KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Renee Nicole Good was a wife, an award-winning poet and a creative mother of three who liked to make “messy art” with her two sons and daughter.

On Wednesday, she became known worldwide as the woman shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis. The action, which occurred on a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, after breaking with his party to praise President Donald Trump's actions in Venezuela this week, on Thursday gave Democrats a critical vote to advance a resolution aimed at reining in the president's future military endeavors in the country.

The resolution calls for the direct removal of U.S. military ...Read more

NASA is opting to bring home the four members of Crew-11 early after one of them suffered a medical incident on board the International Space Station.

Without revealing their identity, NASA said the astronaut experienced the issue on Wednesday afternoon, and is in stable condition.

“NASA has set the standard for safety and security and ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis on Jan. 7 is Jonathan Ross, the same officer who was dragged and injured by a fleeing driver in a separate incident last year, according to a person with knowledge of the case and verified by court documents.

Little public ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A long-delayed plaque honoring officers who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack will temporarily hang in the Senate side, after a resolution was adopted by unanimous consent Thursday afternoon.

“We owe them eternal gratitude, and this nation is stronger because of them,” Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said on the ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Republican lawmakers are a super-minority in the California Legislature, but that didn’t stop them from providing full-throated criticism of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s final State of the State speech on Thursday, which they labeled an overly-optimistic and backslapping affair that glossed over budget deficits and economic ...Read more

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a law Thursday banning cellphones in New Jersey public schools from “bell to bell” in an effort to help students focus on learning.

New Jersey joins a growing number of states that have enacted tighter cellphone restrictions in schools to remove distractions. Pennsylvania is considering a similar measure, ...Read more

Sen. Matt Nunn, R-Sadieville, on Friday plans to introduce a bill to “strengthen protections for Kentucky’s teachers” from student violence, a news release said.

The bill calls for:

• Expulsion from school for one year for physically injuring school staff.

• Required reporting of all attempted assaults on staff.

• Criminal ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota political and law enforcement leaders heavily criticized a decision by federal officials to remove the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension from what had been a joint investigation with the FBI into the killing of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE agent on Wednesday morning.

The BCA announced Thursday it had “...Read more

It was the type of standoff that has become routine since the Trump administration launched its immigration crackdown in June: Unmarked federal vehicles, sirens blaring, move toward a maroon SUV stopped crosswise in the middle of a residential road in Minneapolis. Bystander video shows the driver seeming to wave them by, as one of the vehicles ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent slammed Minnesota leaders during a visit to the Twin Cities on Thursday, calling the state “ground zero for what may be one of the most egregious welfare scams in our nation’s history to date.”

His remarks at an Economic Club of Minnesota event in Golden Valley underlined the Trump ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Flu cases are surging in Kansas City and more people are hospitalized with the virus this year, mirroring a nationwide uptick, medical staff at the University of Kansas Medical Center said Thursday.

According to chief medical officers in the health system, KU Med’s hospitals are facing operational challenges with high ...Read more

CHICAGO — Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has launched an “ICE Accountability Project,” an independent initiative she said would collect and document federal immigration agents’ alleged criminal or abusive conduct during Operation Midway Blitz.

“A mask cannot shield agents from accountability, and there simply must be ...Read more

CHICAGO — The plaintiffs in a landmark injunction case limiting the use of force by immigration agents during Operation Midway Blitz are expected to formally dismiss their lawsuit on Thursday, a day after agents shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis and as federal officials have vowed to return to Chicago for more large-scale deportation ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Local and state leaders urged federal immigration agents to stay away from Minnesota schools Thursday, Jan. 8, as a surge of agents descended on the state and one day after a Minneapolis woman was shot by an ICE agent.

Minneapolis Public Schools canceled classes and activities at all schools Thursday, Jan. 8, and Friday, Jan. 9,...Read more

MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum unveiled new data on Thursday showing daily homicides have dropped 40% nationwide since she took office, a major reduction that she has highlighted in part to show the Trump administration that Mexico is making gains in its fight against organized crime.

Some security analysts, however, said ...Read more

In a decision that could complicate Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to build a giant water tunnel and remake California’s water system, a state appeals court has rejected the state’s plan for financing the project.

The 3rd District Court of Appeal ruled against the state Department of Water Resources’ plan to issue billions of dollars in bonds...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The newly elected Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board opened its first business meeting of the year on Wednesday evening, Jan. 7, with a moment of silence for Renee Good, who was shot and killed by ICE in south Minneapolis just hours before.

Commissioners then approved a slate of measures denouncing ICE and distancing the ...Read more

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey is admitting an “error” made by paying fired aide LaMar Cook over $31,000 in a contract buyout after he was fired for his arrest on cocaine trafficking and gun charges is “unacceptable.”

The governor refused to answer reporter questions on if whoever was responsible for the buyout blunder faced any ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota is continuing to urge shots that protect children against 17 infectious diseases, despite a federal recommendation last week that cut the number to 11.

It’s rare for state health officials to break with federal vaccine guidance, but Thursday’s decision aligned Minnesota with professional medical organizations such ...Read more