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Trump Defends ICE Agent, but 'I Hate to See' Shooting

President watches a slow-motion replay of Minnesota incident with reporters

(Newser) - President Trump doubled down on his defense of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent's fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis during an interview with the New York Times . "She behaved horribly," he said of the 37-year-old woman who was killed, Renee Nicole Good. "She ran...

Woman Killed by ICE Was 37-Year-Old Mom

Walz urges Minnesotans 'not to take the bait' and hold violent demonstrations

(Newser) - The woman killed by an ICE officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday has been identified as 37-year-old Nicole Renee Good. "Renee was a resident of our city who was out caring for her neighbors this morning and her life was taken today at the hands of the federal government,"...

Mayor Rejects Feds' Account of ICE Shooting

Walz says there will be a full investigation of deadly Minneapolis shooting

(Newser) - An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis motorist on Wednesday during the Trump administration's latest illegal immigration crackdown on a major American city—a shooting that federal officials claimed was an act of self-defense but that the city's mayor described as "reckless" and...

ICE Says Agent Killed Protester in Minneapolis

Witnesses dispute federal account of shooting

(Newser) - An immigration crackdown in Minneapolis turned deadly Wednesday when a federal immigration officer fatally shot a woman. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and eyewitnesses have given sharply different accounts of the shooting in a south Minneapolis neighborhood, Fox 9 reports. ICE said its officers were carrying out "targeted operations" when...

Hilton Drops Hotel That Canceled ICE Reservations

Chain blamed independent owner after agency complaints

(Newser) - Hilton has dumped the Minneapolis-area hotel that canceled reservations made by the Department of Homeland Security for ICE agents. The hotel chain removed the independently owned and operated Hampton Inn in Lakeville from its systems after a conservative commentator raised further concerns, USA Today reports. The commentator said that, after...

ICE Launching Its Biggest Operation Ever in Minneapolis

Homeland Security plans to deploy 2K officers in the city

(Newser) - The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that it launched what it described as the largest immigration enforcement operation ever carried out by the agency—with 2,000 federal agents and officers expected in the Minneapolis area for a crackdown tied in part to allegations of fraud involving Somali residents,...

Chauvin Wants New Trial Over George Floyd's Death

Ex-cop claims his knee-on-neck hold was department policy, as others will attest

(Newser) - Derek Chauvin wants a new trial. The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd is seeking one on a number of grounds, including his claim that kneeling on a suspect's neck was part of his police training, reports Fox News . Chauvin's filing in Hennepin County Court...

Mall Cops With Assault Rifles: Minneapolis' New Reality

Ex-military contractor brings controversial war-zone mindset to Minnesota shopping center

(Newser) - Former military contractor Nathan Seabrook brought battlefield tactics to Minneapolis in 2021, turning a local mall into a flashpoint for questions about private security, police violence, and the legacy of America's forever wars, as detailed in a piece by Eamon Whalen for Mother Jones . After George Floyd's murder...

Annunciation Shooting Survivor Heads Home to a Big Welcome

Sophia Forchas, 12, was greeted by classmates, family after release from hospital

(Newser) - Sophia Forchas, the 12-year-old critically wounded in the Annunciation Church shooting in August, was released from the hospital on Thursday to raucous applause and hugs from family, friends, and classmates. Forchas was one of at least 17 injured in the mass shooting that killed two. The AP notes that Sophia...

When Iconic Office Towers Outlive Their Purpose

Historic skyscrapers across the US face uncertain futures, costly fixes

(Newser) - America's prized office towers are facing a tough new reality: too storied to demolish, but too expensive to revive. Take the 26-story "Superman Building" in Providence, Rhode Island, long a local icon and skyline centerpiece, now sitting empty for more than a decade after Bank of America...

Best, Worst Cities in America for Women

Jackson, Mississippi, lands at bottom of WalletHub list, while Maryland's Columbia is No. 1

(Newser) - From health care needs to gender pay gaps, women have to consider multiple factors when deciding where to set down roots. WalletHub took a peek at more than 180 of the biggest cities in the nation to try to determine where the ladies are best off, examining 15 metrics in...

Midwest Heats Up, Fall or Not
Midwest Expects October Heat
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Midwest Expects October Heat

Portions are looking for high temperatures 20 to 30 degrees above normal this weekend

(Newser) - October is feeling suspiciously like July across the Midwest, where an unseasonable heat wave is on track to shatter temperature records. Much of the northern Plains and Upper Midwest could see highs climb 20 to 30 degrees above normal this weekend, with Minneapolis looking at highs near 90°F—...

School Shooting Survivor's Recovery Is 'Miraculous'

Sophia Forchas, 12, set to begin rehabilitation after suffering a bullet to the brain

(Newser) - After being shot in the head during a Mass celebration at her Minneapolis Catholic school, 12-year-old Sophia Forchas is defying the odds with a remarkable recovery that has stunned doctors and inspired her community. The seventh grader was gravely injured during last month's shooting at Annunciation Catholic School,...

In Minneapolis, 2 Mass Shootings on Same Street

13 were injured in shootings less than 12 hours apart

(Newser) - Eight people were wounded, four critically, in a shooting at a homeless camp on private property in Minneapolis, police said. The shooting happened just hours after—and blocks away—from another shooting that left five injured near a transit station, the AP reports. Police learned of the shooting at the...

DOJ Weighs Firearm Ban for Transgender Americans

Officials consider linking transgender status to gun restrictions over mental health

(Newser) - The Justice Department has started internal discussions about whether transgender individuals should be barred from owning firearms, according to sources familiar with the matter. These conversations began after the Aug. 27 shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school, in which a 23-year-old transgender shooter killed two children and wounded close...

Shooting Survivor Shielded by Friend Learns of 'Miracle' Miss

Bullet fragment lodged in Weston Halsne's neck, just avoiding a major artery

(Newser) - Doctors have found a bullet fragment lodged in the neck of a 10-year-old Minneapolis boy days after he reported that his life was saved when his friend shielded him during last week's shooting. Weston Halsne, a fifth grader at Annunciation Catholic School, was at Mass on Wednesday when...

Senator Slams RFK Jr. Over Shooting Comments

Health secretary suggests antidepressants to blame, and Tina Smith angrily replies

(Newser) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s comments after this week's deadly shooting in Minneapolis have sparked a fierce backlash from Minnesota's senior senator. After the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School, the health secretary said he is investigating whether antidepressants and other psychiatric drugs might help explain violence...

Girl Shot in Minneapolis Rushed to ICU Where Mom Was at Work

Sophia Forchas, 12, remains in critical condition after deadly shooting at Annunciation Church

(Newser) - The mom of one of the young victims from Wednesday's deadly mass shooting at Minneapolis' Annunciation Church and school that left two children dead and 18 injured was at work in the intensive care unit when her badly wounded daughter was rushed in, reports People . According to a fundraiser...

These Are the Children Killed in Minneapolis Church Shooting

Heartbroken parents speak out after mass shooting

(Newser) - The parents of the two schoolchildren fatally shot in a Minneapolis church spoke out for the first time on Thursday afternoon, with some imploring the shaken community to address the root causes of shootings that target schools, the AP reports. Fletcher Merkel, 8, and Harper Moyski, 10, were killed on...

Locked Doors Saved 'Countless Lives' in Church Shooting

Police chief says shooter was unable to get into Annunciation Church, couldn't see children

(Newser) - The death toll in Wednesday's mass shooting in Minneapolis could have been far higher if it wasn't for Annunciation Church's practice of locking its doors when morning Mass begins, the city's police chief said Thursday. "After the Mass had begun, the doors to the church...

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