The Justice Department’s investigation is a major escalation in the state-federal battle over the conduct of immigration agents in Minneapolis.Jacob Frey, the mayor of Minneapolis, at a news conference this month. He and Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota are being investigated by the Justice Department, ac
A federal judge ordered agents not to retaliate against people “engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity” in the state and not to stop drivers who are not “forcibly obstructing” officers.Minnesota residents have clashed with federal agents since late 2025, when the federal government
An intense cat-and-mouse game is putting enraged locals face-to-face with heavily armed agents.Federal agents detained a man along Lake Street in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
Newly available videos and existing footage synchronized and assessed by The Times provide a frame-by-frame look at how an ICE officer ended up shooting and killing a motorist in Minneapolis.
Six years after the financial industry pledged to use trillions to fight climate change and reshape finance, its efforts have largely collapsed.Climate activists protest BlackRock in New York City in 2023.
The first veto of the president’s second term killed legislation that would have brought clean water to some of the most conservative parts of the state. Residents wonder why.Ed Brown can’t consume water that comes out of the tap at his house because it is contaminated with unsafe levels of radium a
Black female professionals have seen a steep drop in employment over the last year. They are turning to each other for pep talks and résumé advice.Nneka Obiekwe started a chat group for Black women professionals looking for work. Within 24 hours, 500 people had joined.
President Trump has María Corina Machado’s medal, but he is not recognized as the prize laureate. Ms. Machado did not win Mr. Trump’s endorsement to become Venezuela’s president.María Corina Machado’s decision to present her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Trump has been met with mixed reviews
Spain is home to the biggest collection of Venezuelan emigrants outside the Americas. Many cheered the capture of Nicolás Maduro, but are now adapting to the fact that his allies remain in charge.The handsome Salamanca streets, a neighborhood in Madrid known as Little Caracas, and frequented by Vene
President Trump stopped Venezuelan oil shipments to Cuba, and experts say disaster looms. Oil fuels its electric grid and without alternative supplies the country will plunge into extended darkness.A Cuban-flagged oil tanker anchored near the Matanzas terminal this month in Cuba.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in 2024 in Tehran.
The nationwide demonstrations that have roiled Iran for weeks appear to have been largely quelled after a brutal government crackdown.An image taken from a social media post on Jan. 9 shows demonstrators gathered in Tehran.
The outreach by Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s team has demonstrated how the mayor is taking care to not inflame tensions on either side of the Israel-Gaza war.The protests outside a Queens synagogue on Jan. 8 featured insults and slurs from the pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups that gathered at night,
The conservative political analyst Yuval Levin gives Ezra Klein his review of Trump’s first year back in office.
In the MAGA imagination, white women are supposed to be helpmeets, not harpies.
The aid group has refused to comply with new Israeli rules restricting speech and demanding information on staff. Patients are stunned. “I need this place,” says one.Aseel Hamada, 24, awaiting a physical therapy appointment at a Doctors Without Borders clinic in Gaza City.
The review looked at more than three dozen studies and found no evidence that acetaminophen increased the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children.
After months of upheaval at the state’s flagship university, a new Democratic governor appeared ready to shake up the school’s leadership.Virginia’s governor-elect, Abigail Spanberger, will be sworn in on Saturday.
The batteries offer an affordable system for those who lack reliable power and the money to buy their own solar panels.Anselmo Mugabe, in stripy shirt, who runs a hair Salon in Thembisa, a township north east of Johannesburg, uses the BPowerD batteries in order to run his business.
