ST. CLOUD, Minn. — As Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents descended on the Twin Cities in recent weeks — sparking protests, prompting neighbors to follow federal agents with whistles, and culminating in the death of Renee Good — Scott Brodeen has had one pressing thought: “We don’t want to be like Minneapolis.”

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The windchill was below-zero when ChongLy Scott Thao, 57 — wearing only boxers and Crocs, with a blanket draped over his shoulders — was handcuffed and ushered outside by federal agents agents who broke open his door.

The Jan. 18 incident in St. Paul, Minnesota, stoked fresh outrage about ICE’s tactics as its agents spread across ...Read more

E-bike riders in New Jersey will be required to show a driver’s license, proof of registration and insurance after Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday signed legislation regulating motorized bikes.

The State Senate proposed bill S4834/A6235 gives e-bike riders one year to get their paperwork in order or face a $50 fine.

The governor’s office cited ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Democratic lawmakers called on the state Tax Commission to pause advance payments under the Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit program, which passed in the 2025 legislative session.

The program, which opened applications Thursday, authorizes refundable tax credits, often referred to as school vouchers, to reimburse families...Read more

If considering any chicken breast fillet dishes, you should ask your restaurant about the chicken’s origins after the recall of 13,720 pounds of grilled chicken on listeria concerns.

Suzanna’s Kitchen, based in the Atlanta suburb of Norcross, Georgia, recalled the chicken after, the USDA recall notice said, “a third-party laboratory ...Read more

Amid a national immigration crackdown ordered by the Trump administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is detaining far more people in Alaska than in previous years.

While attorneys who represent immigrant clients say detention numbers are low compared to the Lower 48 and federal agent tactics seem to be more focused, the change is...Read more

NEW YORK — The staff running the federal World Trade Center Health Program has been cut by 25% as the number of sick 9/11 survivors the group treats is expected to increase by 10,000 this year, the Daily News has learned.

Survivor advocates are demanding U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lift the ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The man who stepped in and ushered conservative influencer and Jan. 6 rioter Jake Lang away from counterprotesters outside Minneapolis City Hall over the weekend said a sense of humanity inspired him in the moment.

Isaiah Blackwell, 30, was the man dressed in black and wearing dark sunglasses who tucked himself in a City Hall ...Read more

Central Florida officials and immigrant advocates on Monday criticized a possible new ICE detention facility here as the region sees a surge in undocumented immigrants arrests.

At a press conference at Hope CommUnity Center in Apopka, Executive Director Felipe Sousa-Lazaballet and Central Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost joined others ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Fearing political reprisals from President Donald Trump’s administration, Minnesota leaders were relieved late last month when they received almost all of the $200 million in federal grants they requested to boost rural health care in the state in 2026.

Now they have precious few months to invest the $193 million in areas such...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — ChongLy “Saly” Scott Thao’s toddler grandson was napping on the couch of his St. Paul home when federal immigration agents broke through the door on Sunday afternoon and forced their way in with guns drawn. Thao, a naturalized U.S. citizen and Hmong elder, was quickly handcuffed and can be seen on video being led ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Hundreds marched through bitter cold and wind in downtown Lexington Monday to celebrate the legacy of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr.

Lexington-area residents said showing up Jan. 19 was particularly important given the current political climate, citing limits on the teaching of diversity, equity and inclusion ...Read more

NEW YORK — Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s faithful fixer-turned-gleeful antagonist after he famously flipped, is now claiming he did so under duress.

In a Substack post, Cohen claimed the Manhattan district attorney and the state attorney general forced his hand in their sweeping criminal and civil cases against the president, which ...Read more

A jumbo-sized replica of Donald Trump’s reported birthday card to Jeffrey Epstein was erected on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

The gargantuan card was the work of The Secret Handshake, an activist group that also put up the massive statue of Trump and Epstein shaking hands on the Mall late last year, according to local CBS...Read more

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgarian President Rumen Radev announced his resignation as the country prepares for its eighth national election in five years, fueling speculation that he may enter the fray to end the entrenched political deadlock.

“Today’s political class betrayed the hopes of the Bulgarians in compromises with the oligarchy,” ...Read more

In the seven months since state Sen. John Hoffman was shot nine times in the doorway of his home, he has learned that healing from physical and emotional trauma is not linear.

“Recovery is a process,” Hoffman, DFL-Champlin said. “Physically, you have good days, and there are sometimes where you just hit the wall and I’m physically just ...Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. — At 1 p.m. Friday, ABC News aired an interview with Abigail Adelsheim-Marshall, who owns St. Paul’s Mischief Toy Store with her parents Dan Marshall and Millie Adelsheim. She discussed the store’s decision to distribute free whistles that citizens have been using to alert neighbors of the presence of Immigration and ...Read more

DETROIT — The Michigan Department of Education is lobbying the Legislature to take the state's science of reading laws two big steps further.

The department sent legislators its annual legislative priorities letter on Jan. 14, advocating for making it harder for districts to avoid teaching the science of reading, a way of teaching reading ...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed Board of Peace has got off to a rough start: questioned by Europe, criticized by Israel and celebrated by friends of the Kremlin.

France’s Emmanuel Macron, for one, has come right out of the gate to decline an invitation that was also extended to strongmen such as Belarus’ autocratic leader ...Read more