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Federal officers shot another person in Minneapolis amid immigration crackdown, governor says

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Federal officers shot another person in Minneapolis amid immigration crackdown, governor says
Minnesota's governor says federal officers have shot another person in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.Democratic Gov.
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January 24, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says

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Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
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January 21, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones elected to baseball's Hall of Fame

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Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones elected to baseball's Hall of Fame
Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones have been elected to baseball's Hall of Fame. Beltrán, in his fourth ballot appearance, received 84.2% of the votes from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
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January 20, 2026 at 11:50 PM
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Final day to select ACA health plans arrives in most states, with no subsidy deal yet

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Final day to select ACA health plans arrives in most states, with no subsidy deal yet
The final day to select Affordable Care Act health insurance for the year has arrived across much of the country.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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15 former NCAA players among those charged in alleged scheme to rig basketball games

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15 former NCAA players among those charged in alleged scheme to rig basketball games
Federal prosecutors are charging 20 people, including 15 former college basketball players, in what they call a scheme to rig NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association games.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to 'put an end' to protests in Minneapolis

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Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to 'put an end' to protests in Minneapolis
President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Minneapolis.
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January 15, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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2025 US home sales stuck at 30-year low as mortgage rates, prices weighed on market

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2025 US home sales stuck at 30-year low as mortgage rates, prices weighed on market
The U.S. housing market slump dragged into its fourth year in 2025, as sales remained stuck at a 30-year low with rising home prices and elevated mortgage rates keeping many prospective home shoppers shut out of the market.
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January 14, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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FBI searches home of Washington Post reporter in classified documents probe, newspaper says

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FBI searches home of Washington Post reporter in classified documents probe, newspaper says
The Washington Post says FBI agents have searched a reporter’s home as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of sharing government secrets.
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January 14, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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Death toll from Iranian protests surpasses 2,000, activists say, as chaos recalls 1979 revolution

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Death toll from Iranian protests surpasses 2,000, activists say, as chaos recalls 1979 revolution
Activists say the death toll from nationwide protests in Iran has surpassed 2,000 people. This level of violence around protests hasn’t been seen in Iran in decades.
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January 13, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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South Korean prosecutor seeks death sentence for ex-leader Yoon over martial law decree

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South Korean prosecutor seeks death sentence for ex-leader Yoon over martial law decree
A Seoul court says an independent counsel has demanded a death sentence for former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.
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January 13, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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Live updates: DOJ subpoenas central bank and threatens criminal indictment, Fed Chair Powell says
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Sunday the Department of Justice has served the central bank with subpoenas and threatened it with a criminal indictment over his testimony this summer about t...
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January 12, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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Live updates: State investigators say they can't access ICE shooting evidence after FBI takes case
Minnesota’s state investigations agency is prevented from investigating the shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE officer, its head said Thursday.
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January 8, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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House takes step toward extending Affordable Care Act subsidies, overpowering GOP leadership

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House takes step toward extending Affordable Care Act subsidies, overpowering GOP leadership
The House is pushing ahead with legislation to renew subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans. A bipartisan coalition in the House overpowered Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday to push forward a measur...
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January 8, 2026 at 1:31 AM
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A Craigslist ad seeking child actors for Minnesota day care center was posted as a prank

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A Craigslist ad seeking child actors for Minnesota day care center was posted as a prank
This is false. The ad, which was posted Jan. 1 in Craigslist's Hennepin County, Minnesota, section for general labor jobs, was bait for an online prank show, its cohost Joey LaFleur told The Associate...
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January 7, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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Trump's former Russia adviser says Russia offered US free rein in Venezuela in exchange for Ukraine

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Trump's former Russia adviser says Russia offered US free rein in Venezuela in exchange for Ukraine
Russian officials suggested in 2019 that the Kremlin might reduce support for Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela in exchange for a free hand in Ukraine.
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January 7, 2026 at 1:09 PM
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Abortion stays legal in Wyoming as its top court strikes down laws, including first US pill ban

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Abortion stays legal in Wyoming as its top court strikes down laws, including first US pill ban
Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court struck down laws that include the nation’s first explicit ban on pill abortions.
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January 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California dies, reducing GOP's narrow control of the House to 218-213

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Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California dies, reducing GOP's narrow control of the House to 218-213
Republican seven-term U.S. congressman Doug LaMalfa of California has died, reducing the GOP's already narrow control of the House.
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January 6, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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US drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every child

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US drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every child
The U.S. took the unprecedented step Monday of dropping the number of vaccines it recommends for every child — leaving other immunizations, such as flu shots, open to families to choose but without c...
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January 5, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies
Four centrist Republicans have broken with their party's leadership over health care. They signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vote on extending for three years an enhanced p...
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December 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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The US gained 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October; unemployment rate at 4.6%
The United States gained a decent 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October as federal workers departed after cutbacks by the Trump administration, the government said in delayed reports.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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OpEd: Executive Editor Julie Pace on why AP is standing for your right to speak freely
The executive editor of The Associated Press says the news organization is fighting for the right of the press and public to speak freely without being targeted by the government.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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apnews.com/live/donald-... dismisses criticism of Crown Prince over 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying ‘Things happen’
Live updates: Trump gives Saudi crown prince a warm embrace during White House visit
President Donald Trump will fête Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia. Trump announced a deal to sell the kingdom F-35 fighter jets.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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What Americans think about Trump's management of the government, according to a new AP-NORC poll
A new AP-NORC poll finds U.S. adults’ opinions of how President Donald Trump is managing the federal government have dropped sharply since early in his second term, highlighting the risks posed by the...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Epstein emails released by Democrats say Trump 'knew about the girls' and spent time with a victim
Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2011 email Donald Trump had “spent hours” at Epstein’s house with a victim of sex trafficking and said in a separate message years later Trump “knew abou...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Smith's homer in 11th lifts Dodgers over Blue Jays 5-4 to become first repeat champion in 25 years
Will Smith homered in the 11th inning after Miguel Rojas connected for a tying drive in the ninth, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in Game 7 to become the first team in a qu...
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November 2, 2025 at 4:26 AM