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A Minnesota labor union manager has been charged after he allegedly made threats of violence toward the State Capitol.

Minnesota labor union manager arrested, accused of making threats of violence toward State Capitol

By Nick Lentz Click here for updates on this story     Minnesota (WCCO) — A Minnesota labor union manager has been charged after he allegedly made threats of violence toward the State Capitol. Woodbury resident Jonathan Bohn, 41, faces charges of allegedly making threats of violence with reckless disregard for risk. According to a criminal complaint

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Mahmoud Khalil – a Palestinian activist at the center of a long-running deportation fight – has been released from the Louisiana ICE detention center.

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil reunited with his wife, newborn son after spending months at a Louisiana detention center

CNN By Mark Morales, Dalia Faheid, Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — After missing the birth of his child, his first Father’s Day and spending more than three months away from his family, Mahmoud Khalil has been reunited with his loved ones. The Palestinian activist arrived in Newark, New Jersey, Saturday afternoon, a day after he

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New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is placed under arrest by masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement and FBI agents outside federal immigration court on Tuesday in New York.

Masked ICE officers: The new calling card of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown

By Ray Sanchez and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — When New York City Comptroller Brad Lander returned to a Manhattan immigration courthouse on Friday, days after being arrested while escorting an immigrant whom federal agents detained, he said he again witnessed “a deeply dehumanizing process.” “We saw three people removed by the same non-uniformed, masked

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Belarus frees dissident Siarhei Tsikhanouski and 13 others after a rare visit from top US envoy

By YURAS KARMANAU and JOANNA KOZLOWSKA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus has freed Siarhei Tsikhanouski, a key dissident figure and the husband of exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and 13 others following a rare visit by a senior U.S. official, Tsikhanouskaya’s team announced on Saturday. Tsikhanouski, a popular blogger and activist who was

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Judge blocks the Trump administration’s National Science Foundation research funding cuts

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump ‘s administration from making drastic cuts to research funding provided by the National Science Foundation. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston struck down on Friday a policy change that could have stripped universities of tens of millions of dollars in research funding. The

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Democrats are at odds over response as Trump announces the US has entered Israel-Iran war

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press After nearly two years of stark divisions over the war in Gaza and support for Israel, Democrats seemed to remain at odds over policy toward Iran. Progressives demanded unified opposition before President Donald Trump announced U.S. strikes against Tehran’s nuclear program but party leaders were treading

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Sunken Bayesian superyacht lifted from waters off Sicily as salvage operation completed

By SALVATORE CAVALLI and GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press PORTICELLO, Italy (AP) — A British-flagged luxury superyacht that sank off Sicily last year, killing U.K. tech magnate Mike Lynch and six others, was lifted from the water Saturday as salvage recovery crews completed the complex operation to bring it ashore for further investigation. The white top

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Sports on TV for Sunday, June 22

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, June 22 AUTO RACING 7:30 a.m. FS1 — FIM MotoGP: The Brembo Grand Prix of Italy, Tuscany, Italy 10 a.m. FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Warmup, Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis. 11 a.m. FS1 — NXT IndyCar Series: The Grand Prix

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WNBA Glance

All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 10 2 .833 — Atlanta 9 4 .692 1½ Indiana 6 6 .500 4 Washington 5 8 .385 5½ Chicago 3 9 .250 7 Connecticut 2 11 .154 8½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 11 1 .917 — Phoenix 11 4 .733

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NBA Daily Playoff Glance

All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Saturday, April 19 Indiana 117, Milwaukee 98 Denver 112, L.A. Clippers 110, OT New York 123, Detroit 112 Minnesota 117, L.A. Lakers 95 Sunday, April 20 Oklahoma City 131, Memphis 80 Boston 103, Orlando 86 Cleveland 121, Miami 100 Golden State 95, Houston 85 Monday, April 21

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NBA Playoff Glance

All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Eastern Conference New York 4, Detroit 2 Saturday, April 19: New York 123, Detroit 112 Monday, April 21: Detroit 100, New York 94 Thursday, April 24: New York 118, Detroit 116 Sunday, April 27: New York 94, Detroit 93 Tuesday, April 29: Detroit 106, New York 103

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