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2 people were shot by a federal agent after accusations of having ties to a notorious gang. Here is what we know
- A Border Patrol agent shot two people in Portland, Oregon, during a traffic stop after authorities said they were associated with a Venezuelan gang, another incident in a string of confrontations with federal authorities that have left Americans frustrated with immigration enforcement during the Trump administration. The man and woman are in stable condition after the agent shot them Thursday in their car in what ...

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Trump administration can't block child care money for 5 Democratic-led states for now, judge says
- A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's administration cannot block federal money for child care subsidies and other programs aimed at supporting low-income families with children from flowing to five Democratic-led states for now. The states of California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York argued that a policy announced Tuesday to freeze billions of dollars in funds for three grant ...

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Leaders alarmed about fairness of FBI inquest into Minneapolis ICE shooting
- State and local officials say they do not believe investigation into shooting death of Renee Nicole Good will be objective State and local leaders say they do not believe that the FBI investigation of the shooting death of Renee Nicole Good will be fair and impartial, and are sounding alarms about the impact of federal officials holding onto evidence in a potential prosecution of the ICE agent who killed her. ...

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6 Words That Annoy Dogs the Most, According to Trainers
- By Seeing how close you and your pet are, you may feel like you speak your dog's language. However, the risk of sounding like a killjoy, that's not technically true. So if you've ever thought to yourself, "Why does my dog ignore me when I talk?" it's most likely because dogs communicate different than people and some words or phrases you say can cause your dog stress. However, since pups can't speak out and reveal ...

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Trump calls for one-year cap on credit card interest rates at 10%
- A shopper pays with a credit card at the farmer's market in San Francisco on March 27, 2025. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he was calling for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates at 10% starting on Jan. 20, but he did not provide details on how his plan would come to fruition or how he planned to make companies comply. Trump also made the pledge during the 2024 campaign, which he won, but ...

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Trump wants to ban investors from buying houses. Could Miami homes get cheaper?
- By President Donald Trump wants to keep large investors from buying single-family homes, which he says will help more Americans achieve the dream of becoming homeowners. In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, the president wrote that he is "immediately taking steps to ban large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes" and "will be calling on Congress to codify it." In Miami, 5% of homes in the ...

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Labor market ends 2025 with weak December job growth
- The labor market ended on soft footing in 2025, with employers adding just 50,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate slightly down to 4.4% from 4.6% the month prior, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday. Processing Content Hiring growth remained slow, down from the already sluggish 64,000 jobs added in November, capping what was one of the weakest years of job growth, save ...

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What are today's mortgage interest rates: January 9, 2026?
- It wasn't that long ago that the idea of securing a mortgage rate under 6% seemed impossible. It was just January 2025, for example, when the average rate for a 30-year term sat above 7% . And that followed years of high mortgage rates, at one point hitting the highest level in decades . But there's been material progress since this point last year, thanks in large part to a consistent interest rate-cut campaign ...

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New cellphone video of Minneapolis ICE shooting incident revealed
- Video appearing to show Renee Nicole Good in her car right before she was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis was first posted on social media by the site Alpha News. The video appears to have been taken by a phone held by the ICE agent who fired at Good on Wednesday. The ICE agent has been identified as Jonathan Ross. "Watch this, as hard as it is," Vice President JD Vance wrote on X, as he reposted the ...

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Senate Advances War Powers Resolution to Curb Trump's Attacks Against Venezuela
- The Senate has advanced a war powers resolution seeking to curb President Donald Trump's military aggression against Venezuela, days after the Trump administration abducted the country's president and announced its intent to "run" Venezuela and its oil reserves indefinitely. Sen. Tim Kaine's (D-Virginia) resolution passed a key hurdle on Thursday, advancing in a 52 to 47 vote. It seeks to assert Congress's power ...

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