Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey calls protests peaceful following fatal shooting of Renee Good by ICE agent, telling Fox News tens of thousands demonstrated in streets.

Nikki Glaser explains why she avoided political jokes while hosting the Golden Globes, saying politics "isn't funny" and describing the challenge of striking the right tone.

The San Diego school district strengthened security after the Trump administration rescinded a policy protecting schools from ICE arrests.

U.S. Africa Command General Michael E. Langley warns of jihadi threat to homeland as airstrikes against al-Shabab and ISIS-Somalia intensify under Trump administration.

US president says ‘help is on its way’, as reported death toll rises into the thousands and concerns Tehran may carry out first protest-related execution, that of Erfan Soltani

• Trump promises ‘help is on its way’ and tells Iranians to ‘keep protesting’

• Hundreds of gunshot eye injuries found in one Iranian hospital amid brutal crackdown on protests

The death toll from a crackdown on protests in Iran has jumped to at least 2,571, including 12 children, activists said early on Wednesday.

The figure came from the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, which has been accurate in multiple rounds of unrest in Iran in recent years.

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Matthew Schaefer getting hurt was the absolute nightmare scenario for the Islanders.

He raised his swollen and severely burned left hand in the photo while his bemused face was covered in pink scorch marks.

At least four displaced Palestinians killed when strong winds caused walls to collapse onto their tents and a one-year-old boy died of hypothermia

Strong winter winds collapsed walls onto flimsy tents for Palestinians displaced by war in Gaza, killing at least four people, as dangerous living conditions persist after more than two years of devastating Israeli bombardment and aid shortfalls.

A ceasefire has been in effect since October, but aid groups say that Palestinians broadly lack the shelter necessary to withstand frequent winter storms.

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A skeleton that washed ashore a beach in Washington State in 2006 was positively identified as a former mayor who authorities presumed drowned on a fishing trip in Oregon.

Conservative influencer Benny Johnson arrived in Los Angeles Tuesday promising to blow the lid off "the biggest fraud on Earth" — claiming it is the center of a $24 billion taxpayer-funded "Homelessness Industrial Complex" that thrives on failure and human misery.

It is unclear what possible crime might involve Senator Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat, who has warned in dire terms about the dissolution of American democracy.

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The medical group did not confirm whether the suspected gunman was still employed.

Exiled underworld kingpin Kazem Hamad has been arrested in Iraq, with authorities there describing him as “one of the most dangerous wanted men in the world.”

The Royals are changing things up at Kaufman Stadium. 

David Mosley, 26 – who goes by the alias Church of Ububal, was arraigned on charges of aggravated cruelty to animals and torturing and injuring animals during a Tuesday appearance before Bronx Supreme Court Justice George Villegas, the Bronx District Attorney’s Office said. 

The would-be attacker wanted fireworks with the most explosive impact, asking about the amount of gun powder in them and their ability to harm law enforcement, the investigation revealed.

The 2026 NFL Draft is going to have another talented playmaker in the mix.

Hochul on Tuesday proposed legislation to authorize a pilot program that would force lead-footed drivers in New York City to install in‑car technology preventing them from speeding.

“California in the Gavin-era is a third world hellscape.”

The "Amazing Spider-Man" star, who is a natural brunette, looked unrecognizable with newly blond locks tucked behind his ears and a hat on.

Curiosity about the star golfers’ future in LIV Golf spiked after the PGA Tour offered a pathway for certain players in the rival golf circuit to return.

US president set to meet top aides at the White House about a possible intervention

Bündchen welcomed her latest addition to her family with husband Joaquim Valente in February 2025.

But such is New York's political class, far more committed to grandstanding than to taking care of a guy they claim to care about.