Operation Metro Surge, the monthslong campaign of aggressive immigration enforcement in Minnesota, is over, according to Trump administration border czar Tom Homan.

A dearth of official data about the surge led to skepticism from residents, driving Minnesotans to look for answers elsewhere. People Over Papers is a popular crowdsourced database ...Read more

Following The Baltimore Sun’s reporting on the state’s handgun roster board, two bills are set to be introduced in the Maryland legislature that would revamp the way the board works, adding what advocates of the bills say are structure and guidance to the process of deciding which guns can be bought and sold in the state.

A Second Amendment...Read more

With his move to impose new global tariffs, U.S. President Donald Trump isn’t just trying to repair a trade policy dismantled by a Supreme Court rebuke. He’s also declaring the world’s largest economy is facing a profound balance-of-payments crisis.

The potential problem for Trump and his administration with that argument: Many economists...Read more

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced New York City’s first full school snow day — with no remote learning — in years for Monday in anticipation of a major blizzard.

The mayor made the announcement on social media Sunday, posting a video of a FaceTime call between him and an eighth-grade girl named Victoria who attends public school in ...Read more

A top cartel leader was killed during a raid carried out by Mexican authorities in the western state of Jalisco, fueling violent clashes across the country but winning praise from the U.S.

Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel known as “El Mencho,” was slain in a federal operation against the ...Read more

Reynel Bautista-Anzola, Angel Marquez-Perez and Francisco Delgado-Garcia entered the courtroom shackled on Feb. 9 and, walking in a line, were ushered in by federal officers to wait for their cases to be heard.

The hearing in federal court in Orlando, Florida, was to determine whether the three men, all migrants who’d been in ICE custody for ...Read more

An incoming blizzard is expected to become a potentially historic storm across areas of Massachusetts, bringing over a foot of heavy snow, massively destructive wind gusts, whiteout conditions, power outages and more, public officials warned Sunday.

“Unlike the last storm, which was a ton of snow that came down fast but was light fluffy and ...Read more

The U.S. and Iran are set to resume talks Thursday in Geneva, Omani mediators said, extending the search for a diplomatic solution to the latest standoff over Tehran’s nuclear program.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he expects to meet U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff for the talks and reiterated that Iran won’t be pressured ...Read more

A top cartel leader was killed during a raid carried out by Mexican authorities in the western state of Jalisco, fueling clashes and roadblocks across the country.

Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel known as “El Mencho,” was slain in a federal operation against the group on Sunday morning, ...Read more

Not much beyond artistic talent and where he lived is known about Austin Tucker Martin, the suspect fatally shot after authorities said he pointed a shotgun at law enforcement officers on the grounds of President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach.

Martin died after being shot about 700 miles from his North Carolina home. He was ...Read more

A judge has struck down the latest effort by the city of Los Angeles to tow and destroy broken down recreational vehicles, handing a legal victory to a group of Westside homeless advocates.

In a two-page ruling, Superior Court Judge Curtis A. Kin said Los Angeles officials lack the legal authority to carry out a state law that permits the ...Read more

A Sacramento man once described by a judge as "the monster parents fear the most" seemed destined to spend the rest of his life in prison after he was convicted of 16 counts of kidnapping and child molestation in 1999.

Instead he is now set to go free after being granted elderly parole — much to the anger and horror of some of his victims, as...Read more

Gov. Ned Lamont declared a state of emergency in Connecticut in advance of the major winter storm on Sunday.

The state of emergency begins on Sunday at 5 p.m. and will continue through the day on Monday.

Lamont also signed an emergency order that prohibits all commercial vehicles from traveling on all limited access highways statewide in ...Read more

Philadelphia and its suburbs are forecast to receive 16 to 22 inches of snow and face blizzard conditions beginning Sunday and continuing into Monday, with weather prediction models sharpening their focus as the storm approaches.

“Mother Nature has spoken again and made it clear that winter is not over,” said Mayor Cherelle L. Parker during...Read more

Talk show host Stephen Colbert made headlines on Feb. 17, 2026, when he wrapped a network statement in a dog-waste bag and tossed it in the trash.

He did it live, while on air.

The move came after CBS lawyers reportedly told him he could not broadcast a scheduled interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico ...Read more

Blizzard warnings are in effect for the Philly area and all of New Jersey and Delaware Sunday through Monday as a storm forecast to match the intensity of a Category 1 hurricane generates “potentially historic” snowfall amounts, the National Weather Service is warning.

A forecast that looked scary Saturday got scarier Sunday morning.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani declared a state of emergency Sunday as forecasts estimated the blizzard bearing down on New York City could bring nearly two feet of snow.

As of 9 p.m. Sunday, all streets, highways and bridges will be closed until noon Monday, Mamdani announced. Only essential and emergency vehicles will be allowed to travel city streets....Read more

An armed man who got onto the property of President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach was shot dead overnight by U.S. Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputy, the agencies said.

A federal source familiar with the investigation identified the man as Austin Tucker Martin, a 21-year-old whose family had...Read more