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President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy U.S. military forces to Minneapolis as protests against federal immigration enforcement continue to escalate. Trump’s warning came after a federal officer shot a man in the leg during a confrontation on Wednesday, an incident that followed the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent last week. Under the rarely used Insurrection Act, a president can deploy active-duty troops or federalize the National Guard for domestic law enforcement without state consent — a step Trump has floated repeatedly in response to the unrest. He posted on Truth Social that if Minnesota officials do not “stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E.,” he would use the law to “quickly put an end” to the situation. In Minneapolis, federal agents have been met with daily demonstrations, with local leaders calling the deployment unsustainable as tensions rise between protesters and law enforcement. State governors have previously objected to the use of military force for domestic law enforcement, and the potential invocation of the Insurrection Act has drawn national attention and debate over federal authority and civil unrest.

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An ailing astronaut has returned to Earth following NASA’s first-ever medical evacuation from space. The crew of four splashed down Thursday in the Pacific near San Diego aboard a SpaceX capsule, ending their mission more than a month early. The early return leaves just three astronauts on the International Space Station. NASA and SpaceX say they plan to move up the next crew launch, currently scheduled for mid-February. The returning astronauts will spend a night in a San Diego hospital before flying to Houston.

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NATO forces from France and Germany are deploying to Greenland to strengthen security after high-level talks in Washington revealed disagreements over the island’s future. France announced it is sending troops, while Germany is deploying a reconnaissance team, and Denmark is increasing its own military presence. The moves come amid growing U.S. interest in Greenland, which President Donald Trump has called strategically important, as well as concerns over Russian and Chinese activity in the Arctic. Danish officials have expressed unease about U.S. intentions, while Greenlanders remain uncertain about how international developments may affect their territory. The deployments aim to maintain stability in the region and safeguard key Arctic routes and resources, highlighting the rising geopolitical importance of the island.

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A federal officer shot a man in the leg Wednesday night in north Minneapolis during an arrest operation, authorities said, in an incident that has further heightened tensions in the city. According to the Department of Homeland Security, the officer was conducting a targeted stop when the person — identified by officials as a Venezuelan national who is in the U.S. illegally — fled, crashed into a parked car and ran on foot. The DHS said the individual and two others then attacked the officer with a shovel and a broom handle, prompting the officer to fire in self-defense, striking the man in the leg. The wounded man was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, and all three people involved were taken into custody, DHS said. The officer was also treated for injuries sustained during the altercation. The shooting occurred roughly a week after a federal immigration agent fatally shot Renee Good, which has driven protests and controversy over the expanded presence of federal law enforcement in Minneapolis. Clashes between protesters and federal agents, including the use of tear gas and crowd-control measures, continued near the scene as the situation remained tense.

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Democratic lawmakers in several states are pushing a new wave of legislation aimed at limiting the role and tactics of federal immigration enforcement following recent high-profile incidents, including the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis and the wounding of two people by federal agents in Portland, Oregon. The proposals, gaining momentum as state legislatures return to session, would give residents more tools to challenge federal actions and impose restrictions on how and where federal agents operate. In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul has endorsed a plan to allow individuals to sue federal officers for alleged constitutional violations and would require judicial warrants for certain federal actions in sensitive locations like schools and hospitals. Oregon Democrats are preparing a bill that would let residents pursue legal claims if federal agents violate their Fourth Amendment rights against unlawful search and seizure. Meanwhile, New Jersey’s Democrat-led legislature recently approved measures to bar state law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement — bills awaiting Gov. Phil Murphy’s decision. In California, lawmakers are proposing restrictions that would prohibit local and state officers from acting as federal agents and make it a state-law violation for immigration agents to conduct “indiscriminate” arrests around court appearances. Similar ideas are also being floated in Georgia and other states. Republican lawmakers and Trump administration officials have pushed back, arguing that such state-level limits undermine federal immigration law and public safety, and have taken legal action to challenge some measures in court. The debate reflects a deepening clash between state efforts to assert local control and the federal government’s immigration enforcement priorities.

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A demonstrator was struck in the face at close range by a projectile fired by a federal officer during a protest outside a federal immigration building in Southern California, leaving the man bloodied and with serious injuries, according to video footage and accounts from fellow protesters and family members. The Friday protest in Santa Ana was held in response to the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis by a federal immigration agent — an incident that has sparked demonstrations nationwide. Video shows hundreds of people marching through the streets earlier in the day before a smaller group remained outside the federal building by evening. Demonstrators shouted through megaphones criticizing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and at one point burned what appeared to be an American flag on the building’s steps while chanting “Justice for Renee Good.” As the crowd moved onto the plaza, several federal agents in riot gear stood guard with crowd-control equipment. Video shows officers pushing demonstrators back toward the steps as they ordered the group to move away from the building. Moments later, an orange traffic cone rolled onto the plaza. It is unclear who threw it. Shortly afterward, officers advanced and began firing crowd-control munitions toward the demonstrators.

