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Md. lawmaker proposes bill to bar certain ICE officers from state law enforcement jobs 01/09/2026 08:40pm • Maryland State Del. Adrian Boafo is proposing legislation designed to bar some sworn U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from working for state police agencies. Boafo told WTOP he's proposing the "ICE Breakers Act of 2026," which would disqualify ICE officers who signed up to work f The Latest: US military says its forces intercept another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean 01/09/2026 08:05pm • U.S. forces have boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea. The announcement was made Friday by the U.S. military. The Trump administration has been targeting sanctioned tankers traveling to and from Venezuela. The pre-dawn action was carried out by U.S. Marines and Navy, taking part in the mo The Latest: Minnesota prosecutor asks public to share Renee Good shooting evidence with her office 01/09/2026 04:59pm • Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty on Friday called on members of the public to send any video or other evidence in the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis directly to her office. Moriarty said that although her office has collaborated effectively with the FBI in past cases, the Trump ad Cyprus says video alleging the country is corrupt is likely the product of Russian disinformation 01/09/2026 02:56pm • NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) ��� Cyprus said Friday it has fallen victim to a malicious disinformation attack painting the country���s leadership as corrupt that ���bears all the hallmarks��� of previous Russian campaigns against France, Germany and the U.S. The video posted on social media Thursday weaves Sluggish hiring closes out a frustrating year for job seekers though unemployment slips to 4.4% 01/09/2026 02:54pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Sluggish December hiring concluded a year of weak employment gains that have frustrated job seekers even though layoffs and unemployment remained low. Employers added just 50,000 jobs last month, nearly unchanged from a downwardly revised figure of 56,000 in November, the Labor Dabble Promo Code WTOP: Snag $10 Bonus College Football Playoff, NBA, NFL Picks 01/09/2026 02:05pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Collect a fantasy bonus with the Dabble promo code WTOP. Register here to unlock this welcome offer for College Football Playoff, NBA a FACT FOCUS: Minneapolis shooting prompts spread of misrepresented and fabricated images online 01/09/2026 11:36am • Misrepresented and fabricated images spread widely on social media in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman, Renee Good, by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on Wednesday. Soon after the shooting, photos emerged erroneously identified as showing the victim, a 37-yea Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say 01/09/2026 01:47am • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ��� Federal immigration agents shot and wounded two people in a vehicle outside a hospital in Portland on Thursday, a day after an officer fatally shot a woman in Minnesota, authorities said. The shooting drew hundreds of protesters to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Man wielding sharp object fatally shot by police in Brooklyn hospital 01/09/2026 12:05am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� New York City police fatally shot a man wielding a sharp object who barricaded himself in a Brooklyn hospital room Thursday. The incident happened around 5:30 p.m. at the NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Assistant Chief Charles Minch said. Responding officers enc Minnesota shooting videos challenge administration narrative, policing experts question tactics 01/08/2026 11:50pm • The federal officer steps in front of the Honda SUV, parked nearly perpendicular across a one-way residential street in Minneapolis, with snow piled up on the curb. Within seconds, he would shoot and kill the driver, Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three. Federal officials said the officer acted What to know about the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE officer in Minneapolis 01/08/2026 11:30pm • Protesters confronted federal officers in Minneapolis on Thursday, a day after a woman was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer. The demonstrations came amid heightened tensions after President Donald Trump's administration dispatched 2,000 officers and agents to Minnesota Tens of thousands flee Aleppo neighborhoods as Syrian government clashes with Kurds intensify 01/08/2026 11:18pm • ALEPPO, Syria (AP) ��� Clashes between government and Kurdish forces in a contested area in Syria's northern city of Aleppo intensified Thursday after Syrian authorities ordered civilians to evacuate. The authorities opened a corridor for civilian evacuations for a second day and tens of thousands f Honduran lawmaker injured in Congress by homemade explosive 01/08/2026 10:40pm • TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) ��� A Honduran lawmaker from the conservative National Party of President-elect Nasry Asfura was injured Thursday when someone threw a homemade explosive device into the country���s Congress. Lawmakers had been called to convene and Deputy Gladis Aurora L��pez was in a hal Israel says Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov to direct Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza 01/08/2026 10:30pm • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� A former U.N. Mideast envoy has been chosen to direct U.S. President Donald Trump���s Board of Peace to oversee the ceasefire in Gaza, Israel���s prime minister said Thursday, as at least eight more deaths from Israeli strikes were reported there. The appointment of Bulgarian dipl 5 states sue Trump administration for withholding billions in social safety net funds 01/08/2026 10:21pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Attorneys general in five Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Donald Trump's administration after it said it would freeze money for several public benefit programs, citing concerns about fraud in the programs designed to help low-income families. The