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A man impersonating an FBI agent tried to get Luigi Mangione out of jail, authorities say

A man impersonating an FBI agent tried to get Luigi Mangione out of jail, authorities say

Posted 5:23 PM 1/29/2026 by MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — A man claiming to be an FBI agent showed up to a federal jail in New York City on Wednesday night and told officers he had a court order to release Luigi Mangione, authorities said.

Mark Anderson, a 36-year-old Minnesota native who has a history of drug and other (More)

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Federal troop deployments to US cities cost taxpayers $496M and counting

Federal troop deployments to US cities cost taxpayers $496M and counting

Posted 3:27 PM 1/28/2026 by FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's high-profile deployment of federal troops to six U.S. cities has cost taxpayers roughly $496 million through the end of December, and continued deployment could cost over $1 billion for the rest of the year, according to new data from the (More)

1/26/2026

2 federal officers fired shots during encounter that killed Alex Pretti, DHS tells Congress

2 federal officers fired shots during encounter that killed Alex Pretti, DHS tells Congress

Posted 6:01 PM 1/27/2026 by SEUNG MIN KIM, MIKE CATALINI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two federal officers fired shots during the encounter that killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, a Customs and Border Protection official told Congress in a notice sent Tuesday.

Officers tried to take Pretti into custody and he resisted, leading to a (More)

1/25/2026

What travelers can expect as Southwest Airlines introduces assigned seats

What travelers can expect as Southwest Airlines introduces assigned seats

Posted 1:33 PM 1/26/2026 by RIO YAMAT AP Airlines and Travel Writer

Southwest Airlines passengers made their final boarding-time scrambles for seats on Monday as the carrier prepared to end the open-seating system that distinguished it from other airlines for more than a half-century.

Starting Tuesday, customers on Southwest flights will have assigned (More)

1/24/2026

Videos of deadly Minneapolis shooting contradict government statements

Videos of deadly Minneapolis shooting contradict government statements

Posted 1:04 PM 1/25/2026 by HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press

Videos quickly emerged showing the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis protester by a Border Patrol agent that has been widely denounced as a case of excessive force carried out by untrained federal officers. The Trump administration says it was a case of an armed man provoking violence.

The (More)

1/23/2026

Police chief calls for calm after a man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown

Police chief calls for calm after a man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown

Posted 10:19 AM 1/24/2026 by JACK BROOK Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal immigration officers shot and killed a man Saturday in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier.

The details surrounding the shooting weren't immediately clear, but Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (More)

1/22/2026

Former Olympic snowboarder on FBI's most-wanted list is arrested in Mexico, faces drug charges

Former Olympic snowboarder on FBI's most-wanted list is arrested in Mexico, faces drug charges

Posted 12:46 PM 1/23/2026 by ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, MIKE BALSAMO and AMY TAXIN Associated Press

ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) — Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, a top FBI fugitive, was arrested in Mexico and on Friday was flown to the U.S. to face charges related to running a multinational drug trafficking ring and the killing of a federal witness.

FBI Director Kash (More)

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