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A demonstrator was struck in the face at close range by a projectile fired by a federal officer during a protest outside a federal immigration building in Southern California, leaving the man bloodied and with serious injuries, according to video footage and accounts from fellow protesters and family members. The Friday protest in Santa Ana was held in response to the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis by a federal immigration agent — an incident that has sparked demonstrations nationwide. Video shows hundreds of people marching through the streets earlier in the day before a smaller group remained outside the federal building by evening. Demonstrators shouted through megaphones criticizing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and at one point burned what appeared to be an American flag on the building’s steps while chanting “Justice for Renee Good.” As the crowd moved onto the plaza, several federal agents in riot gear stood guard with crowd-control equipment. Video shows officers pushing demonstrators back toward the steps as they ordered the group to move away from the building. Moments later, an orange traffic cone rolled onto the plaza. It is unclear who threw it. Shortly afterward, officers advanced and began firing crowd-control munitions toward the demonstrators.

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President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s been told “on good authority” that plans for executions in Iran have stopped, even as Tehran has indicated fast trials and executions ahead in its crackdown on protesters. The U.S. president’s claims, which were made with few details, come as he’s told protesting Iranians in recent days that “help is on the way” and that his administration would “act accordingly” to respond to the Iranian government. But Trump has not offered any details about how the U.S. might respond and it wasn’t clear if his comments Wednesday indicated he would hold off on action. “We’ve been told that the killing in Iran is stopping -- it’s stopped -- it’s stopping,” Trump said at the White House while signing executive orders and legislation. “And there’s no plan for executions, or an execution, or executions -- so I’ve been told that on good authority.” The president on Tuesday consulted with his national security team about next steps after telling reporters he believed the killing in Iran was “significant.” Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and key White House National Security Council officials began meeting last Friday to develop options for Trump, ranging from a diplomatic approach to military strikes. The Iranian security force crackdown on the demonstrations has killed at least 2,586, the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency reported. On Wednesday, Iranian officials signaled that suspects detained in nationwide protests would face fast trials and executions while the Islamic Republic promised a “decisive response” if the U.S. or Israel intervene in the domestic unrest. The threats emerged as some personnel at a key U.S. military base in Qatar were advised to evacuate by Wednesday evening following Trump’s escalated warnings of potential military action over the killing of peaceful demonstrators. Mohammad Pakpour, commander of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, reiterated Iranian claims, without providing evidence, that the U.S. and Israel have instigated the protests and that they are the real killers of protesters and security forces who have died in the turmoil, according to Iran’s semiofficial Tasnim news agency. He added that those countries will “receive the response in the appropriate time.” Earlier Wednesday, Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei, Iran’s judiciary chief, said the government must act quickly to punish more than 18,000 people who have been detained through rapid trials and executions. Mohseni-Ejei’s comments about rapid trials and executions were made in a video shared by Iranian state television online. “If we want to do a job, we should do it now. If we want to do something, we have to do it quickly,” he said. “If it becomes late, two months, three months later, it doesn’t have the same effect. If we want to do something, we have to do that fast.” The comments stand as a direct challenge to Trump, who warned Iran about executions in an interview with CBS aired Tuesday. “If they do such a thing, we will take very strong action,” Trump said.

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President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s been told “on good authority” that plans for executions in Iran have stopped, even as Tehran has indicated fast trials and executions ahead in its crackdown on protesters. The U.S. president’s claims, which were made with few details, come as he’s told protesting Iranians in recent days that “help is on the way” and that his administration would “act accordingly” to respond to the Iranian government. But Trump has not offered any details about how the U.S. might respond and it wasn’t clear if his comments Wednesday indicated he would hold off on action. “We’ve been told that the killing in Iran is stopping -- it’s stopped -- it’s stopping,” Trump said at the White House while signing executive orders and legislation. “And there’s no plan for executions, or an execution, or executions -- so I’ve been told that on good authority.” The president on Tuesday consulted with his national security team about next steps after telling reporters he believed the killing in Iran was “significant.” Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and key White House National Security Council officials began meeting last Friday to develop options for Trump, ranging from a diplomatic approach to military strikes. The Iranian security force crackdown on the demonstrations has killed at least 2,586, the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency reported. On Wednesday, Iranian officials signaled that suspects detained in nationwide protests would face fast trials and executions while the Islamic Republic promised a “decisive response” if the U.S. or Israel intervene in the domestic unrest. The threats emerged as some personnel at a key U.S. military base in Qatar were advised to evacuate by Wednesday evening following Trump’s escalated warnings of potential military action over the killing of peaceful demonstrators. Mohammad Pakpour, commander of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, reiterated Iranian claims, without providing evidence, that the U.S. and Israel have instigated the protests and that they are the real killers of protesters and security forces who have died in the turmoil, according to Iran’s semiofficial Tasnim news agency. He added that those countries will “receive the response in the appropriate time.” Earlier Wednesday, Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei, Iran’s judiciary chief, said the government must act quickly to punish more than 18,000 people who have been detained through rapid trials and executions. Mohseni-Ejei’s comments about rapid trials and executions were made in a video shared by Iranian state television online. “If we want to do a job, we should do it now. If we want to do something, we have to do it quickly,” he said. “If it becomes late, two months, three months later, it doesn’t have the same effect. If we want to do something, we have to do that fast.” The comments stand as a direct challenge to Trump, who warned Iran about executions in an interview with CBS aired Tuesday. “If they do such a thing, we will take very strong action,” Trump said.

