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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents stand guard outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building during a demonstration against increased immigration enforcement, days after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 10, 2026. (Reuters/Tyrone Siu)

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US Troops Could Disobey Questionable Orders, Catholic Archbishop Says

Gregory Bovino, a senior Border Patrol official, speaks alongside Marcos Charles, acting executive associate director of enforcement and removal operations at Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, during a news conference at the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (Vincent Alban/The New York Times)

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In Court Record, Official Describes Assault Before ICE Agent Shot Man in Minneapolis

Merced County environmental health officials showed this photo of rotting meat as an example of what they find when conducting enforcement actions on unlicensed food vendors

37 minutes ago

‘Sweeps’ Target Unlicensed Food Vendors in Merced County

Air Force One on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland after returning late Tuesday night, Jan. 20, 2026, due to a “minor electrcial issue,” according to a White House official. The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said that President Donald Trump would board a different plane at the base and continue on to Switzerland, where he is expected to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

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Air Force One Turns Back With Trump After Electrical Issue

Mark Anthony Garza, 38, of Porterville was arrested Jan. 9, 2026, on an outstanding felony warrant after a search of his residence uncovered firearms, ghost guns, ammunition and methamphetamine, authorities said. (Visalia PD)

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Tulare County Man Arrested in Felony Warrant Case Involving Ghost Guns, Meth

General view of a plenary room of the European Parliament ahead of European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and European Commission Vice-President Kaja Kallas' address on territorial integrity and sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark, in Strasbourg, France January 20, 2026. (Reuters File)

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EU Lawmakers Stall US Trade Deal in Protest Over Greenland

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