Protests over ICE operations stretch from Minneapolis across our country. And we open a new center on our campus. We find out if we get a break from the cold plus can the Mocs both men and women basketball get some crucial victories?
Read More »No. 1 Indiana adds to CFP dominance with crushing 56-22 Peach Bowl semifinal win over No. 5 Oregon
ATLANTA (AP) — Undefeated Indiana’s already impressive march through the College Football Playoff gained momentum as its dominant defense created three first-half touchdowns with turnovers, Fernando Mendoza threw five scoring passes and the Hoosiers overwhelmed No. 5 Oregon 56-22 in the Peach Bowl semifinal on Friday night. No. 1 Indiana …
Read More »New video of fatal Minnesota ICE shooting, from officer’s perspective, brings fresh scrutiny
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota prosecutor on Friday called on the public to share with investigators any recordings and evidence connected to the fatal shooting of Renee Good as a new video emerged showing the final moments of her encounter with an immigration officer. The Minneapolis killing and a separate shooting in Portland, Oregon, …
Read More »Miami beats Mississippi 31-27 in the Fiesta Bowl to advance to the College Football Playoff title game
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Miami’s return to relevance was a long, winding road filled with more downs than ups. Even when the Hurricanes rejoined the national conversation, they were doubted, told they didn’t belong. Through it all, they kept chugging along — straight into the national championship game. Carson Beck scrambled …
Read More »Anger and outrage spills onto Minneapolis streets after ICE officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Good
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis’ streets Thursday over the fatal shooting of a woman the day before by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by federal officers in Oregon left two people wounded and elicited more scrutiny of enforcement operations across the country. Hundreds of …
Read More »ICE officer kills a Minneapolis driver in a deadly start to Trump’s latest immigration operation
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis driver on Wednesday during the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown on a major American city — a shooting that federal officials said was an act of self-defense but that the mayor described as reckless and unnecessary. …
Read More »US seizes 2 sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in back-to-back actions in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean, officials said Wednesday. U.S. European Command announced the seizure of the merchant vessel Bella 1 for “violations of U.S. sanctions” in a social medial post. The …
Read More »Man identified as the Brown University, MIT shooter left video confession to killings, details on planning, DOJ says
BOSTON (AP) — The man identified by law enforcement as the shooter who killed two Brown University students and an MIT professor had been planning the attack for months and left behind videos in which he confessed to the murders, according to information released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of …
Read More »Montana State beats Illinois State 35-34 in overtime for first FCS title since 1984
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Montana State finally found a way to answer when it mattered most for the program’s first national championship since 1984. A year ago, Montana State missed winning its first title in 40 years when a slow start doomed it in a shootout loss to North Dakota …
Read More »Maduro says ‘I was captured’ as he pleads not guilty to drug trafficking charges
NEW YORK (AP) — A defiant Nicolás Maduro declared himself “the president of my country” as he protested his capture and pleaded not guilty Monday to federal drug trafficking charges that the Trump administration used to justify removing him from power in Venezuela. “I was captured,” Maduro said in Spanish as translated …
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