funds. The requests, […]
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Firefighters battle blaze on top floors of Bronx apartment

NEW YORK (AP) — Firefighters battled a blaze early Saturday on the top two floors of a high-rise apartment in New York City, according to fire officials. The 4-alarm fire in the Bronx started shortly after midnight and spread to multiple apartments in the 17-story building, according to a statement from the New York City […]
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Over 8,000 flights canceled as major winter storm bears down across much of the US

DALLAS (AP) — More than 8,000 flights across the U.S. set to take off over the weekend have been canceled as a major storm expected to wreak havoc across much of the country bears down, threatening to knock out power for days and snarl major roadways. Roughly 140 million people were under a winter storm […]
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Protesters rally against the presence of U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement in Maine, Friday, Jan...

Court records raise doubts that ICE is detaining the ‘worst of the worst’ in Maine

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement has highlighted the detention of people whom it called some of Maine’s most dangerous criminals during operations this past week, but court records paint a more complicated picture. Federal officials say more than 100 people have been detained statewide in what ICE dubbed “Operation Catch of the […]
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Car crashes into Detroit-area airport entrance, injuring 6

DETROIT (AP) — A car crashed through the entrance of the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport on Friday evening, striking a ticket counter and injuring six people, airport officials said. The driver was taken into custody, the Wayne County Airport Authority said in a statement. The cause of the crash was not yet known, and […]
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FEMA extends housing aid for Maui wildfire survivors until 2027

HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. officials have granted a request to extend housing assistance for survivors of catastrophic 2023 wildfires, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Friday. Nearly 1,000 households displaced by fire were anxiously awaiting word on whether federal assistance helping them stay housed will be left to expire, forcing them to find new housing or […]
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President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago club, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla., ...

Trump administration’s defense strategy tells allies to handle their own security

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon released a priority-shifting National Defense Strategy late Friday that chastised U.S. allies to take control of their own security and reasserted the Trump administration’s focus on dominance in the Western Hemisphere above a longtime goal of countering China. The 34-page document, the first since 2022, was highly political for a […]
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Liam Conejo Ramos, 5, is detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers after arrivi...

What Trump officials and immigration lawyers say about ICE detaining a 5-year-old

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The detention of a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy with his father outside their home in Minnesota has become the latest lightning rod for America’s divisions on immigration under the Trump administration. Versions offered by government officials and the family’s attorney and neighbors offer contradictory versions of whether the parents were given adequate opportunity […]
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Chinese asylum seeker who exposed rights abuses fights to stay in the US

WASHINGTON (AP) — Guan Heng, who exposed human rights abuses in his native China, has been in U.S. custody since being swept up in an immigration enforcement operation in August. He says he dares not even think about what would happen to him if he were sent back. “I would be prosecuted, I would be […]
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Trump stirs talk of ‘new world order’ as leaders signal shifting global alliances

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump gives. And he takes away. Offended by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s increasingly assertive posture toward the U.S., Trump revoked an invitation to join his Board of Peace. Many Western allies are suspicious of the organization, which is chaired by Trump and was initially formed to focus on maintaining […]
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Private guard called 911 in ICE detainee homicide, saying man ‘kept going’ after suicide attempt

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Cuban immigrant at a Texas detention center tried to hang himself, was restrained by guards in handcuffs, and stopped breathing during a subsequent struggle, according to a 911 call from a private security contractor. A caller identifying himself as Lt. Paul Walden called for emergency help as medical staff tried to […]
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