Federal authorities said the slain man, Alex Pretti, had approached agents with a gun. But videos show Mr. Pretti was holding his phone, not a weapon, when they pulled him to the ground.

Often drawing from reproduced images or newspaper photos, she made work that quietly yet memorably critiqued her country’s social and political order.

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Our national mosaic, crushed beneath the ICE.

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Minnesota officials decry second fatal shooting by law enforcement during immigration crackdown in the city

Over 40 per cent of the country is under a winter storm warning with flights cancelled and emergency orders in place

On Friday's episode of "Real Time," host Bill Maher lamented the fact that four years after the COVID pandemic, "the people who got it wrong don't seem to want to acknowledge that now."

Men are reportedly ditching their polyester underwear in favor of cotton and natural fibers due to fertility and microplastic concerns. Medical experts weigh the real risk.

President Donald Trump reacted on Truth Social after a Border Patrol agent fatally shot an armed U.S. citizen in Minneapolis, blaming local leaders for failing to support federal agents.

Meester and Brody tied the knot in February 2014 and share two children together.

The president accused Minnesota officials of “inciting insurrection” in the wake of Saturday’s shooting of a 37-year-old man who brandished a gun near federal agents.

Anthony Weaver is a popular name during this NFL coaching cycle. 

Several agents tussled with the person before bringing him to his knees. Then, shots rang out.

About 40 million gallons of untreated sewage a day has spilled into the river since a pipeline ruptured in Montgomery County, Md., on Monday, according to a utility company.

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Federal prosecutors and the F.B.I. are scrutinizing Mr. Carone, who served as chief of staff during Eric Adams’s first year as mayor of New York.

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Jose Ramirez isn’t leaving Cleveland any time soon. 

Frigid weather drives record electricity demand, spiking prices and testing U.S. grid stability.

Censori previously covered up for a Disneyland date with West in December.

Runyan, 28, started 25 games at Michigan before becoming a sixth-round pick of the Packers. He signed a three-year, $30 million free-agent contract with the Giants in 2024 and has been a steady presence, with the offense averaging 4.72 yards per carry running behind left guard last season (ranked No. 5 in the league).

It affects an estimated 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women worldwide.

Cold weather, hot tips.

Mayor Mamdani on Saturday accused the U.S. Immigration and Law Enforcement agency of terrorizing cities nationwide after federal agents shot and killed an armed 37-year old anti-ICE protestor in Minneapolis.

Susan Hayes and Craig got to know each other through an online game. When they finally met in person, it felt like a real-life romance novel

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When 2023 rolled around, I was ready for a change. I’d spent the Covid years locked down in Victoria, Canada. I had quit my day job at the end of 2019 to write full-time and travel, only for the world to shut down.

During those long, lonely years, I kept myself distracted by playing an online game. Nothing fancy, just a phone game about surviving a zombie apocalypse. It was a bit of fun and a way to connect with people from around the world. One of those people was a fellow named Craig.

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The rules-based global order is rapidly disintegrating. It’s time for middle powers to stand together

The French president Emmanuel Macron borrowed some lines from Hugh Grant about bullies at the World Economic Forum in Davos. His target was Donald Trump, who had leaked a conciliatory text message from Macron who, evidently, was trying to get the US president to the table to shore up the rapidly disintegrating global order.

In the love-it-or-hate-it Christmas film, Love Actually, Grant – playing the foppish British prime minister of the day – confronts the US president, saying: “A friend who bullies us is no longer a friend, and since bullies only respond to strength, from now onward, I will be prepared to be much stronger.”

Zoe Daniel is a three-time ABC foreign correspondent and the former independent member for Goldstein. She is the chair of Mental Health Victoria

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