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Far-right agitator Jake Lang arrested on suspicion of rioting in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS — Far-right agitator Jake Lang was arrested Saturday after the vehicle he was in drove onto a sidewalk in front of Minneapolis City Hall and toward a crowd of people.
Minneapolis police intervened and arrested all occupants following the incident at about 11:50 a.m., according to a news release. Police say everyone in the two ...Read more
Trump's stock disclosure shows more than 1,000 trades in June
President Donald Trump made more than 1,000 securities trades in June, including significant purchases of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Visa Inc., Mastercard Inc. and Cintas Corp., according to a financial disclosure published Saturday.
The transactions totaled between $78.1 million and $263.1 million in the filing published by the U.S. Office of ...Read more
'Every advocate's nightmare': Inside ICE's strategy to sidestep local oversight laws
LOS ANGELES — Immigration and Customs Enforcement is taking more and more steps to avoid oversight by local and state authorities of immigration detention centers amid growing complaints alleging unsanitary and unsafe conditions at the facilities.
The efforts to sidestep laws in California and elsewhere take many forms. In some instances, ...Read more
A tornado touched down in Philly area during Thursday's severe storms
PHILADELPHIA — A tornado touched down in Downingtown during a barrage of severe storms Thursday evening, the National Weather Service confirmed Saturday.
The tornado landed in the Chester County borough at 5:40 p.m. Thursday, the weather service said in a statement, as major thunderstorms passed through the area.
The twister was considered ...Read more
DeSantis ally supported death penalty for child abusers. He could now face it.
MIAMI — A former Republican state lawmaker and close ally of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis could face the death penalty if he’s convicted of allegations that he sexually battered a child under a controversial law he supported in 2023.
But secret grand jury proceedings would have to happen before he’s charged.
Under Florida’s rules of ...Read more
GOP lawmaker urges Trump to restore South Korea military drills
A Republican lawmaker questioned President Donald Trump’s decision to cut short a joint military exercise with South Korea, saying the US should show more allegiance to a longtime Asian ally.
The U.S. and South Korea agreed to curtail this month’s military drills after Trump ordered a reduction of such joint exercises in a social media post...Read more
Canada to apply dollar-for-dollar US countertariffs as trade feud escalates
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada will apply counter-tariffs on $20 billion of U.S. products on Sept. 8, escalating the feud rocking one of the world’s biggest trading relationships.
“We take this step reluctantly,” Carney said Saturday, acknowledging it will raise costs and reduce choice for Canadians, hit innocent U.S. companies, ...Read more
Mountain lions stall plan to build 400 residences on LA golf course
LOS ANGELES — The mountain lions have won the day in Woodland Hills, as oppostion to building nearly 400 residences on a local golf course stalled a real estate developer's plan to turn the private club into a residential community.
Woodland Hills Country Club, a century-old golf course near the Santa Monica Mountains in the San Fernando ...Read more
Tupac murder trial: Key moments from the first week
LAS VEGAS — The first week of evidence in the trial of the man accused of orchestrating the killing of Tupac Shakur brought a few moments of drama and engaging testimony, but little new information.
Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, is the only person ever prosecuted in connection with the 1996 shooting near the Strip that fatally wounded the ...Read more
Trump's stock disclosure shows more than 1,000 trades in June
President Donald Trump made more than 1,000 securities trades in June, including significant purchases of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Visa Inc., Mastercard Inc. and Cintas Corp., according to a financial disclosure published Saturday.
The transactions totaled between $78.1 million and $263.1 million in the filing published by the U.S. Office of ...Read more
Trump-aligned mail ballot rules readied for high court decision
The U.S. Postal Service finalized a rule that would add extra hurdles to mail-in voting, pressing ahead with one of President Donald Trump’s priorities even as court orders keep the push on hold.
The new rules deviate slightly from Trump’s original plan. The Supreme Court is still weighing a lawsuit challenging the order from a California-...Read more
Canada to apply dollar-for-dollar US countertariffs as trade feud escalates
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada will apply countertariffs on $20 billion of U.S. products on Sept. 8, escalating the feud rocking one of the world’s biggest trading relationships.
“We take this step reluctantly,” Carney said Saturday, “because we recognize that it will raise costs and reduce choice for Canadians.” The move will...Read more
US envoy warns Israel on Syria base attack near Turkish border
President Donald Trump’s envoy for Syria and Iraq issued a stern warning after Israel’s recent strike on a long-shuttered military base near the Turkish border, invoking the downing of a Russian jet more than a decade ago that escalated regional tensions.
Raising the possibility that Israel was baiting Turkey with the Aug. 18 airstrikes in...Read more
Luigi Mangione's double jeopardy gambit could see him freed from prison before he turns 60
NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione’s stunning eleventh-hour guilty plea to federal stalking charges is expected to send him to prison for decades, but the risky gambit might result in his release before his 60th birthday.
Mangione on Aug. 14 admitted in Manhattan Federal Court to stalking UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson with the intent to kill ...Read more
Sweden's Kristersson cancels campaign speech after school attack
Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson canceled a campaign speech for next month’s general election after a sword attack at a school left a 17-year-old girl dead and three others injured.
The attack in the central Swedish town of Fagersta by a suspect who was later shot and detained by police, left local residents and officials in shock ...Read more
US citizen in charge of security for cigarette company in Haiti found stabbed to death
Haitian police are investigating the killing of a U.S. citizen who headed security for one of Haiti’s largest and best known employers and was found stabbed to death inside his office Port-au-Prince.
Michael Gallagher, the head of security for Compagnie des Tabacs Comme Il Faut S.A., was found dead of stab wounds at the cigarette company ...Read more
Hurricane center tracks 3 systems that could develop
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Saturday kept track of three systems that could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.
As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. advisory, the one of most concern to Florida is a tropical wave expected to form in the eastern Atlantic when it moves off the African coast early next week.
...Read more
US hits Canada with 50% tariffs as Carney vows to retaliate
U.S.-Canada trade talks fell apart just before a midnight deadline, with 50% tariffs hitting billions of dollars of Canadian goods and Prime Minister Mark Carney vowing to retaliate in a dispute that looks poised to intensify.
The U.S. import taxes kicked in Saturday on hundreds of items from Canada, such as plywood, liquor, electrical ...Read more
Putin acknowledges economic impact from Ukraine's refinery hits
Vladimir Putin lauded the “heroes” of his military in stepping up a campaign on Ukrainian targets, calling the strikes effective and timely while acknowledging that reciprocal attacks by Ukraine have caused economic damage.
The Russian president commented in an interview with state TV reporter Pavel Zarubin, released on Saturday.
It came...Read more
Trump's economic isolation plan risks Iran strikes across Gulf
President Donald Trump is betting new sanctions, a naval blockade and ramped-up economic pressure against Iran’s trading partners can accomplish what thousands of bombs and missiles could not: force Tehran to accept a deal to end the war on U.S. terms.
But like other U.S. efforts to force Iran into capitulation, there’s one main problem: ...Read more
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