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Minnesota immigration crackdown will end, border czar says. And, DHS funding to expire

White House border czar Tom Homan holds a news conference at the Bishop Whipple Federal building on Feb. 12, 2026 in Minneapolis.

Border czar Tom Homan announced that the Trump administration will end the immigration crackdown in Minnesota. And, DHS funding is set to expire after lawmakers failed to advance a spending bill.

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Britain's High Court says government illegally banned Pro-Palestinian group

Protesters demonstrate outside The Old Bailey court in London, where four Palestine Action activists are to appear in court charged over a break-in at RAF Brize Norton on June 20 in which aircraft were damaged with spraypaint, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026.

In its ruling, the court said an earlier decision to ban the Pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was "disproportionate."

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On their way! 4 people on NASA Crew-12 mission launch to International Space Station

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The four people are set to dock with the I.S.S. on Saturday, returning the orbital lab to its full complement of seven. NASA's last mission, Crew-11, left a month early due to an ill crew member.

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Who will police Gaza, and how?

Members of the Palestinian special police force show their skills during a training session in the West Bank city of Ramallah on March 16, 2014.

Under President Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan, Arab countries and the European Union are supposed to train a new police force in the Gaza Strip. But U.S. plans have run into serious challenges.

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Can you medal in quiz? Go for the gold!

From left: Ilia Malinin, Breezy Johnson, Bad Bunny.

Plus: more Olympics, the Super Bowl and some monks.

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A bipartisan effort to save health subsidies failed. Will ICE reform be different?

The dome of the U.S. Capitol is framed through a tree on Jan. 25.

A bipartisan effort in Congress to restrain immigration enforcement tactics is flailing despite a Friday deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security. The pattern is increasingly familiar.

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RFK Jr. made promises to get his job as health secretary. He's broken many of them

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in as secretary of health and human services in the Oval Office on Feb. 13, 2025.

In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both.

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World leaders to discuss the future of Europe's security in Munich

World leaders will meet at the Munich Security Conference Friday to discuss the future of Europe's security.

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Members of Germany's far-right party to attend Munich Security Conference after ban

Members of Germany's far-right AfD Party were banned from attending the Munich Security Conference. On Friday, they'll attend for the first time in years.

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Oldest living married couple shares their love story

For StoryCorps, a husband and wife, who are both more than 100 years old, talk about how they met and fell in love.

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Goldman Sachs' top lawyer to resign after emails show close ties to Jeffrey Epstein

FILE - White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler listens as President Barack Obama speaks at an installation ceremony for FBI Director James Comey at FBI Headquarters, in Washington, Oct. 28, 2013.

Kathy Ruemmler, a former White House counsel to President Obama, says she will resign from Goldman Sachs after emails between her and Jeffrey Epstein showed a close relationship between the pair.

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Trump pardons 5 former NFL players for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking

President Donald Trump speaks during an event with Environmental Protection Agency director Lee Zeldin to announce the EPA will no longer regulate greenhouse gases, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in Washington.

Those pardoned include ex-NFL players Joe Klecko, Nate Newton, Jamal Lewis, Travis Henry and the late Billy Cannon.

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Judge blocks Trump admin from rescinding health grants to Democratic-led states

FILE - A sign marks the entrance to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

The ruling temporarily blocks the Trump Administration from cutting $600 million in public health grants that had already been allocated to four Democratic-led states.

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Bangladesh National Party claims victory in first election since student uprising

Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairperson Tarique Rahman waves as he comes out after casting his vote during the national parliamentary elections in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026.

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This year's Olympic medals are generating chatter — for their defects and price

Triple Olympic Gold medalist Franjo von Allmen of Team Switzerland poses for a photo with his medals at the team hotel on Feb. 12 in Bormio, Italy.

A bunch of athletes reported their medals detaching from their ribbon, causing dents and in one case, breaking in half.In response, the Olympics organizing committee is re-checking all the medals.

