The police sergeant was accused of throwing a cooler full of ice and drinks at a fleeing suspect. The man died minutes later.

NYPD sergeant convicted of manslaughter in cooler-throwing death www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

“One of the great own goals in the history of American politics,” said Matt Bennett, a co-founder of Third Way, a moderate Democratic think tank. “Unbelievably dumb.” https://cnn.it/3Zj2Zrw

NYT confirming MS NOW reporting: Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop. Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.

As investigators looked into Shannon Mathre’s alleged threats, prosecutors said he also had digital files of child sexual abuse materials.

Federal immigration officials refused to free Maher Tarabishi to care for his disabled son. When the son died, ICE wouldn't let him go to the funeral.

New York became the latest state to enact medical aid in dying after Gov. Kathy Hochul just now signed the legislation into law. Here's our recent @usatoday.com story on the laws in a dozen states that allow terminally ill people to end their lives: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

State prisons in the United States became more violent and nearly 50% deadlier over the past five years as authorities struggled to keep enough guards on the job, according to a government-funded report reut.rs/4tezzZ8 1/5

A vast majority of Republicans still support President Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown, which led to the killing of two protesters in Minneapolis last month, new polls show. But a small, and growing, share of Republicans now say that enforcement has gone too far, the polls reveal.

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon defended his coverage of an anti-ICE protest at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota. He told Jimmy Kimmel there is "a difference between a protester and a journalist" after the incident led to his arrest last week. Read more: https://cnn.it/46vl5dF

Bad Bunny won album of the year at the 2026 Grammy Awards, closing out a surprising and history-making night. It is the first time a Spanish-language album has taken home the top prize. Read more:  bit.ly/3ZQgQ8J

“Ochoa is a Border Patrol agent who joined CBP in 2018. Gutierrez joined in 2014 and works for CBP’s Office of Field Operations. He is assigned to a special response team, which conducts high-risk operations like those of police SWAT units. Records show both men are from South Texas.”

Cases across the country had appeared to decline before new public health data showed upticks in infections.

A 150‑vehicle pileup in dense tule fog shut Highway 99 near Earlimart, California, on Jan. 31, sending 10 to hospitals and forcing hourslong closures.

JUST IN: Federal judge orders release of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father from ICE detention center

The coastal cyclone is expected to bring moderate to heavy snow, along with high winds and possible blizzard conditions for the Carolinas on Jan. 31.

Leaders Arsenal end slump with 4-0 romp at Leeds reut.rs/4tsPjrV

"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Airstrikes killed at least 32 people in Gaza overnight Friday, according to emergency response officials in the enclave, as Israel launched what it said were extensive strikes targeting Hamas militants and weapons sites.

South Carolina is now experiencing the nation’s worst measles outbreak since the virus was declared eliminated a quarter century ago. @lenasun.bsky.social and photographer Juan Diego Reyes show what’s happening on the ground wapo.st/4rttZRg

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator, a former TV talk show host, highlighted Armenian businesses alleging health care fraud.

Elon Musk has repeatedly said he "REFUSED" to visit Jeffrey Epstein's island. Correspondence released today shows he was actively coordinating a visit between 2012 and 2014. It is still unclear if Musk actually did visit the island, but he certainly was interested. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...

The Arkansas Department of Corrections is set to ban all physical books, magazines and newspapers sent directly to inmates — a restriction, pushed as a drug-fighting measure, that would be strictest of its kind in prisons across the country.

BREAKING: Journalist Don Lemon is charged with federal civil rights crimes in connection with an anti-ICE church protest in Minnesota, DHS says.

Breaking news: The former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested on charges connected to a Minnesota church protest, people familiar with the matter said.

This story on medical aid in dying laws was A1 in today’s edition of @usatoday.com

EXCLUSIVE: ICE releases hundreds of families from detention center as migrants detail sick kids

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “When the world is silent as children are killed, starved and displaced, that silence is complicity,” writes Wesam Hamada, whose 5-year-old daughter, Hind Rajab, was killed in Gaza. “Every child who dies waiting to be saved represents a failure of humanity.”

Prosecutors in Manhattan have accused Ingrid Lewis-Martin, a former top aide to ex-New York City Mayor Eric Adams, of accepting diamond earrings from real estate developers.

New York will be the 13th state to allow terminally ill people to end their life, creating an unusual coalition in opposition.

Forecasters warned that extremely cold temperatures will linger into early February, on the heels of a devastating winter storm that swept the nation.

Seen from the office: The city dumps snow into massive “hot tubs” that can melt 240,000 pounds of snow each hour, according to nycsanitation.bsky.social.

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter believes that fans should avoid traveling to the United States for the World Cup this summer.

News Analysis: Without waiting for facts, the Trump administration has advanced one-sided narratives to justify the killings of protesters in Minneapolis by federal agents, even when bystander video shows something else entirely.

The witness declared under oath that Pretti did not use a weapon. Afterwards federal agents appeared to be counting Pretti’s "bullet wounds," the witness wrote.

A witness wrote in court filings that he didn't see the 37-year-old ICU nurse brandishing a gun and said federal agents "counted his bullet wounds" instead of rendering first aid. Latest from @michael-loria.bsky.social of @usatoday.com on the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis:

In videos, Alex Pretti does not appear to wield a gun prior to being shot and killed by federal officers.

BREAKING: Alex Pretti’s family speaks out after fatal shooting by border patrol agent, slams Trump administration for 'sickening lies'

Videos verified by The New York Times show Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the man federal agents shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday, was holding a phone, not a gun, when the agents took him to the ground and shot him. In total, at least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds.

A gas explosion in a Bronx apartment building sparked a four-alarm fire, killing one person and injuring over a dozen others, just after midnight, New York City officials said Jan. 24.

Not all mayors have excelled at handling snow, and it’s cost them in cities such as Chicago and New York.

Federal law enforcement fatally shot a man in Minneapolis, sparking further protests as many demanded an end to heightened immigration enforcement actions. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey pleaded with Trump to halt the surge of federal agents in his city, stressing it hasn't made the community safer.

BREAKING: Another shooting involving federal law enforcement occurred Saturday, Jan. 24, in Minneapolis, Gov. Tim Walz said.

Measles cases in South Carolina rise by 54 to 700, state health department says reut.rs/46b98cV

The Trump administration can’t yet deport detainees reportedly present when a Cuban man died inside a Texas detention facility, a judge ruled.

1. Looks like 2026 will be a big year for #measles in the US. The #CDC reports there have already been 416 confirmed cases in 14 jurisdictions; only 3 of those have been imported. 94% of the cases this year were either unvaccinated or with unknown vax status. This is up 245 cases in a week.

Colombia halts electricity sales to Ecuador and imposes tariffs in trade, drug trafficking spat reut.rs/49QYBEX

ICE detained a 5-year-old Minnesota boy coming home from school + took him and his dad to Texas, school officials say. The family has an active asylum case + entered the US at a port of entry. "They’re taking children. They're not violent criminals. They're little kids," the superintendent told me.

Whistleblowers say multiple DHS personnel faced retaliation for balking at DHS's unconstitutional new policy, and one instructor resigned rather than teach agents to comply with it. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

The human rights organization's report listed 12 "alarm bells" of the administration’s practices a year since Donald Trump began his second term.