Masked agents, face scans and a question: Are you a citizen? Inside Trump’s Minnesota crackdown

Luis Martinez was on his way to work on a frigid Minneapolis morning when federal agents suddenly boxed him in, forcing the SUV he was driving to a dead stop in the middle of the street. Masked
Judge to hear arguments as the man convicted of killing Laken Riley seeks a new trial

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The Venezuelan man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley is set to appear in court Friday, where a judge will hear arguments on his request for a new trial. Jose Ibarra
Florida braces for frost and possible snow flurries as winter storms hit other parts of the US

MIAMI (AP) — Florida won’t be getting hit with massive blankets of snow and ice like the rest of the U.S., but even frosty windshields and a few flurries can feel like Antarctica to people with permanent
Hypothermia risks increase in Mississippi and Tennessee with next wave of frigid temperatures

BELZONI, Miss. (AP) — With another wave of dangerous cold heading for the U.S. South on Friday, experts say the risk of hypothermia heightens for people in parts of Mississippi and Tennessee who are entering their sixth
Trump sues IRS and Treasury for $10 billion over leaked tax info

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is suing the IRS and Treasury Department for $10 billion, as he accuses the federal agencies of a failure to prevent a leak of the president’s tax information to news outlets
Trump says he will announce his Federal Reserve chair nominee on Friday morning

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he plans to announce his choice for chairman of the Federal Reserve on Friday morning, a long-awaited decision that could set up a showdown on whether the U.S. central bank
Man could avoid more prison time with guilty plea in Navajo woman’s disappearance

EDGEWOOD, N.M. (AP) — A man charged in connection to the 2021 disappearance of a Navajo woman pleaded guilty Thursday to robbery, marking the latest turn in a case that been emblematic of the epidemic of killings
Seattle ordered to pay over $30 million for fatal shooting of teen in 2020 protest

SEATTLE (AP) — A jury on Thursday ordered the city of Seattle to pay more than $30 million over the unsolved, fatal shooting of a teenager at the “ Capitol Hill Occupied Protest ” zone, which arose
Olympic gold medalist Sha’Carri Richardson charged with speeding in Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Sha’Carri Richardson was arrested and charged with speeding in Florida on Thursday, according to law enforcement. Richardson was arrested for allegedly going 104 mph (167 kph) on a parkway just
Union rejects contract offer from Marathon

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) – The United Steelworkers union rejected a comprehensive contract offer from Marathon Petroleum in talks for a national pattern agreement for U.S. refinery and chemical plant workers, the union said on