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Federal judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be re-detained by immigration authorities

Federal judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be re-detained by immigration authorities

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for deporting him, a federal judge ...

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Police credit a good Samaritan for ending a deadly shooting at a Rhode Island ice rink

Police credit a good Samaritan for ending a deadly shooting at a Rhode Island ice rink

A shooter unleashed a flurry of bullets during a Rhode Island youth hockey game, killing two people and injuring three others, in an attack that was cut short when a ...

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US military strikes 3 more alleged drug boats in Eastern Pacific, Caribbean, killing 11: SOUTHCOM

US military strikes 3 more alleged drug boats in Eastern Pacific, Caribbean, killing 11: SOUTHCOM

The U.S. military says it hit three more vessels suspected of carrying drugs in the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean Sea, killing 11 men. (U.S. Southern Command/X)(NEW YORK) -- The United ...

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Minnesota’s Legislature braces for a federal immigration fight as the enforcement surge winds down

Minnesota’s Legislature braces for a federal immigration fight as the enforcement surge winds down

Democrats hope to rein in the power of federal immigration officers in Minnesota as the state’s legislative session gets underway Tuesday, while Republicans will focus on combatting fraud in taxpayer-funded ...

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Man armed with shotgun ran toward Capitol, apprehended by police

Man armed with shotgun ran toward Capitol, apprehended by police

The US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- An 18-year-old man was apprehended after running toward the U.S. Capitol with ...

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Democrats send counteroffer on to White House on DHS funding as partial shutdown continues

Democrats send counteroffer on to White House on DHS funding as partial shutdown continues

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, speaks during a news conference, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg ...

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Witkoff and Kushner in Geneva for pivotal talks on Ukraine and Iran

Witkoff and Kushner in Geneva for pivotal talks on Ukraine and Iran

Steve Witkoff, US special envoy, right, and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law, during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via ...

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84

The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader's ...

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Rubio plugs Orbán’s bid for another term after April elections during a visit to Budapest

Rubio plugs Orbán’s bid for another term after April elections during a visit to Budapest

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday enthusiastically endorsed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ‘s bid to serve a fifth straight term after upcoming elections in April, emphasizing during ...

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Iran’s top diplomat to attend ‘indirect’ talks with US in Geneva, state-run IRNA news agency says

Iran’s top diplomat to attend 'indirect' talks with US in Geneva, state-run IRNA news agency says

Iran’s top diplomat was traveling Sunday from Tehran to Geneva, where the second round of nuclear negotiations with the U.S. will take place, Iranian state media reported.

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Federal judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be re-detained by immigration authorities
Federal judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be re-detained by immigration authorities

Police credit a good Samaritan for ending a deadly shooting at a Rhode Island ice rink
US military strikes 3 more alleged drug boats in Eastern Pacific, Caribbean, killing 11: SOUTHCOM
Minnesota’s Legislature braces for a federal immigration fight as the enforcement surge winds down
Man armed with shotgun ran toward Capitol, apprehended by police
Democrats send counteroffer on to White House on DHS funding as partial shutdown continues
Witkoff and Kushner in Geneva for pivotal talks on Ukraine and Iran
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