ST. PAUL, Minn. — An ice sculpture made out of frozen letters spelling “Prosecute ICE” in front of the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul was vandalized shortly after its unveiling Thursday.

Jake Lang, a Jan. 6 rioter who served four years in prison before being pardoned by President Donald Trump, claimed responsibility for the sculpture’s ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — With the Trump administration reportedly in talks to create an anti-fraud task force for California, state Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday vehemently denounced what he described as the administration’s “reckless” and “false” rhetoric about fraud plaguing the state.

At a news conference at the Ronald Reagan State...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Ahead of a planned rally at the State Capitol this weekend, Jan. 6 rioter Jake Lang was arrested after damaging an ice sculpture on the front steps on Thursday.

Lang, 30, of Lake Worth, Florida, is seen on social media videos kicking down the ice sculpture that spelled out “prosecute ICE” to instead read “pro ICE” ...Read more

In a defiant gesture, Cuba’s handpicked president Miguel Díaz-Canel blasted President Donald Trump on Thursday and vowed his government will resist the U.S. “oil blockade” with creativity, but warned the population will go through difficult times.

“The collapse lies in the imperial mindset, but not in the mindset of the Cubans,” he ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Federal enforcement of polluters slumped in the first year of the second Trump administration, a new analysis of government data by a nonprofit watchdog group has found.

Compared with the first year of previous administrations, including Trump’s first term, the current administration has taken fewer polluters to court and ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — About 40 people were arrested after an activist group Thursday evening conducted a demonstration inside a Target store in South Philadelphia to demand that the company take a public stand against ICE enforcement actions at the chain’s stores.

More than 100 demonstrators affiliated with No ICE Philly chanted “ICE out of ...Read more

A 4-year-old Connecticut girl was summoned for jury duty this week, according to her parents.

Darien residents Dr. Omar and Sadia Ibrahimi assumed the notice that arrived in their mail was meant for one of them, but were surprised to see it addressed to their daughter Zara, the youngest of their three kids.

“I actually breathed a sigh of ...Read more

In a meeting with reporters on Tuesday, the governor’s budget director, Lori Wolff, discussed state agencies’ plans to slash their budgets.

Those cuts could include cutting funding to the 988 crisis hotline and limiting popular career technical education programs. Wolff said members of the Legislature’s powerful budget committee — set ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Federal officials met in San Diego on Thursday to discuss the government’s response to the decades-long Tijuana River sewage crisis, with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin expressing confidence in Mexico’s commitment to completing infrastructure projects aimed at ending years of cross-border pollution.

Speaking to reporters and ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — About 40 people were arrested after an activist group Thursday evening conducted a demonstration inside a Target store in South Philadelphia to demand that the company take a public stand against ICE enforcement actions at the chain’s stores.

More than 100 demonstrators affiliated with No ICE Philly chanted “ICE out of ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis City Council voted Thursday, Feb. 5, to allocate $1 million to help residents pay rent as part of an effort to help immigrants who have lost income amid the federal immigration crackdown.

The “one-time rental assistance for residents in need” will be available to low-income people facing eviction, but there�...Read more

A Los Angeles County man was arrested after he sent “imposter” ransom messages to the family of “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie, whose mother remains missing from her Arizona home in a suspected abduction, federal officials said Thursday.

“To those imposters who are trying to take advantage and profit from this situation, we will ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Facing a possible mistrial, jurors in the felony vandalism case against five Stanford activists appeared deadlocked Thursday on a conspiracy charge, bringing prosecutors and defense attorneys back to court in one of the most serious prosecutions of pro-Palestinian supporters in the country.

Attorneys were first notified of ...Read more

The FBI has arrested a California man for allegedly sending a fake ransom demand amid the ongoing search for Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother, Nancy.

Derrick Callella, 42, was arrested in Hawthorne, California, on Thursday and charged with two federal crimes — one count of transmitting a demand for ransom related to a kidnapped person and ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and FBI are set to announce a joint investigation into the killing of Alex Pretti, according to two people with direct knowledge of the agreement.

The deal marks a critical compromise from the Trump administration as state and federal leaders continue to rebuild working relationships...Read more

WASHINGTON — Elon Musk can be forced to testify in a lawsuit brought by government workers and contractors who accused him of unlawfully directing the dissolution of the U.S. Agency for International Development while he was a senior White House adviser, a judge ruled.

“Extraordinary circumstances justify” making Musk and two former USAID...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump launched a new website to help Americans directly buy select medicines at a discount, seeking to counter cost-of-living concerns that pose a threat to his party in November’s congressional elections.

“Starting tonight, dozens of the most commonly used prescription drugs will be available at dramatic ...Read more

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump called for the creation of a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia, as the existing New START agreement between the two nations expires and fuels concern about the possibility of a new arms race.

“Rather than extend ‘NEW START’ (A badly negotiated deal by the United States that, aside from ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Supreme Court rejected a challenge to Idaho’s $50 million tax credit program that directs public money toward private schools and homeschooling expenses.

In an opinion released Thursday, the court denied a request from a coalition of education groups and advocates asking justices to prohibit the tax credit program, ...Read more