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Deadly Minnesota shooting ramps up first period of pushback on Trump 2.0

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is finally experiencing some serious pushback after nearly a year of the world largely bowing to his every desire.

It started with skeptical American oil executives. Then came fed-up European and Canadian leaders. And now even Republican lawmakers are expressing frustration with the administration following...Read more

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After switch from ULA, SpaceX set for speedy national security launch

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SpaceX is set to launch its latest national security mission, yet another GPS satellite that was originally to have been launched by United Launch Alliance.

A Falcon 9 that was delayed from Monday because of weather is now set to lift off Tuesday night on the GPS III-9 mission to bring the satellite to medium-Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral ...Read more

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Massive snowstorm continues Monday across Massachusetts

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BOSTON — Across Massachusetts, snow accumulation reached over 20 inches in some areas as the massive storm set in to drop even more snow at a slower pace through Monday night.

“In terms of snowball totals, the general theme has been 12 to 17 inches throughout most, if not all, of southern New England,” said NWS meteorologist Francis ...Read more

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D4vd friend and key witness in case of girl's death arrested in Montana and returned to LA

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LOS ANGELES — As authorities continue to unravel the circumstances of how a teenager’s body came to be stuffed in the trunk of singer D4vd’s Tesla months ago, a key grand jury witness was dragged back to L.A. from Montana recently, after a judge issued a warrant for his arrest for failing to testify.

Neo Langston, a social media ...Read more

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Colorado lawmakers express anger over killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis as Legislature prepares for first bill debates

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DENVER — Ninety-nine bills have been introduced in the Colorado Legislature in the 2026 session’s first dozen days. This week, legislators will begin debating several of them.

But this morning’s proceedings began first with lawmakers addressing the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse, by a U.S. Border Patrol ...Read more

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz orders weapons screening requirement at Capitol

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Monday issued an executive order requiring weapons screening at the state Capitol following an advisory report released earlier this month recommending new security measures.

The order, which is set to go into effect starting the first day of the 2026 legislative session on Feb. 17, directs the ...Read more

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Death toll on NYC streets climbs to 8 amid brutal winter storm but city officials have few answers

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NEW YORK — The death toll from this weekend’s bone-chilling winter storm, has climbed to eight, with city officials unable to answer key questions about how so many New Yorkers lost their lives on the streets or say whether the deaths were caused by the extreme cold.

Initial reports over the weekend suggested several of those who died were ...Read more

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US negotiating for release of Colorado man detained by Taliban for past year

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DENVER — The U.S. government is negotiating for the release of a Colorado man who has been detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan for the past year.

Dennis Coyle, a 64-year-old from Pueblo, was kidnapped on Jan. 27, 2025, near his workplace by the Taliban General Directorate of Intelligence, the group’s intelligence agency, while he was ...Read more

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After Philly's biggest snow in 10 years, a very big chill is coming

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PHILADELPHIA — For the Philly region Monday it wasn’t so much a matter of digging out from the heftiest snowfall in a decade, it was more like a chipping, shaving, scraping, expletive-inducing, and ice-chunk hurling operation.

Public transportation appeared to be getting back on track, and major roads were open for business with speed ...Read more

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Timothy Busfield's wife Melissa Gilbert breaks silence amid sex abuse charges

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Actress Melissa Gilbert broke her silence following the child sex abuse charges against her husband, Timothy Busfield.

The “Little House on the Prairie” star and former SAG-AFTRA president posted a lengthy message alongside a photo of her sitting on a couch with a cup of coffee, looking off camera.

“I’m sending you all my love and ...Read more

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Sen. John Fetterman calls for Minneapolis ICE operation to 'immediately end,' while Sen. Dave McCormick wants an investigation into the shooting

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Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., on Monday called for the federal immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis to “immediately end” after a Border Patrol agent shot and killed a 37-year-old man there Saturday morning.

“It has become an ungovernable and dangerous urban theatre for civilians and law enforcement that is incompatible with the ...Read more

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blames Minnesota officials for immigration turmoil there

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday he knows who’s responsible for the turmoil surrounding President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts in Minnesota, which has resulted in the fatal shootings of two American citizens by federal agents.

DeSantis pointed a finger of responsibility at Gov. Tim Walz, of Minnesota, and Mayor Jacob ...Read more

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Federal judge hears arguments over lawsuit to end immigration action in Minnesota

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MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge on Monday heard arguments in a lawsuit to end a federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota, with attorneys representing the state, Minneapolis and St. Paul arguing that the surge is an act of retaliation and coercion against the state by President Donald Trump.

At a Minneapolis hearing on their request to ...Read more

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Sen. John Fetterman says ICE should leave Minneapolis but won't vote against DHS budget

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Fetterman — calling the violent clashes between immigration officers and protestors "ungovernable and dangerous urban theater" — said Monday that enforcement operations in Minneapolis should end immediately, though he indicated he would break with Democrats to support a bill funding ICE in order to avoid another...Read more

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Witnesses sued by Karen Read try to toss her lawsuit: 'Act of revenge'

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BOSTON — The Canton group that was sued by acquitted murder defendant Karen Read is trying to toss her civil lawsuit, calling Read’s legal action an “act of revenge.”

After Read was found not guilty last year for the murder of Boston cop John O’Keefe, she sued witnesses from her high-profile case, who she argues framed her in ...Read more

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As big snowfall hits, delayed state climate policy in Minnesota could pose future issues with snow plows

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BOSTON — With the biggest snow storm of the season hitting Massachusetts, a two-year delay on a climate policy that will reduce the amount of diesel and gas powered trucks sold in the state sets up potentially challenging winters ahead.

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection announced in April that it would not be enforcing ...Read more

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Ye apologizes for antisemitic remarks in full-page ad, blames brain injury

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Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, apologized Monday for previous offensive remarks he’s made in an open-letter, full-page advertisement in The Wall Street Journal.

The Grammy winner has apologized for his statements in the past, but the letter is his most thorough yet.

In the letter — addressed to “Those I’ve Hurt” — the...Read more

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Walz and Trump speak by phone as White House appears to soften tone on ICE crackdown

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MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz spoke to President Donald Trump by phone Monday, a conversation both parties hailed as productive and signaling a possible path toward de-escalating the tense immigration standoff in the state.

It was the first call in more than a year between Walz and Trump, who have become bitter political foes since ...Read more

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'My whole reason for living': Mother of girl mauled by gators recounts her sorrow

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MIAMI — Quatisha Maycock, 5, had just learned how to write her name and practiced scribbling it every day up until she was thrown into the Everglades and left to be eaten by alligators.

Shandelle Maycock, Quatisha’s mother, broke down Monday as she detailed how her daughter loved coloring, playing with dolls, dressing up and especially ...Read more

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Brutal cold puts US power grids on edge in wake of storm

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U.S. power grids are under mounting pressure following a winter storm that unleashed deep cold and heavy snow and ice from Texas to Maine, driving up heating demand and raising the risk of blackouts.

The storm affected millions of people across the eastern two-thirds of the United States, with 765,000 homes and businesses without electricity ...Read more