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A violent encounter involving an ICE agent in Minneapolis is under investigation. Homeland Security says an illegal immigrant ambushed an ICE officer, leading the officer to shoot him in the leg in self-defense. Both men have been hospitalized. Minnesota officials are calling for protesters not to engage in violence. President Trump says Iran’s repression of protesters may be easing. He told repor...

The U.S. Embassy in Iran is urging Americans to leave the country immediately if it's safe to do so. It says U.S. citizens should expect continued internet outages and consider leaving by land through neighboring countries. President Trump is also vowing that any country doing business with Iran will face a 25% U.S. tariff. This follows earlier warnings that the U.S. may carry out strikes over Ira...

President Trump says Iran’s leadership has reached out to negotiate. That follows his warning that military options are on the table amid protests rocking the country. A top Iranian official says U.S. bases and Israel would be targeted if Iran is attacked. Trump also says he may work with Elon Musk to restore internet access after Tehran imposed blackouts. A rights group says the unrest has killed...

The FBI is investigating a shooting in Portland, Oregon. Authorities say a man and a woman were injured in an incident involving immigration agents. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said agents were conducting a targeted vehicle stop when the driver tried to run them over. Agents then fired a defensive shot before the two suspects drove away. DHS says the driver and passenger are suspecte...

The FBI and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension are both investigating the shooting of a woman by an ICE officer in Minneapolis. The incident is drawing national attention, and the Trump administration says the officer acted in self-defense, alleging the woman attempted an act of domestic terrorism by using her vehicle as a weapon. Governor Tim Walz blames heightened immigration enforcem...

The CDC made major changes to its vaccine recommendations on Monday, narrowing the number of shots recommended to all children from 14 down to 8. The recommendations now more closely align with other developed countries such as Denmark, Germany and Japan. HHS Secretary RFK Jr. said the decision protects children, respects families and rebuilds trust in public health. Nicolas Maduro and his wife Ci...

The CDC made major changes to its vaccine recommendations on Monday, narrowing the number of shots recommended to all children from 14 down to 8. The recommendations now more closely align with other developed countries such as Denmark, Germany and Japan. HHS Secretary RFK Jr. said the decision protects children, respects families and rebuilds trust in public health. Nicolas Maduro and his wife Ci...

Nicolas Maduro has arrived at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, where he is expected to be arraigned on Monday. President Trump says the U.S. is now in charge in Venezuela and plans to have American oil companies revive the country’s energy sector. Trump also predicted Cuba is close to collapse without Venezuelan oil, and hinted traffickers in Colombia and Mexico could...

From Times Square to the streets of London, Madrid, and Rio, millions around the world rang in 2026 with spectacle, tradition, and reflection. Revelers in New York City were treated to a surprise, as the Times Square ball was relit in red, white, and blue, before rising again to mark the start of the United States’ 250th year. The Washington Monument in the District of Columbia also put on a light...

Health and Human Services now says it is freezing all federal child care funding to Minnesota following an investigative video by independent journalist Nick Shirley on alleged fraud at child and health care center. HHS provides Minnesota with $185 million in child care funding every year. Federal agents have also surged into the state for massive investigation into the child care operations. For...

Harsh winter weather is expected across the Great Lakes and the Northeast on Tuesday after a bomb cyclone traversed the Midwest at the start of the week, bringing snow, frigid temperatures, and leaving tens of thousands without power. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for northern New York state until New Year’s Eve, with 1 to 2 feet of snow and winds of up to 50 miles...

President Zelenskyy said on Monday that the U.S. is offering Ukraine a 15-year security guarantee as part of a proposed peace plan, after a meeting with President Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate on Sunday. Zelenskyy has said though, he would prefer a commitment of up to 50 years to deter Russia from further attempts to seize land. Details of the security guarantee have not been made public. Post-ho...

The North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, will once again be tracking Santa Claus this year, as he travels around the world, bringing gifts to kids across the globe. What started 70 years ago as a mistaken phone call from a child to the former Continental Air Defense Command, is now a beloved holiday tradition for families everywhere. More than a thousand volunteers will be staffing...

