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Protesters interrupted a church service in St. Paul

Trump officials investigate protesters who interrupted Minnesota church service, targeting ICE official

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Sunday morning church service in the Twin Cities interrupted by anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protesters is the latest flash point in escalating tensions between the Trump administration and demonstrators in Minnesota. “Attacks against law enforcement and the intimidation of Christians are being met with the full force of

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Right-wing influencer Jake Lang is confronted by protesters at a rally near City Hall on January 17

Far-right activist chased away by counterdemonstrators while leading small rally in Minneapolis

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Right-wing influencer Jake Lang was chased away by counterdemonstrators while leading a small rally in Minneapolis amid tensions over the Trump administration’s sweeping Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in the Twin Cities. Lang is among the January 6 defendants granted clemency by President Donald Trump. He was charged with

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A makeshift memorial honors Renee Good

911 transcripts and an incident report reveal where Renee Good was shot and how her community faced her killing in real time

By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — After Renee Good was shot last week by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, the mother of three was “unresponsive, not breathing, with inconsistent, irregular, thready pulse activity,” an incident report from the city’s fire department says. “I saw … an ICE officer fire two shots through her windshield

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Law enforcement at the scene of a reported shooting in Minneapolis

Federal agent shoots a man officials say assaulted an officer, sparking new protests in Minneapolis

By Danya Gainor, Karina Tsui, Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — For the second time in a week, a shooting involving an immigration agent sparked heated clashes in Minnesota – prompting the president to threaten to use the Insurrection Act. According to the Department of Homeland Security, federal agents were conducting a “targeted traffic stop” when

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Former Uvalde school district police officer Adrian Gonzales leaves the courtroom during a short break in his trial at the Nueces County Courthouse in Corpus Christi

Teacher tells court she saw officer accused of failing to delay Uvalde school massacre: ‘He just stayed there’

By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman, Rachel Clarke, CNN (CNN) — A school employee testified Wednesday she saw both a teenage gunman and a police officer responding to an emergency before the 2022 massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Melodye Flores, a teaching aide who helped children with special needs, said she ran

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The fire tore through Beth Israel

A baseball player and honor student: What we know about the teen who confessed to burning Mississippi’s oldest synagogue

By Alisha Ebrahimji, Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Hours before a destructive arson fire at the oldest synagogue in Mississippi, the 19-year-old suspect posted an antisemitic meme on Instagram, an account that appears to belong to him shows. Stephen Spencer Pittman, identified by the FBI as the person responsible for an early-morning fire Saturday at

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The fire tore through Beth Israel

A baseball player and honor student: What we know about the teen who confessed to burning Mississippi’s oldest synagogue

CNN By Alisha Ebrahimji, Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Hours before a destructive arson fire at the oldest synagogue in Mississippi, the 19-year-old suspect posted an antisemitic meme on Instagram, an account that appears to belong to him shows. Stephen Spencer Pittman, identified by the FBI as the person responsible for an early-morning fire Saturday

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Arnulfo Reyes

Jurors hear school police officer talk of ‘mistake’ before Uvalde shooting

By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman, Rachel Clarke, CNN (CNN) — Jurors heard the first explanation from former school district police officer Adrian Gonzales of what he did before the Uvalde massacre when an interview he had with investigators was played in court Tuesday. Prosecutors showed the interview after questioning Texas Ranger Ricardo Guajardo, who

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