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FBI executes search warrant seeking ballots from Fulton County’s 2020 election

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 02:04:24 +0000

The FBI executed a search warrant in Fulton County, Georgia, for 2020 election ballots, as President Donald Trump seeks to find already debunked voter fraud.

By:Ben Brasch, Jeremy Roebuck

Justice Dept. charges 16 Minneapolis protesters with assault, interference

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:32:18 +0000

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the legal action against Minneapolis protesters and said she expects more people to be charged.

By:Maria Sacchetti, Marianne LeVine, David Nakamura, Karen Tumulty

Shirley Raines, who fed and cared for the homeless of Skid Row, dies at 58

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:02:55 +0000

A mother of six, she founded Beauty 2 the Streetz to advocate on behalf of homeless people in Los Angeles and later in Nevada.

By:Lori Rozsa, Angie Orellana Hernandez

White biologist sues Cornell, alleging illegal race-based hiring

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 11:00:48 +0000

Scientist claims the university intentionally discriminated against qualified candidates by refusing to consider White people.

By:Susan Svrluga, Laura Meckler

Man shot by Border Patrol in Arizona after firing at agents, officials say

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 03:03:01 +0000

U.S. Border Patrol shot Patrick Gary Schlegel after he fired at agents during a foot chase, officials said. The FBI’s local office is working with the sheriff.

By:Kim Bellware, Angie Orellana Hernandez

Two federal agents shot Alex Pretti, initial government review reveals

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:12:07 +0000

The review makes no mention of Pretti brandishing a weapon, contradicting initial comments from the administration about the killing.

By:Kadia Goba, Ben Brasch, Joanna Slater, Kelly Kasulis Cho

U.S. population growth slowed last year as net immigration fell by about half

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:01:35 +0000

U.S. population growth slowed as net immigration plunged from July 2024 through June 2025, new census data shows.

By:Gaya Gupta

Texas sues Delaware nurse practitioner accused of mailing abortion pills

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:41:27 +0000

Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) filed suit against Debra Lynch, who runs Delaware-based Her Safe Harbor, which remotely prescribes and mails abortion pills.

By:Praveena Somasundaram

Man, 29, races against time to preserve voices of Holocaust survivors

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:01:23 +0000

“There’s not that many survivors left that I can be picky,” said Jiri Kluc who devotes his free time to interviewing Holocaust survivors around the world.

By:Kyle Melnick