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Israel accuses two of using military secrets to place Polymarket bets

An example of Polymarket trades on military operations between Israel and Iran. Prosecutors in Israel have not identified which trades in particular are under investigation.

The Tel Aviv indictment is the first publicly known instance of people being accused of leveraging military secrets to place bets on the popular prediction market.

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Report finds children with mental health diagnoses often incarcerated instead of getting treatment

In this 2012 photo, the shadow of a Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice correctional officer is cast as he leaves a training facility.

Dozens of juvenile detention centers in 25 states reported holding children weeks or months as they awaited space at long-term psychiatric treatment facilities, according to a new survey.

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What will the cities of tomorrow look like? These middle schoolers have thoughts

At the Illinois gathering of the Future City competition, 16 middle school teams presented their concepts for cutting-edge cities.

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What the data tells us about kidnapped people — and how Nancy Guthrie is an outlier

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Nancy Guthrie is among the thousands of people who go missing in the U.S. each year. But experts describe her case as "strange," with many unique details, from her age to her celebrity daughter.

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Winter Olympic shocker: American Chloe Kim falls short of halfpipe gold three-peat

Chloe Kim (L), Gaon Choi (C) and Mitsuki Ono celebrate with their medals after the women

Korea's Gaon Choi, 17, rebounded from a hard fall to win gold — and end her role model's historic bid for three in a row in the Winter Olympic halfpipe.

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DHS expected to shut down as immigration talks falter

Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters Thursday that Democrats and Republicans are "not close" to a deal on DHS funding, but that a "deal space is there. I think we can get it done."

Senate Democrats blocked two Republican-backed measures Thursday to keep the department open, including a short-term funding extension for two weeks as negotiations continue.

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Ukrainians rally in support of Olympian Vladyslav Heraskevych, banned for his helmet

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych holds his crash helmet as he stands outside the sliding center at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d

Ukrainians are uniting in solidarity with Olympic skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych after he was disqualified for wearing a helmet with images of Ukrainian athletes killed during Russia's invasion.

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ICE conducted 37 investigations into officer misconduct in last year

Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Todd Lyons testifies before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Feb. 12, 2026.

The disclosure from the agency's acting director came after immigration officers shot two U.S. citizens, intensifying questions about ICE officers' tactics, training and use of force.

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54-year-old U.S. curler sets new American Winter Olympics age record

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Rich Ruohonen has tried to get to the Olympics for almost 40 years. He finally got his chance, taking to the ice at the Milan Cortina Games representing the U.S. on Team Casper for curling.

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Federal judge orders return of Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador under Alien Enemies Act

James Boasberg shown here on Monday, March 13, 2023.

In his Thursday order, U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg ordered the government to allow any of the men deported last year to El Salvador to appear in a U.S. port of entry to be conditionally allowed in as they challenge their removal.

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Have astronomers witnessed the birth of a black hole?

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A massive star in the nearby Andromeda galaxy has simply disappeared. Some astronomers believe that it's collapsed in on itself and formed a black hole.

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Judge approves Mark Kelly's request for preliminary injunction against Pete Hegseth

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., takes his seat during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on January 15.

Kelly, an Arizona Democrat, sued Hegseth after the Defense Secretary moved to formally censure him for participating in a video where he told service members they can refuse illegal orders.

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Olympic athletes push their bodies to the limit. Should we?

Pain during exercise is the body

Elite athletes often push through pain to achieve victory. But, everyday exercisers need to distinguish between soreness which is normal and pain which is the body's way of telling you to stop.

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Trump border czar Tom Homan announces Minnesota immigration surge is ending

White House border czar Tom Homan holds a news conference at the Bishop Whipple Federal building on Feb. 12, 2026 in Minneapolis.

The aggressive enforcement operation resulted in thousands of arrests, and two U.S. citizens were fatally shot in Minneapolis by federal immigration agents.

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At the Olympics, skier Breezy Johnson won a gold medal — and an engagement ring, too

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When Johnson and her partner Connor Watkins met on Bumble, he had "no idea" who she was. "I was out-kicking my coverage," he said

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