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A federal judge is set to hear arguments on Minnesota’s immigration crackdown
Court Watch 01/21/2026A federal judge will hear arguments Monday on whether she should at least temporarily halt the immigration crackdown in Minnesota that has led to the fatal shootings of two people by government officers.The state of Minnesota and the cities of Minnea...
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A South Korean court sentences former President Yoon to 5 years in prison
Legal Business 01/15/2026A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison Friday in the first verdict from eight criminal trials over the martial law debacle that forced him out of office and other allegations. Yoon was impeached, arreste...
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Malaysia and Indonesia become the first countries to block Musk’s Grok
International 01/11/2026Malaysia and Indonesia have become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s company xAI, as concerns grew among global authorities that it was being misused to generate sexually explicit an...
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Virginia man pleads not guilty to charges in DC pipe bomb case
Court Watch 01/10/2026A Virginia man has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of planting two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican national parties on the eve of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Brian J. Cole Jr., of Woodbridge, Virg...
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Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon
Legal Business 01/09/2026Federal immigration agents shot and wounded two people in a vehicle outside a hospital in Portland on Thursday, a day after an officer fatally shot a woman in Minnesota, authorities said. The shooting drew hundreds of protesters to the U.S. Immigrati...
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Maduro Pleads Not Guilty, Claims Capture in U.S. Drug Case
Court Watch 01/08/2026A defiant Nicolás Maduro declared himself “the president of my country” as he protested his capture and pleaded not guilty Monday to federal drug trafficking charges that the Trump administration used to justify removing him from p...
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US faith leaders supporting targeted immigrants brace for a tough year ahead
Immigration Law 01/06/2026For faith leaders supporting and ministering to anxious immigrants across the United States, 2025 was fraught with challenges and setbacks. For many in these religious circles, the coming year could be worse. The essence of their fears: President Don...
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Investigation is opened into managers of Swiss bar where fire killed 40
International 01/05/2026Swiss authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the managers of the bar where a fire at a New Year’s party left 40 people dead, authorities said Saturday. The two are suspected of involuntary homicide, involuntary bodily harm and in...
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Minnesota must provide documents to US government in child care fraud probe
Legal Business 01/04/2026Minnesota officials have until next week to hand over information on providers and parents who receive federal child care funds that the Trump administration contends have been used fraudulently or risk losing federal funding. State officials said Fr...
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Trump and top Iranian officials exchange threats over protests roiling Iran
International 01/02/2026U.S. President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged dueling threats Friday as widening protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, further escalating tensions between the countries after America bombed Iranian nuclear sites in Ju...
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California delays revoking 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses until March
Breaking Legal News 12/31/2025A week after immigrant groups filed a lawsuit, California said Tuesday it will delay the revocations of 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses until March to allow more time to ensure that truckers and bus drivers who legally qualify for the licen...
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China stages military drills around Taiwan to warn ‘external forces’ after US
International 12/28/2025China’s military on Monday dispatched air, navy and missile units to conduct joint live-fire drills around the island of Taiwan, which Beijing called a “stern warning” against separatist and “external interference” force...