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Green Day slams ICE, Trump and Epstein in pre-Super Bowl show
Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong didn’t mince words during a show the band played less than 48 hours before they’re slated to perform at Super Bowl LX.
While playing a Friday night concert in San Francisco, the famously political frontman urged ICE agents to walk off the job, slammed the Trump administration and even changed the lyrics of...Read more
Minneapolis tells residents to stop building anti-ICE barricades, but they keep popping up
MINNEAPOLIS — A new grass-roots effort to track and slow down federal agents in the Twin Cities has turned into a game of cat and mouse — organized residents erect makeshift blockades to monitor the vehicles on their streets, and police officers tear them down.
One such blockade, constructed along the busy commercial corridor of Lyndale ...Read more
3 children died after repeated warnings to Santa Clara County child welfare
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Parental neglect contributed to the previously unreported deaths of three Santa Clara County children in 2022, even after repeated referrals urged the county’s child welfare agency to intervene and ensure their safety, according to a newly released report that raises fresh questions about long-standing failures at the ...Read more
Accused Ohio child predator charged with threatening to kill JD Vance
An Ohio man has been charged with threatening to kill Vice President JD Vance and possessing child pornography, according to the Department of Justice.
A federal grand jury indicted Toledo resident Shannon Mathre, 33, for allegedly making the death threats during the former Ohio senator’s visit to the northwest region of the state last month....Read more
'We're losing our culture': Idaho lawmakers double down on opposing immigration
BOISE, Idaho — In recent weeks, Republicans around the country responded to public outrage after federal agents killed a Minnesota nurse. People like U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and the Latinas for Trump cofounder said on podcasts or told interviewers that the Trump administration needs to go softer on immigration or potentially risk the midterm ...Read more
Gov. Josh Shapiro pitches Pa. skill games regulation as potential $2 billion revenue boost
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Within the myriad of initiatives contained in Gov. Josh Shapiro's 2026-27 budget proposal is what amounts to a $2 billion-a-year plug to stick in the gaping hole of Pennsylvania's finances: skill games regulation.
The 70,000 or so devices that resemble video slot machines and are found in many conveniences stores, bars and ...Read more
'Relationship anarchist' allegedly tailed, struck roving federal agent's car in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS — A 42-year-old self-described “relationship anarchist” was arrested and accused of trailing roving federal agents in Minneapolis and ramming her vehicle into one of theirs.
Elizabeth Rose of Minneapolis appeared in U.S. District Court on Feb. 3 on a charge that she forcibly assaulted, resisted, opposed, impeded, intimidated ...Read more
Michigan Supreme Court blocks legal challenges tied to Flint water prosecutions
In a case with a potentially far-reaching scope, the Michigan Supreme Court has closed the door on a wave of post-conviction challenges tied to the state’s use of judges as one-person grand juries.
In the unanimous opinion issued Feb. 4 and written by Justice Elizabeth Welch, the court said that its 2022 decision restricting the use of one-...Read more
Right to Life suit alleges Michigan law infringes on its anti-abortion hiring rules
LANSING, Mich. — Right to Life of Michigan has filed suit against the state of Michigan over an amendment to the state's anti-discrimination law that the group said prohibits it from screening out employees who don't align with its views on abortion.
The federal lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court of Western Michigan on Friday, argued ...Read more
'Millionaires tax' hearing brings big crowd to Olympia
OLYMPIA, Wash. — — For two hours Friday, legislative budget writers got an earful from opponents and praise from supporters of a proposed income tax aimed at the state's wealthiest residents.
The proposal, dubbed a millionaires tax" by Democrats who unveiled it this week, would apply the 9.9% tax on incomes of above $1 million a year.
At a...Read more
Veteran ICE officer went from fearing for his life to taking a life
Jonathan Ross feared he was going to die.
The man he was attempting to arrest last June refused to get out of his car and instead stepped on the gas while Ross’ arm was wedged in the window.
As the driver swerved down a Bloomington street Ross clung to the outside of the car, desperately trying to avoid being run over.
After being dragged ...Read more
ABC's 'The View' under federal investigation by Trump administration: report
The Trump administration is said to be investigating ABC’s “The View” over allegations that it doesn’t provide equal treatment for political candidates and parties.
A source at the Federal Communications Commission reportedly told Fox News Digital that the agency is examining the “fake news” morning program amid a crackdown on a ...Read more
Historic low temps, booze and drugs led to a number of NYC's cold weather deaths: ME
Frigid weather, alcohol and drugs proved to be a fatal combination for a number of people found dead outdoors during New York’s continuing deep freeze as the city prepares for two more days of record low temperatures, officials said Saturday.
Releasing autopsy findings for five people found dead outside between Jan. 24 and Jan. 26, the city�...Read more
Colorado wants to limit SNAP from paying for soft drinks. But the board that must finalize the plan is skeptical
Colorado’s plan to block food-assistance recipients from using that money to buy soft drinks appears to be stumbling as a board that would need to finalize it expressed reservations Friday and public input roundly opposed it.
The Colorado Healthy Choice Waiver would limit the types of beverages available for purchase using money from the ...Read more
Mournful, ceremonial: Minneapolis VA memorial gathering overflows to remember Alex Pretti
Minneapolis VA hospital employees by the hundreds filled a chapel, crowded into spillover space, and peered at a livestream feed this week to mourn the loss of one of their own to gunfire from federal agents on a city street.
The outpouring of grief and admiration on Tuesday, Feb. 3, for Alex Pretti was detailed in a poignant account posted on ...Read more
Judge says Chicago man acquitted in Bovino murder-for-hire plot being unlawfully detained
A federal judge in Indiana has ruled immigration officials are unlawfully detaining a Chicago man acquitted last month of charges he offered money for the killing of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino.
Juan Espinoza Martinez, who has lived in Chicago for decades but is not a U.S. citizen, was taken into the custody of Immigration and Customs ...Read more
Cuba begins shutting resorts as fuel crunch hits tourism
U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to shut off fuel shipments to Cuba are starting to cut into parts of its crucial tourism industry.
At least two large beach resorts on Cayo Coco, on the northern coast of the Caribbean nation, will be closing as soon as this weekend due to gasoline shortages, employees reported Friday.
A worker at Mojito...Read more
What is biochar? Miami-Dade thinks it might help reduce waste in landfills
At the top of the South Dade Landfill, a massive oven that turns wood into charcoal is being tested by Miami-Dade County as an environmentally friendly way to cut down on landfill waste.
The material that comes out of the machine, “biochar” has the potential to clean dirty water, nourish soil and even be used in roads. Plus, it has lower ...Read more
Trump hints 'definitive' info on Nancy Guthrie case could soon be coming
President Trump has indicated that “definitive” information regarding the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie may soon be revealed.
The 84-year-old mother of “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie went missing from her southern Arizona home early Sunday morning.
Little information about the case is publicly known outside of reports that notes ...Read more
One month after Renee Good's death, wife thanks Minneapolis for enduring ICE's presence
Marking one month since Renee Good was fatally shot on a Minneapolis street by a federal agent, her wife is expressing gratitude for how the city is persevering in the midst of the White House’s immigration enforcement crackdown.
“Minneapolis has shown me that even in the middle of grief and fear, people still show up for each other,” ...Read more
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