Fundraiser for Alex Pretti's family tops $1.6 million, draws donation from investor Bill Ackman
MINNEAPOLIS — An online fundraising campaign on behalf of the family of Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot in Minneapolis during a confrontation with federal immigration officers on Jan. 24, has raised more than $1.6 ...Read more
Chicago aldermen want new power to investigate police cooperation with ICE
CHICAGO — Aldermen advanced a package Tuesday to grant Police Department oversight officials the power to investigate alleged cooperation between Chicago officers and federal immigration agents.
The effort to address ...Read more
LA Council puts off yet another attempt to rewrite the city's 'mansion tax'
LOS ANGELES — Measure ULA, L.A.’s so-called mansion tax, has been an object of scorn within the real estate industry, with developers saying it has put a major chill on the construction of desperately needed apartments...Read more
With TPS deadline near, South Floridians urge Trump administration to protect Haitians
MIAMI — South Florida leaders urged the Trump administration on Tuesday to extend immigration protections for Haitians, warning that the loss of protections from deportations would be devastating not only for affected ...Read more
Public school advocacy groups urge Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to opt out of federal voucher program
Illinois could soon opt into the first federal school voucher program — an initiative long-championed by private school advocates and religious conservatives — but Gov. JB Pritzker has yet to weigh in.
Under the ...Read more
Is ICE rolling back operations in Minnesota? It's hard to tell
MINNEAPOLIS — The abrupt change in oversight of Operation Metro Surge in the aftermath of the killing of Alex Pretti has local leaders and activists hoping for a drawdown in federal forces, but on the ground in ...Read more
DJ who played 'Heil Hitler' song at Miami Beach nightclub apologizes
MIAMI — A DJ who played an antisemitic song requested by right-wing influencers at a Miami Beach nightclub has apologized in a statement on Instagram, saying he didn’t understand what the song was before he played it. ...Read more
Police make multiple arrests after anti-ICE protestors occupy Manhattan hotel
Multiple arrests were made after anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protesters occupied a Manhattan hotel lobby Tuesday night, cops said.
The protesters entered the lobby of the Hilton Garden Inn Tribeca on Sixth ...Read more
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Sen. Rand Paul calls for ‘independent investigation’ into Alex Pretti killing
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is turning up the heat on federal officials after Border Patrol agents killed a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis over ...Read more
Virginia judge rules against Democrats' redistricting push
WASHINGTON — A Virginia judge sided Tuesday with Republican state lawmakers who challenged the commonwealth’s mid-decade redistricting process, in a ruling that voids a resolution Democrats passed in a push for a new ...Read more
Measles outbreak expands in the SC Upstate. How many students are quarantined?
Eighty-nine new cases of measles have been reported in the Upstate since Friday, according to the South Carolina Department of Health.
That brings the total number of cases to 789 across the state, leaving 557 people in ...Read more
Immigration worries led to sharp drop in graduation rates for Maryland's multilingual students, officials say
Maryland saw a sharp decline in graduation rates for its Hispanic and multilingual learner populations in the spring of 2025, which education officials attributed to growing anxiety over immigration enforcement across the ...Read more
Lawmakers in talks to avoid partial US shutdown, Thune says
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the two parties are in talks with the White House over U.S. government funding as Democrats threaten to force a partial U.S. government shutdown following a mounting ...Read more
Trump backs Noem after sending border czar to revamp Minnesota deportation effort
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he was looking to “de-escalate” in Minnesota with a reshuffle of the leadership running his deportation effort in the state following widespread outcry over the killing of two...Read more
Connecticut Democrats are worried about ICE violating residents' civil rights. What they plan to do
HARTFORD, Conn. — Prompted by the recent shootings in Minneapolis, state Senate Democrats called Monday for a new state civil rights law that would allow Connecticut citizens to sue federal immigration agents.
The ...Read more
Maryland man pleads guilty to threatening Marjorie Taylor Greene
An Edgewater, Maryland, man and former Voice of America employee accused of threatening to kill former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene pleaded guilty last month to anonymous telecommunications harassment and threatening ...Read more
Graham Norton jokes he signed 'so many NDAs' for Swift-Kelce wedding
British talk show host Graham Norton joked he signed “so many NDAs” to score an invite to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s upcoming wedding.
Norton, 62, confirmed Monday on his podcast, “Wanging On,” that he ...Read more
UPS to retire entire fleet of MD-11 planes after deadly Louisville crash
UPS has retired its MD-11 fleet, the model of McDonnell Douglas airplane that was involved in a fatal crash in Louisville in November.
The announcement was shared in the company’s quarterly earnings report Tuesday. UPS ...Read more
Mamdani names commissioners for Probation, Administrative Services, Environmental Protection
NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani named three new commissioners on Tuesday, vowing that they’d help him establish a “new era” in city politics — but some of the picks offered only lukewarm answers on how they’d ...Read more
SC's population growth strongest in US. How will state deal with 80k new residents?
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Traffic congestion is getting worse. Utilities race to generate energy. Public safety departments and resources are strained. These are the concerns of South Carolina leaders as the state’s population ...Read more
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