Suspect in Minnesota lawmaker shootings in custody after two-day manhunt

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The man suspected of shooting two Minnesota state lawmakers over the weekend, killing one of them, has been taken into custody after a massive search. Law enforcement apprehended Vance Boelter on Sunday night after a two-day search, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) announced at a press conference shortly before midnight. Drew Evans, superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in Minnesota, said Boelter was taken into custody under a state…

Trump directs ICE to expand deportation efforts in Democratic-run cities

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President Trump on Sunday night directed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to expand deportation efforts in cities run by Democrats following protests in Los Angeles over his immigration policies. The president called on ICE “to do all in their power” to help reach the administration’s mass deportation goals, singling out Los Angeles, Chicago and New York for ramped-up enforcement efforts. White House aide Stephen Miller said last month that the administration’s…

Afghan man pleads guilty for plotting Election Day attack

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An Afghan man pleaded guilty to two terrorism-related offenses on Friday for plotting to carry out an Election Day attack.  Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, told investigators he and co-conspirator Abdullah Haji Zada planned to die as martyrs while targeting large groups of people on Nov. 5.  “By pledging allegiance to ISIS and plotting an attack against innocent Americans on Election Day, this defendant endangered lives and gravely betrayed the nation…

Air India black box recovered after crash that killed 241 onboard and several others on the ground

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AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — The flight data recorder from the crashed Air India flight was recovered Friday in what likely will lead to clues about the cause of the accident that killed 241 people on the plane and a number of others on the ground. The London-bound Boeing 787 struck a medical college hostel when the plane came down shortly after takeoff on Thursday in a residential area of the…

Noem attends ICE raid at California home

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Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include the intended target of the raid. HUNTINGTON PARK, Calif. (KTLA) — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joined federal immigration agents Thursday on a raid targeting a man with a criminal record at a Huntington Park, California, home, the agency said. The raid occurred Thursday morning when about a half-dozen vehicles carrying heavily armed, masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents…

Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges

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Mistakenly deported man Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleaded not guilty to human smuggling charges in a Nashville courtroom on Friday after being returned to the U.S. from a Salvadoran prison to face trial. The Trump administration had resisted court orders directing Abrego Garcia be returned to the U.S., but he was swiftly returned last week as the Justice Department announced charges for the Maryland resident, who is a Salvadoran national. The…

Fiery Air India crash kills 241 people aboard, leaving 1 survivor, airline says

Posted by: . Posted on: June 12, 2025 Comments: 0

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — An Air India plane bound for London crashed in a residential area of Ahmedabad shortly after takeoff Thursday, killing 241 people on board, the airline said. One passenger who was thrown from the plane survived. At least five medical students in a college hostel were killed when the plane hit the building and burst into flames, according to a medical association officer. “Most of the bodies…

Senate Democrats call for Noem to resign

Posted by: . Posted on: June 12, 2025 Comments: 0

Multiple Senate Democrats on Thursday called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign after Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) was forcibly removed and later handcuffed for interrupting a press conference Noem held in Los Angeles. “Kristi Noem should resign in disgrace,” Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) said Thursday afternoon in a post on the social platform X. Video of the incident showed multiple men restraining Padilla and forcing him out of…

DHS to send termination notice to 530K migrant Biden parolees

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The Department of Homeland Security sent termination notices to Cubans, Haitians, Venezuelans and Nicaraguans after the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to end the Biden-era parole program. The termination notices will be sent to some 530,000 people who came to the U.S. under the parole program, which granted entry for two years as well as work permits to anyone who could secure a U.S.-based financial sponsor. The move comes…

Padilla forcibly removed from Noem press conference, handcuffed

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Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) was forcibly removed and then handcuffed after he interrupted a press conference Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem held in Los Angeles. Video of the incident shared by a Fox News reporter shows multiple men restraining Padilla and forcing him out of the room, while other videos show they later pushed him to the floor to handcuff him. “I’m Sen. Alex Padilla. I have questions for the…