January 12, 2026 2:06 am
A large crowd gathered at noon on Sunday in front of the Washington County Courthouse to protest the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good, who was shot and killed by an ICE officer last week in Minneapolis. Washington’s protest was one of hundreds held across the county over the weekend following the shooting of Good by federal officers. Speaking to the Associated Press, Good’s former husband, who declined to be identified for the safety of their children, said his former wife was not an activist and had never, to his knowledge, even attended a protest. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara says a protest Friday night turned violent when people threw ice, snow and rocks at officers. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey faults “agitators who are trying to rile up large crowds.” The demonstrations come as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security pushes forward in the Twin Cities with what it calls its biggest-ever immigration enforcement operation.
January 11, 2026 4:58 am
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal agents are carrying out immigration arrests in Minnesota’s Twin Cities region already shaken by the fatal shooting of a woman. Agents on Sunday rammed the door of one home and flooded inside before leading a man away in handcuffs. In a dramatic scene similar to those playing out across Minneapolis, agents arrested the man minutes after pepper spraying a handful of protesters who confronted the agents. A Homeland Security spokesperson says more than 2,000 immigration arrests have been made in Minnesota since the beginning of December. The Twin Cities remains on edge after 37-year-old Renee Good was shot and killed by an immigration officer Wednesday.
January 12, 2026 4:56 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Sunday the Department of Justice has served the central bank with subpoenas and threatened it with a criminal indictment over his testimony this summer about the Fed’s building renovations. The move represents an unprecedented escalation in President Donald Trump’s battle with the Fed, an independent agency he has repeatedly attacked for not cutting its key interest rate as sharply as he prefers. The renewed fight will likely rattle financial markets Monday and could over time escalate borrowing costs for mortgages and other loans. The subpoenas relate to Powell’s testimony before the Senate Banking Committee in June, the Fed chair said, regarding the Fed’s renovation of two office buildings.
January 12, 2026 4:53 am
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump says Iran wants to negotiate with the U.S. after his threat to strike the country over its crackdown on protesters. Activists said Monday the death toll in the demonstrations has risen to at least 544. Iran has not yet responded to Trump’s comments. The foreign minister of Oman traveled to Iran this weekend, possibly to mediate. Trump and his team are considering responses, including cyberattacks and direct strikes. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, speaking to foreign diplomats in Tehran, insisted “the situation has come under total control” in fiery remarks that blamed Israel and the U.S. for the violence, without offering evidence.
January 11, 2026 1:54 am
Washington County Commissioner Chairman Nick Sherman took to social media to provide an update on progress of the Courthouse Square Building demolition. In a post to Facebook on Friday, Sherman said that currently contractors are conducting a wall shoring project that is stabilizing a wall between the Washington County Courthouse and the new Public Safety Building. Sherman says that once that project is complete, the timeline will be demolition in late March, site preparation in April and the construction on the new Public Safety Building will begin in May. The Public Safety Building will hold the new 9-1-1 operations center that will employ the new emergency radio system, offices for the Sheriff, and a booking center. The cost of the project is estimated to be between $30 and 35 million.
January 12, 2026 4:47 am
The Donora Fire Company now says a report of a ‘person in distress’ turned out to be unfounded over the weekend. First responders were on the Monongahela River on Saturday. In a social media post, the Rostraver Township Fire Department said it was assisting the Donora Fire Company with a search on the river. Rostraver reportedly provided water rescue resources to search the area and used a thermal imaging drone. Officials say they were “unable to locate a person in distress.”
January 12, 2026 5:41 pm
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A contest that celebrates the much-maligned but enduring mullet hairstyle brought thousands of spectators to a stage inside the Pennsylvania Farm Show. The short-in-the-front, long-in-the-back coiffure, once the province of Canadian hockey players and hair metal bands, drew competitors young and old on Monday for the day’s “mane” attraction. A 10-year-old won the top prize with his mullet and a costume that paid homage to David Spade’s title character in “Joe Dirt.”
January 12, 2026 5:40 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of nurses at several major New York City hospitals have gone on strike. The strike began Monday morning after negotiations through the weekend failed to yield a breakthrough. The affected hospitals include NewYork-Presbyterian, Montefiore and Mount Sinai. The union says about 15,000 nurses are participating in the strike. Among the nurses’ demands are manageable workloads and more workplace security. Hospitals say the union’s demands are too costly.
January 12, 2026 4:52 am
Paul Thomas Anderson’s ragtag revolutionary saga “One Battle After Another” and Chloe Zhao’s Shakespeare drama “Hamnet” took top honors at Sunday’s 83rd Golden Globes, where the up-for-sale Warner Bros. dominated the awards. While the Globes have a tradition of spreading the wealth around, Anderson became just the second filmmaker to ever sweep best film, best director and best screenplay. Only Oliver Stone, for “Born on the Fourth of July,” managed the same feat. Timothee Chalamet won his first Golden Globe for “Marty Supreme.” “Sinners” won for best score and cinematic and box-office achievement.
January 11, 2026 6:05 am
WEST POINT, Miss. (AP) — Authorities in Mississippi have charged a 24-year-old man with murder after six people were killed in a series of related shootings Friday night. Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott says Daricka M. Moore shot his father, brother and uncle at one house before driving to another home and shooting the 7-year-old daughter of a cousin. He then allegedly drove to a church and shot the pastor and the pastor’s brother. Moore was captured at a police roadblock after an hourslong search. Prosecutors say they plan to seek the death penalty. Moore is expected to be appointed a public defender on Monday.
