Officer in fatal Minneapolis shooting had previously been dragged by car, Vance says
Jan 8 (Reuters) – The federal immigration officer who fatally shot a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis had previously been dragged by a vehicle and injured, U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters at
Judge blocks Trump administration from purging DEI-related terms from Head Start grant applications
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to remake Head Start, ordering it to stop purging words it associates with diversity, equity and inclusion from grant applications and barring it from
How Trump shook up defense stocks this week
President Donald Trump caused some commotion for investors in U.S. defense contractors this week. First, Trump criticized the companies for taking too long to produce military equipment and also failing to maintain it while at the same
Factbox-Who was Renee Nicole Good, the woman killed by US Immigration agent in Minneapolis?
By Helen Coster Jan 8 (Reuters) – Renee Nicole Good, a mother of three living in Minnesota, was shot dead in her car by a federal agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday, setting off protests and a sharp
Treasury’s Bessent vows to prosecute Minnesota fraud, probe other states
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 8 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday underscored the U.S. government’s commitment to recovering funds stolen in a social services fraud scheme in Minnesota, prosecuting those
Exclusive-Trump, Congress move to undo Biden-era ban on mining in northern Minnesota
By Ernest Scheyder Jan 8 (Reuters) – The Trump administration and U.S. Congress are launching a plan this week to overturn former President Joe Biden’s mining ban in northern Minnesota and prevent future administrations from taking similar
US states urge Congress to delay food aid cost provisions in Trump’s tax bill
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) – State and local U.S. governments on Thursday urged Congress to delay some food aid provisions of President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill due to operational and cost concerns. Trump’s One Big
Venezuela to release a ‘significant number’ of prisoners as gesture to ‘seek peace’
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela will release a “significant number” of citizens and foreigners from its prisons in a decision that the head of the country’s legislature described Thursday as a gesture to “seek peace” less than
Trump administration to send more border patrol agents to Minnesota, NYT reports
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) – The Trump administration will deploy more than 100 U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and officers to Minnesota following the fatal shooting of a 37 year old woman by a federal immigration
Early birds can begin filing their taxes on Jan. 26 this year
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jan. 26 marks the official start date of the 2026 tax filing season, when the IRS will begin accepting and processing 2025 tax returns. April 15 is the filing deadline. Tax experts, including the