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Gov. Josh Shapiro: Trump's goal, from Minneapolis to Venezuela, is to 'dictate' in a 'facade of strength'
Gov. Josh Shapiro revealed new details of what he described as childhood trauma, weighed in on President Donald Trump’s “facade of strength” in U.S. and foreign policy, and promised to work to “bring down the temperature” of political violence in a wide-ranging interview with CBS Sunday Morning .
Shapiro told CBS News’ Norah O’...Read more
Winter Storm Fern's snow turns to sleet and ice across KY. Here's what to expect
Winter Storm Fern entered its second day Sunday, bringing more ice, snow and confirmed power outages across Kentucky.
Much of what the state can expect as far as accumulation Jan. 25 will fall as sleet, though there may be a brief period of snow this afternoon, according to the latest forecast from the National Weather Service.
This situation ...Read more
Salmonella recall of an organic food product sold by Whole Foods and Amazon
Organic chia seeds sold at Whole Foods Market and on Amazon.com have been pulled by the manufacturer because they might have salmonella contamination.
Navitas Organics’ recall notice, posted to the FDA website, said it yanked eight lots of Organic Chia Seeds “as a precautionary measure following a recall initiated by the company’s chia ...Read more
Killing of man in Minneapolis by federal agent fuels Seattle protests
Hundreds gathered Saturday in Seattle to protest the killing of a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis by a federal immigration agent and send a message of resistance to the Trump administration.
“They think that they can exhaust us,” Jonathan Toledo, a member of Seattle Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, told a large crowd outside...Read more
Tensions rise in Pa. over ICE tactics, as trainings and protests draw crowds
On Tuesday, as hundreds poured into Shadyside Presbyterian Church in the bitter cold to attend training on how to document immigration arrests in the area, a white Sprinter van idled across the street with its lights off.
Two men in matching tan camouflage and military-style vests sat in the van, eyeing the church as a pair of women walked by. ...Read more
Power outages cascade as big winter storm reaches US East Coast
A massive winter storm reached the U.S. Atlantic Coast on Sunday, bringing heavy snow and ice, straining electric grids and grounding thousands of flights at levels not seen since the pandemic.
Temperatures plunged on the storm’s eastward path. Parts of Texas and the Mid-South were coated in freezing rain — and a layer of ice thick enough ...Read more
Federal judge orders ICE, DHS not to destroy or alter evidence in Minneapolis shooting
A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order brought by Attorney General Keith Ellison against the Department of Homeland Security and other government agencies, preventing them from altering or destroying evidence related to the fatal shooting Saturday of Alex Pretti by DHS agents in Minneapolis.
U.S. District Court Judge Eric C. ...Read more
After latest Minneapolis shooting: Exhaustion, resilience and deepening fear
Thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Minneapolis on Jan. 23, in a peaceful, often buoyant show of resistance against the federal surge in immigration enforcement across the state.
Less than a day later, a violent confrontation sent the city reeling once again: Federal agents tackled and then shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-...Read more
Fearing ICE, parents make plans for their children's care
Brian Todd was watching football on Jan. 11 when federal immigration officers pulled into his driveway, walked over to his neighbor’s house on the east side of St. Paul, detained the adults and left behind two children under 15 years old.
Todd, who has children about the same age, took them in. For days afterward, he tried to track down ...Read more
Trump's playbook falters in crisis response to Minneapolis shooting
The Trump administration has blamed the death of an American citizen at the hands of immigration agents in Minnesota on the victim within hours of their killing for the second time this month, calling the late Alex Jeffrey Pretti an "assassin" and "domestic terrorist" without opening an independent investigation.
The crisis response from ...Read more
NYC schools to close Monday due to snowstorm, shift to remote learning
New York City’s public schools will close tomorrow and shift to remote learning, officials announced Sunday morning as the city braced for hours of heavy snowfall from a major storm heading into the school week.
“As snowfall begins to blanket our city and conditions become hazardous, closing school buildings is a necessary step to keep New ...Read more
Power outages cascade as big winter storm reaches US East Coast
A massive winter storm reached the U.S. Atlantic Coast on Sunday, bringing heavy snow and ice, straining power grids and grounding thousands of flights at levels not seen since the pandemic.
Temperatures plunged on the storm’s eastward path. Parts of Texas and the Mid-South were coated in freezing rain — and a layer of ice thick enough to ...Read more
GOP wavers on Trump immigration crackdown after latest killing
Congressional Republicans showed signs of wavering on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in the wake of another shooting of a U.S. citizen in Minnesota.
While the weakening resolve was far from a full break with Trump, it signals growing unease with the administration’s aggressive actions as Democrats threaten another government...Read more
Legal experts question 'highly unusual' DOJ probe of Minnesota officials
Several legal experts say they haven’t seen any evidence to support the allegation that several Minnesota officials obstructed recent federal immigration enforcement as members of the Trump administration have suggested.
Federal prosecutors last week delivered subpoenas to the offices of Gov. Tim Walz, the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul, ...Read more
Snowfall begins as storm grips NYC, cold deaths climb to five
As snow that could reach a foot or more began lashing New York City Sunday morning as part of a massive storm sweeping much of the nation, the tally of cold-related deaths across the boroughs climbed to at least five.
The storm is expected to last until Monday afternoon, with the National Weather Service forecasting heavy snow that will turn ...Read more
News Analysis: A playbook emerges to counter Trump as 'middle powers' unite
The notion that Denmark alone, or Europe together, could defend Greenland against an American force had become the source of relentless mockery within the White House. The Danish were dismissed as "irrelevant," while Europe was portrayed as a shadow of its former self. If President Trump chose to take control of this Arctic island, the ...Read more
40 years ago, the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster changed Central Floridians' lives
Their eyes were watching. Some knew something was wrong. Others were slow to realize. Soon everyone came to grief.
Forty years ago Space Shuttle Challenger climbed into the clear amid blue skies over Cape Canaveral. The nation’s youth watched on TVs across the nation and from school playgrounds across Central Florida.
Christa McAuliffe was ...Read more
Witness accounts of shooting detailed in legal bid to restore ICE restrictions
Witness accounts of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti describe him observing federal law enforcement and helping with traffic in the moments leading up to gunfire in south Minneapolis.
The statements were filed late Jan. 24 alongside an ongoing lawsuit and related petition from attorneys asking an appeals court to reinstate restrictions on U.S....Read more
Border Patrol kills man as Minnesota crackdown fuels outrage
A Border Patrol agent shot and killed a man believed to be a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis on Saturday, the latest violent incident by law enforcement that has sparked widespread protests and condemnations by state and local officials.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said at a news conference with other local officials that the 37-year-...Read more
Fact check: Video, witnesses contradict some of federal officials' shooting claims
Federal officials on Saturday, Jan. 24, offered a forceful account of the fatal shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident who was killed by federal agents during immigration enforcement activity in south Minneapolis.
But several of the central claims made by federal officials remain unverified and are contradicted in ...Read more
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