The Department of Homeland Security said body camera footage, taken from multiple angles, was being examined, as local officials sought to ensure evidence was preserved.A photograph of Alex Pretti at the site where he was killed by federal agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Scenes from the violent unrest in Minneapolis played on a loop in many American households over the weekend, prompting reflection about where the nation is heading.A memorial formed at the spot where Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis.
Plus, Mamdani’s snowstorm recommendation.Faced with outcry over the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis, the White House tried to distance the president from the response of his most senior officials.
The cost of borrowing is already choking crucial public spending in many developing economies. Now it’s raising broader alarms.Record-high debt in the United States, Britain, France, Italy and Japan risks slowing growth and destabilizing the global economy.
The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday, despite relentless attacks from President Trump over borrowing costs.The Fed, especially its chair, Jerome H. Powell, have been assailed by President Trump for not lowering interest rates fast enough.
Farmers are critical to Iowa’s economy. They have been battered by President Trump’s tariffs and are not experiencing the “golden age” that the president promised.Iowa, a state that is heavily focused on farming, has been struggling under the weight of President Trump’s economic policies.
The forecasts had predicted that the storm could be among the worst in a generation to hit the region. By Monday, it was clear that is exactly what happened.Some storm damage in Nashville on Sunday. Nashville Electric Service said that as many as 230,000 people were without power at the peak, the la
Mass transit is slowly getting back to normal around the city.An M.T.A. bus passing Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn on Sunday.
The weather underscored how vulnerable people are when they do not have a safe place to shelter. At least eight people have died, including several who had a history with the city’s shelter system.Temperatures in New York City dropped into the teens and single digits in recent days, creating dangero
Executives who donated to the president’s super PAC met privately with him and urged a repeal of the rule, which was intended to prevent neglect of patients.Starting in early August, nursing home executives began making donations that would eventually total nearly $4.8 million to MAGA Inc., a super
Additional layers of review ordered by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, have slowed assistance to disaster-struck communities.In some cases, states cannot be reimbursed for recovery costs until Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem approves payments. In other cases, recovery work cann
Mr. Vindman will run for the Democratic nomination to take on Senator Ashley Moody, a Republican. The race is an uphill fight for Democrats, but Mr. Vindman could be a strong fund-raiser.Alexander Vindman testifying before Congress in 2019.
Tommy Lee Jones and Anne Heche teamed up in their heyday to save Los Angeles from lava in this big-budget 1997 film that defies all logic to fantastic, farcical effect.
The builders of the Gateway project, a critical rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey, are expected to warn that construction cannot continue without the withheld federal money.Work on the Gateway project, which sits at the center of the busy Northeast Corridor rail route, has been underway fo
Europe’s nationalist leaders once saw President Trump as an ideological ally. Now, as he threatens European sovereignty, they are seeking distance — at least for the moment.President Trump leaving for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he made a rambling speech that underscored hi
A flurry of posts from the White House, Department of Labor and Department of Homeland Security have included images, slogans and even a song used by the white nationalist right.In the past month, government agencies have made dozens more social-media posts that include iconography associated with f
Prime Minister Keir Starmer hopes to boost his country’s lagging economy with a trip to Beijing. But he must carefully navigate between two superpowers.Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain and Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, attending a meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2024.
After nearly 20 years of negotiations, the two sides struck a far-reaching agreement that officials called “the mother of all trade deals.”The European Council president, Antonio Costa, and the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, came to India to announce a trade agreement nearly 20
President Trump said Seoul was not moving fast enough to implement the agreement, which calls for South Korea to invest billions in the United States.President Trump received gilded gifts from South Korea’s leader, Lee Jae Myung, when he visited the country in October.
Starting this week, a series of trials will test a new legal strategy claiming that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube caused personal injury through addictive products.Jury selection is expected to start Tuesday for the first trial in a series of lawsuits that target social media companies with a strat
Landmark trials beginning this week will test a new legal strategy claiming that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube caused personal injury through addictive products.The lawsuits will for the first time put social media companies on the spot for creating harmful products, exposing them to new kinds of l
But the shows, which combine dance, drama and music, are also part of an effort by Myanmar’s military rulers to project a veneer of legitimacy.
Jennifer Mnookin forged compromises with protesters and politicians at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Now, she faces her biggest test.Jennifer Mnookin was dean of the University of California, Los Angeles’s law school before taking the top job at Wisconsin’s flagship public university.
Prosecutors say the three men used their money, power and status to sexually assault women, including two underage girls. The men have denied the charges.The trial for Oren, Tal and Alon Alexander is set to start on Tuesday. The brothers have been accused of running a sex-trafficking conspiracy in M
