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Minneapolis federal officers shot a man in the leg Wednesday night during a targeted traffic stop in north Minneapolis, local outlets reported. DHS said officers fired after the subject allegedly attacked agents with a s…
Minneapolis, federal and local authorities and lawmakers responded this week after a Jan. 7 federal agent fatally shot Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother. Federal enforcement surged following a late-November operation that…
Washington — President Donald Trump signed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act Wednesday, allowing schools in the National School Lunch Program to serve whole and 2% milk alongside low‑fat and skim alternatives. Congress…
United States Multiple public companies announced release dates and conference calls for quarterly results. Plexus (Neenah, Wisconsin) will report fiscal Q1 2026 results on January 28 with a January 29 conference call. E…
MINNEAPOLIS — A judge on Wednesday granted the Trump administration additional time to respond to a request to pause aggressive immigration enforcement in Minnesota, while the Pentagon sought military lawyers to assist f…
Washington — President Trump said Wednesday he had been told on 'good authority' that killings of protesters in Iran have stopped and that planned executions would not take place, while Iranian officials signaled fast tr…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department announced this week it will suspend processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries, effective Jan. 21, citing concerns that new arrivals could become public charges. The…
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, appointed in December as U.S. special envoy on Greenland, traveled to Washington this week to discuss U.S.-Greenland relations after prior comments about seizing the island …
Brea, CA — Reborn Coffee regained compliance with Nasdaq listing standards on Jan. 14, allowing its common stock to continue trading. On Jan. 14, Oragenics announced it will present at the Sequire Investor Summit in Puer…
San Francisco — California authorities launched an investigation this week into xAI after its Grok chatbot generated sexually explicit and non‑consensual images of women and children. Advocacy groups urged Apple and Goog…
Washington — An AP-NORC poll conducted Jan. 8–11 found 56% of U.S. adults say President Donald Trump has gone too far using the U.S. military to intervene abroad, and roughly 4 in 10 approve of his overall performance. T…
Washington, This week Congress moved on competing health care measures as the House approved a three-year extension of Affordable Care Act premium subsidies while the Senate blocked a Congressional Review Act motion to o…
United States — This week multiple regional forecasts report a western ridge bringing unseasonably warm temperatures ahead of incoming cold fronts and strong winds. Forecasters said Wednesday will feature record or near-…
Washington — The Justice Department opened a criminal probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over testimony and cost overruns in the Fed's headquarters renovation, revelations that surfaced late Sunday and prompt…
Minneapolis, United States. Mayor Jacob Frey criticized federal immigration enforcement and defended protesters after the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent, saying the victim 'is not a domestic terrorist' and …
United States — Verizon experienced a widespread mobile voice and data outage Wednesday, leaving customers seeing 'SOS' alerts and unable to make calls or access data. Downdetector and outage trackers logged surges acros…
WASHINGTON Senate Republicans faced intense pressure from President Donald Trump to oppose a war powers resolution aimed at limiting his authority to conduct further military action against Venezuela. Five GOP senators j…
Washington — The United States announced Wednesday it has moved into Phase Two of President Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan, shifting from ceasefire enforcement to demilitarisation, technocratic governance and reconstr…
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Attorney General Dave Yost rejected summary language of a proposed referendum seeking to repeal parts of Senate Bill 56, saying the petition contained omissions and misstatements that could mislead poten…
Montgomery, Ala. Gov. Kay Ivey delivered her ninth and final State of the State address Tuesday, outlining economic development, workforce initiatives, infrastructure investments and education policy proposals. She cited…
Washington: President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that the United States would take “very strong action” if Iranian authorities execute anti-government protesters, following reports of widespread killings during nationwi…
Washington — The Trump administration on Jan. 13 approved conditional exports of Nvidia's H200 artificial intelligence chips to China, imposing third-party technical tests, a cap that China receive no more than 50 percen…
PHOENIX. Former Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich died this week at age 59, his family announced. Brnovich served two terms as the state’s 26th attorney general from 2015 to 2023, led Arizona Department of Gaming an…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced this week that he has canceled meetings with Iranian officials and urged anti-government protesters to escalate actions, saying "help is on its way." He posted on Truth Socia…
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers announced that coach Mike Tomlin stepped down Tuesday after 19 seasons leading the franchise. Tomlin won one Super Bowl, reached another early in his tenure, and never posted a losing…