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Renee Good ’s family is accusing federal immigration officers of killing the Minneapolis mother as she attempted to follow agents' instructions, and said Wednesday they have hired the same law firm that represented George Floyd ’s family to press for answers and accountability. Her loved ones said in a statement they want Good, 37, remembered as “an agent of peace” and urged the public not to use her death as a political flashpoint, according to the Chicago-based firm Romanucci & Blandin. The firm said it will release information from its investigation in the coming weeks. The family's decision to hire the law firm came the same week the Justice Department said it sees no basis to open a federal civil rights investigation into the shooting. An FBI probe of Renee Good’s death is ongoing. The Trump administration has defended the ICE officer’s actions, saying he fired in self-defense while standing in front of Good’s vehicle as it began to move forward. But that explanation has been widely panned by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and others based on videos of the confrontation. Roughly half a dozen federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned this week and several supervisors in the criminal section of the Civil Rights Division in Washington gave notice of their departures, according to people familiar with the matter. Romanucci & Blandin said the family wants answers about the federal operation taking place on Jan. 7 in the neighborhood where Good was killed, as well as officers’ actions during the encounter and delays in medical aid after the shooting. The ICE agent who fired has not been publicly identified. Good’s wife, Becca Good, and other relatives say the couple had just dropped off their 6-year-old child at school and stopped to observe the law enforcement activity when officers approached them, according to the law firm. The attorneys said Good appeared to reverse and turn her vehicle away from an agent before the shooting, although investigators have not released an official account. “What happened to Renee is wrong,” the firm said, adding that they intend to share findings “on a rolling basis” because they believe the community is not receiving adequate information elsewhere. The firm, which helped secure a $27 million settlement for Floyd’s family, is now representing Becca Good as well as Renee Good's parents and siblings. Becca Good released a statement to Minnesota Public Radio on Friday saying the couple had stopped to support their neighbors: “ We had whistles. They had guns.” Becca Good and her family have not responded to calls and messages from The Associated Press. Her earlier statement provided no further detail about the day of the shooting and instead focused on memorializing her wife.

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U.S. children could soon drink whole milk at school for the first time in nearly 15 years after President Donald Trump on Wednesday (January 14) signed a law allowing the beverage to be served alongside low-fat and fat-free alternatives. The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which will expand milk options for nearly 30 million children who eat school meals, enacts a longstanding priority of the dairy industry dating back to the administration of former President Barack Obama. "These changes will be major victories for the American dairy farmers, who we love and who voted for me in great numbers," Trump said at the White House on Wednesday. The law is also aligned with the administration's Make America Healthy Again agenda, named for the social movement that backs Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The administration has promoted other MAHA priorities like curbing childhood vaccines and discouraging the use of artificial dyes in food. "This is exactly the kind of practical change that will make America healthy again," Kennedy said at the White House.

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A top Danish official says a “fundamental disagreement” over Greenland remains with President Donald Trump after talks in Washington with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The two sides did agree to create a working group to discuss ways to work through differences as Trump continues to call for a U.S. takeover of the Denmark’s Arctic territory of Greenland. Denmark's foreign minister tells reporters that it's “clear that the president has this wish of conquering over Greenland.” Meanwhile, Denmark has announced plans to boost the country’s military presence in Arctic and North Atlantic.

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The United States says it’s moving into the next phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan involving disarming Hamas, rebuilding the war-ravaged territory and establishing the group of Palestinian experts that will administer daily affairs. President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff says on social media the ceasefire deal the Republican president helped broker was entering its second phase following two years of war between Israel and Hamas. Witkoff didn't offer any details Wednesday about a new transitional Palestinian administration that would govern Gaza. The White House hasn't offered any details, either. Witkoff says the U.S. expects Hamas to immediately return the final dead hostage as part of its obligations under the deal.

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