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A warrant has been issued for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who allegedly pointed his government-issued firearm at another car and its passengers while driving on duty, prosecutors in Minnesota’s Hennepin County said Thursday.The case comes as local and state prosecutors and investigators have opened a flurry of cases in Minnesota over ICE officers’ conduct during the Trump administration’s “Metro Surge” immigration operation earlier this year, during which several people, including Alex Pretti and Renee Good, were shot and killed by Department of Homeland Security o

Arrest warrant issued for ICE officer accused of pulling gun on Minnesota driver

Trump’s arch gets overwhelmingly negative public feedback but appears poised to move forward

County prosecutor charges ICE agent with assault for pointing gun at people on Minneapolis highway

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Sniping by justices underscores tension over Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’

The Supreme Court’s emergency docket has resurfaced as a flashpoint within the federal judiciary as justices openly snipe at one another over the handling of short-fuse appeals, especially those involving President Donald Trump’s policies.The renewed debate over what critics call the “shadow docket” has been at the center of several recent instances of tension between the justices spilling out into public view – including an unusually harsh broadside Justice Sonia Sotomayor leveled at a conservative colleague.Sotomayor, the court’s senior liberal, issued a rare public apology on We

QVC prepares for bankruptcy protection in the era of influencers, TikTok and Temu

Santa Cruz County groups plan straw bale tiny home village to address housing crisis

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Meta to raise Quest VR headset prices in US on rising component costs

Meta Platforms said on Thursday it would increase the prices of its virtual reality headsets from April 19 in the United States due to rising costs of memory chips.Its entry-level Quest 3S headset with 128 gigabytes of storage will now cost $349.99, compared with $299.99 earlier, the Facebook parent said. The price of its higher-end Quest 3 headset with 512 gigabytes of storage will increase by $100 to $599.99.The 256-gigabyte headset will be priced at $449.99, up $50 from its previous level.The rapid build-out of artificial intelligence infrastructure by companies such as OpenAI, Alphabet's

House rejects effort to withdraw US forces from the Iran war as Republicans stick with Trump

Gucci can no longer treat China like a 'trash bin', Kering CEO says

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Trump expected to sign executive order urging more research into psychedelic ibogaine

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order in the coming days that will encourage more research into the psychedelic ibogaine, according to a person familiar with the order.The order will not push to reclassify ibogaine, which is a Schedule I controlled substance, a designation for substances with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. The executive order is not yet finalized and the administration’s plans could still change, according to the person familiar.The White House and US Health and Human Services have not responded to CNN’s request fo

Fed's Williams says war is already driving up inflation pressures

Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said Thursday that the Middle East war is already driving up inflationary pressures, and uncertainty over the outlook is limiting how much the central bank can say about what's next for interest rate policy. “Developments in the Middle East are driving significant increases in energy prices, which are already lifting overall inflation,” Williams said in remarks to the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York 2026 Member Symposium.If the disruptions end swiftly, energy prices should wane, he said. But if the war goes on for longer, the co

Judge: Trump can’t claim that entire White House ballroom project is needed for national security

Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax kills his wife, then himself

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Federal agency approves concept for Trump's plan for a Triumphal Arch in Washington

President Donald Trump’s design for the Triumphal Arch he wants built at an entrance to the nation's capital moved a step forward Thursday after a key agency reviewed the proposal for the first time. One commissioner suggested changes, including losing the Lady Liberty-like statue and pair of eagles that would sit on top of the arch and add to its height. The arch is one of several projects that the Republican president is pursuing alongside a White House ballroom to leave his lasting imprint on Washington. The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts voted to approve the

Israel's Netanyahu says he agrees to a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, a truce that could boost attempts to extend the ceasefire between Iran, the United States and Israel after weeks of devastating war. Israel has not been fighting with Lebanon itself, but rather with the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group inside Lebanon. Hezbollah said in a statement that “any ceasefire must be comprehensive across all Lebanese territory and must not allow the Israeli enemy any freedom of movement.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,

USOPC 'closely monitoring' reaction to Wasserman but sidesteps questions about his LA28 leadership

‘Everything will fall apart’: Republicans confront how to shift midterm strategy amid Iran war

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Diving off ‘a skyscraper backwards’: Artemis II astronauts describe their historic mission

The four Artemis II astronauts, fresh off a bold and risky mission that captured the hearts of a world in tumult, are taking questions Thursday for the first time since their return.NASA is livestreaming their news conference appearance, beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET, on the space agency’s YouTube channel.The crew — including NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen — has been back on Earth for one week after a history-making, slingshot trip around the moon. They’ve found themselves newly minted celebrities.“When we came h

Europe has 'maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left,' energy agency head warns

Europe has “maybe six weeks or so” of remaining jet fuel supplies, the head of the International Energy Agency said Thursday in a wide-ranging interview, warning of possible flight cancellations “soon” if oil supplies remain blocked by the Iran war. IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol painted a sobering picture of the global repercussions of what he called “the largest energy crisis we have ever faced,” stemming from the pinch-off of oil, gas and other vital supplies through the Strait of Hormuz. “In the past there was a group called ‘Dire Straits.�

‘Wait for death’: Inside Iran’s psychological war against its enemies

Hospitals overwhelmed and communities destroyed: Lebanon reels from Israel’s unprecedented attacks

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Pope warns of world ravaged by ‘tyrants’ in the wake of Trump attacks

Pope Leo warned that the world is being ravaged by “tyrants,” in forceful comments made after US President Donald Trump attacked the pontiff for his stance on the war with Iran.Leo has emerged as strong critic of the conflict and his speech again preached a message of peace and rebuked leaders using religious language to justify war.“The world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants, yet it is held together by a multitude of supportive brothers and sisters,” Leo said in a speech during a visit to Cameroon’s largest city, Bamenda, on Thursday.Later in the day, Trump appeared to dismi

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Wall Street holds near its record high even as oil prices climb

The U.S. stock market is holding near its record high Thursday as Wall Street waits for more clues about what will happen in the Iran war before making its next big move. The S&P 500 rose 0.2%, a day after topping its prior all-time high set in January for its 10th gain in 11 days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 70 points, or 0.1%, as of 1:48 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.4% higher. U.S. stocks have leaped more than 10% since hitting a low in late March, driven by hopes for an end to the war or something that could avert a worst-c