Severe weather from the Pacific Ocean is causing havoc in California. An atmospheric river is bringing more downpours throughout the state this week. Evacuation warnings are in effect Tuesdays for area with burn scars from recent wildfires. State and local officials are reminding residents to be extra cautious behind the wheel, with the National Weather Service expecting up to five inches of rain...

The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela. A U.S. official told The Epoch Times on Sunday that the vessel part is of Venezuela’s "illegal sanctions evasion." It comes as tensions are increasing in the Caribbean, with the United States building up a naval presence in the region, and striking alleged drug boats. Utility crews in San Francisco are working t...

Rhode Island's attorney general said law enforcement late Thursday tracked Portuguese national Claudio Neves Valente, the man suspected of killing two students at Brown University, to Salem, New Hampshire. They found him inside a storage unit after he took his own life with a gun. Investigators are also accusing him of killing MIT professor Nuno Loureiro two days after his rampage at Brown. Social...

The U.S. government is admitting responsibility in the deadly midair collision near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people. Federal filings cite air traffic control errors and a faulty altimeter aboard an army helicopter. The Senate has now passed the ROTOR Act, strengthening helicopter tracking requirements and closing military loopholes. President Trump addressed the nation on Wednesday night,...

President Donald Trump has ordered a naval blockade targeting sanctioned oil shipments off the Venezuelan coast, in an escalation of tensions with regime leader Nicolás Maduro. Trump said the pressure would increase until what he described as stolen U.S. oil, land, and assets were returned. The Maduro regime previously described the United States' recent seizure of a tanker filled with Venezuelan...

Australian authorities say the deadly attack on a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney may have been inspired by ISIS, citing evidence including homemade ISIS flags and explosives found in the suspects' vehicle. Police also say the father-son duo travelled to the Philippines last month. The purpose of that visit is under investigation. The Bondi beach attack is Australia's worst shooting in nearly 30 ye...

Police in Providence have released a man who was held as a person of interest in the Brown University shooting. The attack left two students dead and nine others injured. Providence Mayor Brett Smiley says the investigation is moving in a “different direction." The first victim has been identified as sophomore Ella Cook. President Donald Trump paid his respects to the victims and wished the injure...

The U.S. is increasing pressure on Venezuela, sanctioning three nephews of First Lady Cilia Flores, two of whom are known narcotics smugglers. it comes after the U.S. seized an oil tanker with alleged links to terrorist groups. Venezuela calls the action piracy, while the White House says the U.S. intends to take the oil from the vessel. The Indiana State Senate voted down a new congressional map...

The Senate, is preparing to vote on two healthcare bills today. One bill is a clean extension of the Obamacare tax subsidies for the next three years. The other bill is a plan that would take the money granted to the subsidies and put them into health savings accounts to help Americans pay out-of-pocket health costs. The U.S. House of Representatives, meanwhile, passed a massive $901-billion defen...

President Trump unveiled a $12 billion farm aid package at a round-table meeting with cabinet members and American farmers on Monday. $11 billion will be given to row-crop farmers and an additional $1 billion will be sorted out for specialty crops. This comes as Trump is expected to visit Pennsylvania on Tuesday to discuss the U.S. economy, with the White House pointing to cheaper gas and falling...

President Trump unveiled a $12 billion farm aid package at a round-table meeting with cabinet members and American farmers on Monday. $11 billion will be given to row-crop farmers and an additional $1 billion will be sorted out for specialty crops. This comes as Trump is expected to visit Pennsylvania on Tuesday to discuss the U.S. economy, with the White House pointing to cheaper gas and falling...

White House Border Czar Tom Homan says the Trump administration has thus far located 62,000 children who were illegally smuggled into the United States. Homan alleges that the Biden administration lost track of 300,000 minors. He says those children were smuggled into the country during the previous administration, and says the Trump administration has been actively searching for them. President T...