Before his homeland of Cuba accused him of being a terrorist hellbent on toppling the island’s government, Pavel Alling Peña was a writer.

For years, the 45-year-old man shared the poems he wrote and the elaborate videos he made reciting them with his Facebook friends.

“Before you, the sun was a parabola of light, a star that cast a ...Read more

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced charges against 30 more people involved in an anti-ICE demonstration at a St. Paul church last month.

“At my direction, federal agents have already arrested 25 of them, with more to come throughout the day,” Bondi said on social media. “YOU CANNOT ATTACK A HOUSE OF WORSHIP. If you do so, you ...Read more

CHICAGO — Police accountability advocates from across the city gathered on the Southwest Side Thursday evening, continuing their calls for a public hearing with Chicago Police Department leadership to address CPD’s response to — and relationship with — the federal government and its immigration crackdown.

The February meeting of the ...Read more

Countries including the U.S., U.K. and China evacuated embassy staff in the Middle East and issued travel advisories amid concerns about a regional conflict, as President Donald Trump on Friday sounded downbeat about diplomatic talks meant to avert airstrikes on Iran.

“We’re not happy with what’s going on. They should make a deal, they’...Read more

New Ring camera footage from a home near Nancy Guthrie’s shows a vehicle rushing off just minutes after the missing woman’s abduction earlier this month.

Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show co-host Savannah, was last seen on the evening of Jan. 31 and taken from her Tucson, Ariz. home in the early hours of Feb. 1, with her ...Read more

An additional 30 people have been federally indicted in an anti-ICE protest at a St. Paul church, the U.S. Attorney General announced Friday.

Protesters disrupted services inside Cities Church on Summit Avenue near Snelling Avenue on Jan. 18, chanting “ICE out” amid an immigration enforcement crackdown in Minnesota. People also shouted, “...Read more

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced a major overhaul of the agency’s Artemis mission plans on Friday, adding an extra mission next year to help the program better prepare for a moon landing in 2028.

And less than a year after nearly one-fifth of NASA’s workforce took a voluntary departure amid government-wide cuts, Isaacman now ...Read more

BOSTON — Bay State health officials have confirmed the first measles cases of the year amid a large national outbreak of the life-threatening virus.

The first case was reported in a school-aged Massachusetts resident who was exposed and diagnosed out-of-state, and remains out of state during the infectious period, according to the state ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — When lights flashed in Luis Duque’s rearview mirror as he drove his boyfriend Oscar to work in Charlotte on Wednesday, he assumed it was police.

But within two minutes, that traffic stop turned into a chaotic interaction with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and ended with his boyfriend being taken away.

The Charlotte ...Read more

A legal challenge is underway attempting to block enforcement of the new Kansas law that requires transgender residents to surrender their driver’s licenses and to use public restrooms on government property in accordance with their sex assigned at birth.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas filed the lawsuit in Douglas County ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota’s looming budget shortfall has turned into a small projected surplus, but state budget officials say shifting federal policies and incomplete data means they’re not confident in those estimates.

Minnesota Management and Budget announced in a news release Friday, Feb. 27, that the state’s “budget outlook has ...Read more

The U.S. has told non-emergency staff at its embassy in Jerusalem that they’re allowed to leave Israel, citing heightened safety risks.

Other countries including the U.K., China and India have advised citizens or diplomats to leave some parts of the Middle East.

Tensions between the U.S. and Iran remain high, with the two engaged in talks to...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Police in Plymouth are crediting two ICE agents with racing to the rescue and saving the life of a 4-year-old boy who had been underwater for several minutes in a hotel pool.

The swift actions by the off-duty agents occurred in the evening on Feb. 20 at Ramada by Wyndham Plymouth near Interstate 494 and Hwy. 55, according to ...Read more

DETROIT — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, whom some see as a potential candidate for president in 2028, will be the special guest at a Michigan Democratic Party dinner in Detroit on April 18, the party announced Friday.

Michigan Democrats plan to recognize Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who is in her eighth and final year as the state's governor, at ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Four years ago, Boyle Heights and Skid Row had something to celebrate: state grants to build new sidewalks and protected bike lanes.

But now, more than $100 million from the state for the transportation projects in some of the neediest parts of Los Angeles is in jeopardy because city officials say they don't have enough staff to...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The owner of a Minnesota construction company who has earned millions of dollars in recent years from his business and gambling success has allegedly avoided paying taxes for much of his life.

Richard Ray Hoffman, 48, of St. Louis Park faces 12 felony counts in Hennepin County District Court alleging he failed to to file and pay...Read more

WASHINGTON — Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C, threatened on Thursday to place a hold on additional presidential nominees if he doesn’t get data he requested from the Department of Homeland Security on immigration enforcement in his state.

Tillis had sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem more than three weeks ago with questions ...Read more