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Pennsylvania woman’s final moments captured on home security video. Will it help prove she was murdered?
On a steamy August night in 2013, Melissa Rocuba was airlifted to a hospital still clinging to life with a bullet wound to her head. Her then 22-year-old daughter Chelsea Cicio, who lived next door, was already there when the helicopter arrived. Chelsea Cicio: I had no idea how I got down there. … I was just panicked and frantic.…
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ICE surge prompts street patrols surrounding Minneapolis schools
MINNEAPOLIS — Standing outside his son’s elementary school, a father heard a warning crackle over his walkie-talkie: a suspicious car nearby. At another school, volunteer Joe Dirkswager stood watch, nodding at passing vehicles. Miles away in St. Paul, Matthew Kearns was questioning unfamiliar individuals near the school he graduated from decades ago. The three are among the volunteers who have…
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How local and national news outlets are covering the aftermath of ICE shooting: ‘Get there, bear witness, ask questions’ | Minneapolis
After a federal immigration agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with grisly videos quickly going viral on social media, news organizations from around the state, country and world dispatched correspondents and anchors to the scene. In the days since, that media presence has ebbed and flowed – though a well-resourced local news corps and many…
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No, Trump can’t cancel the midterms. He’s doing this instead
A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Worried about losing unified Republican power in Washington and mystified at his lack of support among the public, President Donald Trump keeps talking about not holding the November midterm elections, when Republicans could lose control of the House,…
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Deadly crackdown appears to have quashed Iran protests, residents say
Iran’s deadly crackdown appears to have broadly quelled protests for now, residents said on Friday, as state media reported more arrests in the shadow of repeated US threats to intervene if the killing continues. Meanwhile, a senior hard-line cleric called for the death penalty for detained demonstrators and directly threatened US President Donald Trump — evidence of the rage gripping…
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China calls Trump battleship ‘easier target’ amid mixed US reception
U.S. President Donald Trump calls the vessel a new class of “battleship” graced by his own name, but China just calls the U.S. Navy’s latest concept a larger and “easier target” for its growing array of anti-ship drones and missiles. A day after Trump’s Dec. 22 announcement at Mar-a-Lago that he had ordered the construction of a “Trump class” of…
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Witness says ICE detainee died after guards at Texas detention facility choked him
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Cuban immigrant died in a Texas immigration detention facility earlier this month during an altercation with guards, and the local medical examiner has indicated that his death will likely be classified as a homicide. The federal government has provided a differing account surrounding the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos, saying the detainee was attempting…
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Spanberger becomes 1st woman to serve as governor of Virginia : NPR
Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger poses for a portrait during an interview in Richmond, Va., on Tuesday, Jan 13, 2026. Spanberger will break decades of tradition during her inauguration on Saturday by not wearing a morning suit worn by male governors before her. Tyrone Turner/WAMU hide caption toggle caption Tyrone Turner/WAMU RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia inaugurates its governors in traditional style, complete…
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Family of man killed by off-duty ICE agent in LA demands charges: ‘The ache will never go away’ | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
Family and friends of a Los Angeles man who was killed by an off-duty US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer over the holidays are urging local officials to arrest and prosecute the federal agent. Keith Porter Jr, a 43-year-old father of two, was fatally shot by an ICE officer on New Year’s Eve outside his apartment complex, according to…
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Tensions remain high in Minnesota as ACLU files lawsuit and Trump threatens Insurrection Act – US politics live | Donald Trump
Minnesota leaders call for peace as Trump threatens Insurrection Act in response to ICE protests Hello and thank you for joining us on the US politics live blog. Tensions remain high in Minneapolis in the aftermath of the killing of Renee Good by a federal agent. About 3,000 immigration officers are either continuing their operations in Minnesota or are en…
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