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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Musicians across the Twin Cities Metro area have released a protest song to raise money for the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota."I wrote this song on the day that Alex Pretti was murdered," said Katy Vernon, musician and songwriter of "They Lie." "It all came out in a stream of emotion," Vernon said. "Seeing the murders of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, it just felt like the city was under attack."Katy Vernon, a British immigrant, said she wrote the song "They Lie" as an emotional response to how DHS officials responded to Pretti's death

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Mexican army kills leader of powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel during operation to capture him

France will summon Ambassador Charles Kushner over US comments on activist’s death

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EU says US must honor a trade deal after court blocks Trump tariffs

The European Union's executive arm requested “full clarity” from the United States and asked its trade partner to fulfill its commitments after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down some of President Donald Trump’s most sweeping tariffs. Trump has lashed out at the court decision and said Saturday that he wants a global tariff of 15%, up from the 10% he announced a day earlier. The European Commission said the current situation is not conducive to delivering "fair, balanced, and mutually beneficial” trans-Atlantic trade and investment, as agreed to by both sid

US says ambassador's comments on Israel and the Middle East were taken out of context

The Latest: Armed man shot, killed after entering perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says

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France summons US ambassador over comments about death of far-right activist

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Sunday he would ⁠summon the US ambassador to France, Charles Kushner, over comments made about the death of a French far-right activist earlier this month, which he labeled as “interference.”Quentin Deranque, 23, died two days after suffering severe head injuries in a brawl in the city of Lyon on February 12, drawing criticism from the Trump administration which described the death as the result of left-wing violence.“We are summoning the US ambassador to France because the embassy issued a commentary on this event which concerns the natio

DHS reverses course on TSA PreCheck suspension after confusion

Why Stephen Colbert is right about the ‘equal time’ rule, despite warnings from the FCC

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Jack Hughes lost teeth from a high-stick to the mouth before his Olympic gold-winning goal

Jack Hughes lost some teeth before he won Olympic gold for the United States. The forward who put the puck in the net in overtime to give the Americans a 2-1 victory over Canada in the men's hockey final Sunday did so with a bloody mouth and less of a bite than he began the game with. That's because Hughes was spittin' chiclets after taking a stick to the mouth from Sam Bennett in the third period. “More people are going to be looking at his medal," said Matt Boldy, who scored the other U.S. goal, “than his teeth.” The 24-year-old Hughes is a fo

Ruling against Trump's tariffs creates new uncertainty in US trade relations with China

The Supreme Court decision striking down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs has added a wrinkle to already complicated U.S.-China relations, with both countries navigating shifting ground to avoid an all-out trade war that would disrupt the global economy while still jostling for a position of strength in negotiations. Friday's court ruling would seem to strengthen China’s hand, but analysts predict that Beijing will be cautious in exploiting the advantage, knowing that Trump has other ways of levying taxes. Both sides also want to maintain a fragile trade truce and s

Armed man shot and killed after entering secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says

Crews recover bodies of 9 backcountry skiers days after California avalanche

Analysis: These two new economic numbers blew a hole in Trump’s rosy narrative

Two new pieces of economic data, one released Thursday and one released Friday, blew another hole in President Donald Trump’s triumphant narrative about the effects of his tariffs.The figures released early Thursday showed Trump had wildly overstated the impact of the tariffs on the trade deficit. The figures released early Friday showed he also had wildly exaggerated economic growth in the fourth quarter of 2025.The Supreme Court struck down many of Trump’s tariffs later on Friday. But other tariffs remain in place, and Trump quickly said he plans to replace the ones the court declared il

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John Roberts ends Trump’s big Supreme Court winning streak

Chief Justice John Roberts brought the drama Friday as he ascended the courtroom bench to declare — at long last — President Donald Trump’s tariffs unlawful.For 10 gripping minutes, he methodically laid out the case against Trump’s signature economic initiative, one that has yielded billions of dollars for the national treasury yet roiled world markets and hit US consumers hard.The announcement in the white marble setting was classic Roberts.The chief justice, now in his 21st year in the center chair, latched onto his choice standard-bearers of the law. He emphasized the limits of the

Exclusive: US intelligence agencies tie Chinese explosive test to push for a completely new nuclear arsenal

Justice Department says interim US attorney is fired hours after Virginia judges appoint him to replace Trump loyalist

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‘El Mencho,’ the leader of one of Mexico’s most powerful cartels, dead after military operation

The leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, was killed on Sunday following an operation led by Mexico’s military, the government announced.Oseguera, a former police officer, led the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, or CJNG, as it became one of the “most powerful and ruthless criminal organizations” inside Mexico, according to the US Drug Enforcement Agency.Security forces from several federal branches of Mexico’s military carried out the operation in the town of Tapalpa in the western state of Jalisco.CJNG members traded fire with

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Trump says he’s sending a hospital boat to Greenland as territory says ‘no thanks’

President Donald Trump said Saturday that he is sending a hospital boat to Greenland, the Danish territory he has sought to acquire, even as the Arctic island says it doesn’t want it.“Working with the fantastic Governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, we are going to send a great hospital boat to Greenland to take care of the many people who are sick, and not being taken care of there. It’s on the way!!!” the president posted on social media alongside an illustration of the naval hospital ship the USNS Mercy.It is unclear what Trump was referring to in his post. Greenland and Denmark have f

Why Norway is dominating the Winter Olympics and what could US learn

Why have there been so many skiing deaths in Europe this year?

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Deadly explosions in western Ukraine investigated as ‘terrorist attack’

At least one person was killed and dozens more wounded in explosions that hit the western Ukrainian city of Lviv early Sunday, in what authorities have labeled a “terrorist attack.”A 23-year-old policewoman was killed in the attack, while a patrol car and a civilian vehicle were damaged, the prosecutor’s office said. About two dozen people were wounded, police said.The blasts took place as police responded to an emergency phone call about a break-in at a store near the city center, according to Lviv’s regional prosecutor’s office.The first occurred after police arrived at the scene,

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Armed man shot and killed after entering perimeter around Trump’s Florida home

US Secret Service agents and Palm Beach County law enforcement shot and killed an armed man who unlawfully entered the secure perimeter at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in South Florida on Sunday morning, the Secret Service said.The president and first lady were at the White House in Washington, DC, at the time of the incident.The incident comes amid a backdrop of heightened political violence in the US. In July 2024, Trump survived an assassination attempt while campaigning for his second term in Pennsylvania. Another man who planned to assassinate the president at his Florida