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Saturday morning started frigid and quiet on Minneapolis' "Eat Street," a stretch of road south of downtown famous for its small coffee shops and restaurants ranging from New American to Vietnamese. Within five hours, seemingly everything had changed. A protester was dead. Videos were circulating showing multiple federal agents on top of the man and gunshots being fired. Federal and local officials again were angrily divided over who was to blame. And Eat Street was the scene of a series of clashes, federal officers and local and state police pulled back and prote

From frigid quiet to outraged sorrow, a few hours on Minneapolis street where agents killed man

Myanmar holds its last election round with the army already certain to keep control over government

Confusion remains after Trump administration abruptly halts public health funding to cities and states, then reverses course

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Trump praises British troops after drawing outrage at comments downplaying NATO’s role in Afghanistan

US President Donald Trump praised British troops Saturday after sustained outrage over comments he made this week downplaying the sacrifices of NATO forces in Afghanistan.“The GREAT and very BRAVE soldiers of the United Kingdom will always be with the United States of America!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.“In Afghanistan, 457 died, many were badly injured, and they were among the greatest of all warriors,” he continued. “It’s a bond too strong to ever be broken. The U.K. Military, with tremendous Heart and Soul, is second to none (except for the U.S.A.!). We love you all, and alway

The man killed by a US Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says

NBA postpones Timberwolves-Warriors game in Minneapolis after fatal shooting by federal officer

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Ceasefire with Kurdish-led force extended for another 15 days, Syrian army says

Hours after the expiration of a four-day truce between the Syrian government and Kurdish-led fighters Saturday, Syria’s defense ministry announced the ceasefire had been extended by another 15 days. The defense ministry said in a statement that the extension was in support of an operation by U.S. forces to transfer accused Islamic State militants who had been held in prisons in northeastern Syria to detention centers in Iraq. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces confirmed the ceasefire extension. “Our forces affirm their commitment to the agre

Neighbors spring into action as firefighters battle two-alarm blaze in Northeast Baltimore amid freezing temps

Atlanta airport rolling out new equipment to keep the runways open after the winter storm

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Steelers and Mike McCarthy have reached a verbal agreement for McCarthy to coach his hometown team

Mike McCarthy is coming home. The Pittsburgh Steelers announced Saturday the club has reached a verbal agreement with McCarthy to replace Mike Tomlin as head coach. McCarthy grew up in the Greenfield neighborhood, just a couple of miles away from the team's practice facility on the city's South Side. The 62-year-old McCarthy is 185–123–2 (playoffs included) across 18 seasons, 13 with Green Bay — which beat the Steelers in the Super Bowl following the 2010 season — and five with Dallas. His potential hire is just the fourth by th

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Rick Pitino gets 900th victory as St. John's rallies for 88-83 victory over Xavier and son, Richard

Dylan Darling hit a 3-pointer with 53.2 seconds left and Ruben Prey had a putback layup with 13 seconds left as St. John’s rallied from a 16-point deficit in the second half to defeat Xavier 88-83, giving Rick Pitino his 900th victory. Pitino is the fourth coach in Division I to reach the milestone, joining Mike Krzyzewski (1,202), Jim Boeheim (1,116) and Roy Williams (903). The milestone victory came at the expense of his son, Richard, who is in his first season coaching the Musketeers. The elder Pitino has won four of five meetings against his son, who previous

How a fiery Scott Bessent calmed market nerves over Greenland

Driver crashes into McNamara Terminal at Detroit Metro Airport

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Reported Minneapolis shooting involving federal law enforcement under investigation

Officials are currently working to confirm reports of a shooting involving federal law enforcement, the City of Minneapolis said in a post on X.The city urged the public to remain calm and avoid the area near 26th Street W and Nicollet Avenue as the situation develops and details are confirmed.Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz called on the the Trump administration to end its immigration enforcement operations in the state in a post on X.“I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening,” Walz said. “The Presi

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FBI agent who initially investigated fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis has resigned

The FBI agent who initially began working with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to investigate the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.Soon after the agent opened the civil rights investigation, she was ordered to reclassify it as an investigation into an assault on the officer. The FBI blocked the BCA from participating in the investigation.The New York Times first reported the resignation.The agent’s resignation comes as the agency has undergone another purge of seasoned FBI agents across several states,

Trump privately frustrated that he risks losing control of immigration message amid Minnesota chaos

More than half the US threatened with ice, snow and cold in massive winter storm

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American rock climber Alex Honnold reaches top of Taipei 101 skyscraper without ropes

American rock climber Alex Honnold ascended the Taipei 101 skyscraper on Sunday without any ropes or protective equipment. Cheers erupted from a street-level crowd as he reached the top of the spire of the 508-meter (1,667-foot) tower about 90 minutes after he started. Wearing a red short-sleeve shirt, he waved his arms back and forth over his head. Honnold, known for his ropeless ascent up Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan, climbed up one corner of Taipei 101 using small L-shaped outcroppings as footholds. Periodically, he had to maneuver around and clamber up

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Minnesota toddler taken into ICE custody with father and flown to Texas is returned to mother next day, lawyer says

A 2-year-old girl was taken into ICE custody with her father on Thursday in Minneapolis and flown to Texas before she was returned to her mother Friday afternoon, a family lawyer said.The child’s transfer to Texas took place despite a court order requiring her immediate release, according to the affidavit filed by the family attorney. The toddler’s father, identified as Elvis Tipan-Echeverria, remains in custody, the family’s attorney Kira Kelley told CNN Friday evening.The father and daughter were on the same flight returning to Minnesota on Friday afternoon, Kelley said. “The child i

Grief has become infrastructure in Minneapolis, a city mobilized by trauma

China's top general under investigation in latest military purge

Gas explosion, fire on top floors of New York City apartment building kills 1, injures 14

A gas explosion sent fire racing through the top floors of a high-rise apartment building in New York City early Saturday, killing one person and injuring 14 others as temperatures plunged into the single digits overnight, authorities said. Firefighters responded shortly before 12:30 a.m. to the 17-story building in the Bronx, where people were seen leaning out of windows calling for help as flames engulfed parts of the top floors, officials said. Chief of Department John Esposito said firefighters were investigating reports of a gas odor on the 15th

Thousands of flights canceled as major winter storm moves across the US

Thousands of flights across the U.S. set to take off over the weekend were canceled as a monster storm started to wreak havoc Saturday across much of the country, knocking out power and snarling major roadways with dangerous ice. Widespread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain threatened nearly 180 million people — more than half the U.S. population — in a path stretching from the southern Rocky Mountains to New England, the National Weather Service said Saturday night. It warned people to brace for a string of frigid days. “The snow and the ice will be very,