CHICAGO — Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore has joined her former colleagues in federal prison nearly three years after they were convicted in a scheme to bribe then-House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Pramaggiore, 67, reported Monday to a minimum-security prison camp in Marianna, Florida, about an hour’s drive west of Tallahassee, where she ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Joe Thompson, the leading federal prosecutor and public voice on uncovering rampant fraud around Minnesota, has resigned from the U.S. attorney’s office.

“It has been an honor and a privilege to represent the United States and this office,” Thompson wrote in an email obtained by the Minnesota Star Tribune. He does not give...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Staffers within Minnesota’s top federal prosecutor’s office have been asked to stay quiet about the FBI investigation probing the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an immigration agent last week.

In an internal email obtained by the Minnesota Star Tribune, Minnesota’s U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen told his staff to “say ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week, according to family of the victim.

Jeri Rees said her 21-year-old nephew underwent six hours of surgery and that doctors found ...Read more

DETROIT — Local immigration advocates are urging Detroit officials to limit how much they collaborate with ICE agents in the city as the furor over the shooting death of Rene Nicole Good in Minneapolis continues to reverberate.

At a Tuesday morning rally before the Detroit City Council meeting, about 60 people braved frigid temperatures to ...Read more

NEW YORK — A Manhattan judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump Justice Department to respond to demands from congressional lawmakers that he appoint a special master to facilitate the release of files gathered on deceased sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein and accusations that the government is disobeying the law, according to court docs filed Tuesday...Read more

Iran’s death toll from ongoing protests may be in the thousands, activist groups said, as U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iranians to continue demonstrations against the regime of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency reported Tuesday that at least 2,000 people have died in just over two ...Read more

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case that seeks to overturn state bans on transgender women competing in high school and college sports.

The conservative justices, who have been mostly skeptical of trans rights, will decide whether bans on trans women in team sports violate the Constitution or the landmark federal law known ...Read more

Greenland’s government said it will intensify efforts to ensure the island’s defenses are managed within the NATO military alliance, pushing back on renewed threats from the U.S. about taking over the territory.

“All NATO member states, including the United States, share a common interest in the defense of Greenland,” the prime minister...Read more

Greenland’s government said it will intensify efforts to ensure the island’s defenses are managed within the NATO military alliance, pushing back on renewed threats from the U.S. about taking over the territory.

“All NATO member states, including the United States, share a common interest in the defense of Greenland,” the prime minister...Read more

MIAMI — Hialeah has begun a new chapter with a fresh City Council and a new mayor, bringing a sense of hope to many residents after years of political scandals at City Hall. But with one seat now vacant, Mayor Bryan Calvo faces an early challenge as he works to secure a governing majority.

Former Councilman Jesus Tundidor, who ran in the ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Allegations of widespread fraud in social service programs have rocked Minnesota in recent months, thrusting the state into the national spotlight.

President Donald Trump has slammed Gov. Tim Walz’s handling of the situation and called for the deportation of the state’s Somali residents, pointing to a viral YouTube video ...Read more

MIAMI — It is typically a somber day, one in which Haitians remember the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010, destroying much of Port-au-Prince and surrounding cities, killing hundreds of thousands of people and leaving 1.5 million injured and an equal number homeless.

But on Monday, as residents of South Florida ...Read more

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sought deeper economic security ties with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, as Tokyo moves to contain a deepening diplomatic and trade dispute with China and counter Beijing’s efforts to drive a wedge between key U.S. allies.

“There will be further talks between relevant departments to deepen ...Read more

Greenland’s government said it will intensify efforts to ensure the island’s defenses are managed within the NATO military alliance, pushing back on renewed threats from the U.S. about taking over the territory.

“All NATO member states, including the United States, share a common interest in the defense of Greenland,” the prime minister...Read more