Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Greenland’s future is for Denmark and Greenland to decide, and that he’ll reiterate that message to President Donald Trump if they speak about it.

“It’s a serious situation,” Carney said Sunday at a news conference in Qatar, where he traveled after concluding a 3-day visit to China. “We’re...Read more

The U.S. Department of Justice is not investigating ICE agent Jonathan Ross for the fatal shooting of Renee Good, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday.

But the top DOJ official confirmed that an investigation is underway into Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for “actively encouraging” protesters “to go out ...Read more

Amy Burback awoke to the news Sunday, Jan. 18, that the Trump administration has alerted 1,500 paratroopers for potential deployment to Minnesota.

“It seems like a bit of overkill,” Burback said while enjoying brunch with her husband, Scott, at the Hen House in downtown Minneapolis. “I was surprised to see the federal government was ...Read more

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday that a judge’s order limiting the force federal law enforcement officers can use against demonstrators and observers “didn’t change anything” for how agents operate during ongoing immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities.

The Jan. 16 injunction blocks agents from ...Read more

On Tuesday morning, a Venezuelan couple came to Jane Graupman’s office sobbing over the unknown fate of their 20-year-old son, who had been taken away by masked federal agents.

“They were getting ready for work, and all of a sudden their house was surrounded by men with drawn guns saying, ‘Oh, it’s OK. It’s just some paperwork that ...Read more

During her two days in immigration detention, a St. Paul woman who was born in Minnesota said she “put her faith in God” and prayed after suffering what appeared to be a stress-induced seizure and being taken to a hospital in arm and leg restraints.

Nasra Ahmed, 23, tilted her face to the side Sunday evening to show the broken skin and ...Read more

A Honduran man who lived and worked in the U.S. for 26 years died after being held at a California immigration detention facility for more than a month, and his family is calling for an investigation, saying he complained of deteriorating health conditions before his death.

Luis Beltrán Yanez-Cruz, 68, died on Jan. 6 at 1:18 a.m. at the John F...Read more

The U.S. is taking steps to vastly increase the number of law enforcement agents and potentially send military personnel to Minneapolis, where immigration agents have tangled with residents protesting their tactics.

The Pentagon has ordered 1,500 U.S. troops based in Alaska to prepare to deploy to Minnesota as a precautionary measure in case ...Read more

In the eyes of Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen, the reaction inside the White House to Renee Good’s death earlier this month — and the president’s quick exoneration of the immigration agent who shot her — served as a troubling harbinger for the Bay Area.

“If that’s what they’re doing in Minneapolis, they’re going...Read more

Snow continued falling across New York City on Sunday, with up to 5 inches possible by the end of the day.

Snow was expected to fall in two major batches, first an inch or 2 in the morning, then 2 to 4 more inches in the afternoon and evening, the National Weather Service said in a Sunday morning alert. Forecasters predicted a brief slowdown in...Read more

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said President Donald Trump may well keep him in his current job, which would eliminate him from contention for the next Federal Reserve chair.

“From the beginning, he and I have talked about whether it’s better for me to be here in the West Wing or over at the Fed,” Hassett said on Fox News’ "...Read more

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent amplified President Donald Trump’s message to European allies that the U.S. won’t back down on taking over Greenland, saying the continent is too weak to ensure its security.

Bessent all but dismissed European Union threats to halt a tariff deal reached between Trump and the bloc last year, telling NBC News ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s campaign against offshore wind power in the U.S. sustained major setbacks last week when three different judges blocked enforcement of a government ban and allowed projects in New York, Rhode Island and Virginia to resume construction. And two others may win similar decisions soon.

But Trump may already have won his ...Read more

It is not coincidental that a bill restricting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers’ face coverings was designated as “Senate Bill 1,” the first major piece of legislation of a new General Assembly session.

Maryland Democrats assigned it that number to illustrate its importance to a party eager to demonstrate its opposition ...Read more

The U.S. is taking steps to vastly increase the number of law enforcement agents and potentially send military personnel to Minneapolis, where immigration agents have tangled with residents protesting their tactics.

The Pentagon has ordered 1,500 U.S. troops based in Alaska to prepare to deploy to Minnesota as a precautionary measure in case ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s fixation on Greenland offers an ice-cold reminder to leaders in Europe and abroad: No deal is ever final.

Trump announced a 10% tariff, rising to 25% in June, on eight European nations, including Denmark, for saying they would undertake token NATO military exercises in Greenland in response to U.S. saber-rattling.

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The German military reconnaissance team that arrived in Greenland on Friday is on its way back after a 44-hour deployment on the Arctic island, Bild newspaper reported on Sunday.

The team of 15 was due to board a flight from the capital of Nuuk at midday, according to the German newspaper, which said the soldiers had been expected to extend ...Read more

Luis Escoto panicked when he looked out the window of his family’s West St. Paul restaurant this month and saw armed and masked ICE agents surrounding his 69-year-old wife as she parked her car.

His wife is, like him, a U.S. citizen, and Escoto ran out with her passport to prove it. When he asked agents why they were questioning her, he said,...Read more