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ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital 01/31/2026 10:12am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Intensive care nurses immediately doubted the word of federal immigration officers when they arrived at a Minneapolis hospital with a Mexican immigrant who had broken bones in his face and skull. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents initially claimed Alberto Castañeda Mon 15 spots to sip some of DC's best hot chocolates 01/31/2026 08:14am • With winter in full swing in the nation’s capital, it’s likely your temptation for something warm and rich is in full gear and, of course, hot chocolate fits the bill. But, not all cups are created equal. WTOP’s Michelle Goldchain searched throughout the District for some of the most though Protesters close schools and stores during a nationwide strike against Trump's immigration policies 01/31/2026 12:24am • Protesters held “no work, no school, no shopping” strikes across the U.S. on Friday to oppose the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. The demonstrations took place amid widespread outrage over the killing Alex Pretti, an intensive care nurse who was shot multiple times after he used Journalist Don Lemon charged with federal civil rights crimes after covering anti-ICE church protest 01/31/2026 12:23am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Journalist Don Lemon was released from custody Friday after he was arrested and hit with federal civil rights charges over his coverage of an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church. Lemon was arrested overnight in Los Angeles, while a After Mexico bans vapes, cartels tighten their grip on a booming market 01/31/2026 12:11am • MEXICO CITY (AP) — When a drug cartel came calling at a store selling vapes in northern Mexico, the owners knew they were powerless. The cartel abducted two employees, blindfolded them and demanded to speak with their bosses. The cartel said it was seizing the store, which would only be allowed to Photos of nationwide protests spurred by recent killings by ICE agents in Minnesota 01/30/2026 11:11pm • Protesters across the United States staged a nationwide “blackout” strike calling for no work, no school and no shopping to oppose the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. The Latest: Justice Department says it’s releasing 3 million pages from its Jeffrey Epstein files 01/30/2026 10:21pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government knew about the millionaire financier’s sexual abuse of young girls and his interactions with the ri The Latest: DOJ opens a federal civil rights probe into Alex Pretti’s death in Minneapolis 01/30/2026 04:30pm • The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights probe into the death of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis resident killed Saturday by Border Patrol officers, according to federal officials. “We’re looking at everything that would shed light on what happened that day and in the days and weeks Fearing ICE, Native Americans rush to prove their right to belong in the US 01/30/2026 03:16pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement flooded Minneapolis, Shane Mantz dug his Choctaw Nation citizenship card out of a box on his dresser and slid it into his wallet. Some strangers mistake the pest-control company manager for Latino, he said, and he fears getting caug Polygamous sect's sway has dwindled in twin towns on Arizona-Utah line. Residents enjoy new freedoms 01/30/2026 01:37pm • COLORADO CITY, Ariz. (AP) — The prairie dresses, walled compounds and distrust of outsiders that were once hallmarks of two towns on the Arizona-Utah border are mostly gone. These days, Colorado City, Arizona, and neighboring Hildale, Utah, look much like any other town in this remote and pictures Cut off from most communication, Iranian protesters share rare stories of determination and dissent 01/30/2026 08:25am • BEIRUT (AP) — This time felt different. The 25-year-old Iranian fashion designer hoped that mass protests nearly four years ago — the ones that erupted after a young woman was arrested and died in custody for not wearing the hijab properly — would improve civil rights in the Islamic Republic. Australian base in Italy gives athletes from Down Under a home edge at the Winter Olympics 01/30/2026 04:56am • MILAN (AP) — Nestled in a lakeside town in northern Italy is Australia's “home away from home” for the Milan Cortina Olympics — right down to the coffee and Vegemite. Nearly 15 years ago, the Australian Institute of Sport opened the European Training Centre in Gavirate, about an hour’s dri Bank of Thailand plans to tighten regulations on online gold trading as its price soars 01/30/2026 04:04am • BANGKOK (AP) — The Bank of Thailand plans to tighten regulations on online gold trading to curb the impact of fluctuating prices on the local currency. The new measures will not have a big impact to gold trading, which has become increasingly popular, but will improve transparency of online platf Through the eyes of Iranian protesters, glimpses of disorder, disarray and death 01/30/2026 12:10am • BEIRUT (AP) — This time felt different. The 25-year-old Iranian fashion designer hoped that mass protests nearly four years ago would improve civil rights in the Islamic Republic. Not much changed, though. Being on those streets, she felt, may have been for nothing. But in early January, she prot Everything You Need to Know About Affirm 01/29/2026 07:00pm • Affirm is a lender that allows you to buy now and pay later, whether you're shopping in-store or online. After qualifying for one of these short-term loans, you choose a payment schedule and then pay at affirm.com or in the Affirm app. Borrowers know upfront how much they will pay for each installme