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Activists are approached by a federal agent brandishing a firearm, for following agent vehicles, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

Immigration agents draw guns, arrest activists following them in Minneapolis

Ryan Murphy, Sarah Raza And Steve Karnowski, The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: 12:37 PM CST

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Immigration officers with guns drawn arrested some activists who were trailing their vehicles on Tuesday in Minneapolis, a sign that tensions have not eased since the departure last week of a high-profile commander.

At least one person who had an anti-ICE message on clothing was handcuffed while face-down on the ground. An Associated Press photographer witnessed the arrests.

Federal agents lately have been conducting more targeted immigration arrests at homes and neighborhoods, rather than staging in parking lots. The convoys have been harder to find and less aggressive. Alerts in activist group chats have been more about sightings than immigration-related detainments.

Several cars followed officers through south Minneapolis after there were reports of them knocking at homes. Officers stopped their vehicles and ordered activists to come out of a car at gunpoint. Agents told reporters at the scene to stay back and threatened to use pepper spray.

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Clintons finalize agreement to testify in House Epstein probe, bowing to threat of contempt vote

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Clintons finalize agreement to testify in House Epstein probe, bowing to threat of contempt vote

Stephen Groves, The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: 12:31 PM CST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton finalized an agreement with House Republicans Tuesday to testify in a House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein this month, bowing to the threat of a contempt of Congress vote against them.

Hillary Clinton will testify before the House Oversight Committee on Feb. 26 and Bill Clinton will appear on Feb. 27. It will mark the first time that lawmakers have compelled a former president to testify.

The arrangement comes after months of negotiating between the two sides as Republicans sought to make the Clintons a focal point in a House committee's investigation into Epstein, a convicted sex offender who killed himself in a New York jail cell in 2019, and Ghislaine Maxwell, his former girlfriend.

“We look forward to now questioning the Clintons as part of our investigation into the horrific crimes of Epstein and Maxwell, to deliver transparency and accountability for the American people and for survivors,” Rep. James Comer, the chair of the House Oversight Committee, said in a statement.

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Updated: 12:31 PM CST

FILE - Former President Bill Clinton, left, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listen as Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a eulogy for U.S. Rep.†Sheila Jackson Lee, Aug. 1, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

US shoots down Iranian drone that ‘aggressively’ approached an aircraft carrier, military says

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US shoots down Iranian drone that ‘aggressively’ approached an aircraft carrier, military says

Konstantin Toropin And Farnoush Amiri, The Associated Press 4 minute read Updated: 1:00 PM CST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Navy fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that was approaching the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday, threatening to ramp up tensions as the Trump administration warns of possible military action to get Iran to the negotiating table.

The drone “aggressively approached” the aircraft carrier with “unclear intent” and kept flying toward it "despite de-escalatory measures taken by U.S. forces operating in international waters,” Central Command spokesman Capt. Tim Hawkins said in a statement.

The shootdown occurred within hours of Iranian forces harassing a U.S.-flagged and U.S.-crewed merchant vessel that was sailing in the Strait of Hormuz, the American military said.

The developments could further escalate the heightened tensions between the longtime adversaries as President Donald Trump has threatened to use military action first over Iran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests and then to try to get the country to make a deal over its nuclear program. Trump's Republican administration has built up military forces in the region, sending the aircraft carrier, guided-missile destroyers, air defense assets and more to supplement its presence.

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Updated: 1:00 PM CST

FILE - The Pentagon, the headquarters for the U.S. Department of Defense, is seen from the air, Sept. 20, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, FIle)

Trump demands $1 billion from Harvard as a prolonged standoff appears to deepen

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Trump demands $1 billion from Harvard as a prolonged standoff appears to deepen

Collin Binkley, The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: 11:15 AM CST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is demanding a $1 billion payment from Harvard University to end his prolonged standoff with the Ivy League campus, doubling the amount he sought previously as both sides appear to move further from reaching a deal.

The president raised the stakes on social media Monday night, saying Harvard has been “behaving very badly.” He said the university must pay the government directly as part of any deal — something Harvard has opposed — and that his administration wants “nothing further to do” with Harvard in the future.

Trump’s comments on Truth Social came in response to a New York Times report saying the president had dropped his demand for a financial payment, lowering the bar for a deal. Trump denied he was backing down.

Harvard officials did not immediately comment.

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Updated: 11:15 AM CST

FILE - People take photos near a John Harvard statue, left, on the Harvard University campus, Jan. 2, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass. r. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Charity founded by Sarah Ferguson shuts down after release of Epstein emails with former duchess

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Charity founded by Sarah Ferguson shuts down after release of Epstein emails with former duchess

Danica Kirka, The Associated Press 2 minute read Updated: 12:42 PM CST

LONDON (AP) — The charity founded by Sarah Ferguson, the former Duchess of York, is shutting down following the release of emails showing the depth of her friendship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Sarah’s Trust, which focused on improving the lives of women and children, said it will close for the “foreseeable future,’’ following the revelations in latest documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice. Ferguson is the ex-wife of the former Prince Andrew, who was stripped of his royal titles due to his own links with Epstein.

“Our chair Sarah Ferguson and the board of trustees have agreed that with regret the charity will shortly close for the foreseeable future,’’ the trust said in a statement late on Monday. “This has been under discussion and in train for some months.’’

Emails released on Friday revealed that Ferguson remained in contact with Epstein long after his 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from an underage girl. In the email exchanges, Ferguson referred to Epstein as a “legend’’ and “the brother I have always wished for.’’

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Updated: 12:42 PM CST

FILE - Sarah Ferguson waves the to the crowd was she attends the Easter Matins Service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England, Sunday, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)

China to ban hidden door handles on cars starting 2027

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China to ban hidden door handles on cars starting 2027

Chan Ho-him, The Associated Press 2 minute read 3:48 AM CST

HONG KONG (AP) — China will ban hidden door handles on cars, commonly used on Tesla’s electric vehicles and many other EV models, starting next year.

All car doors must include a mechanical release function for handles, except for the tailgate, according to details released by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Monday.

Officials said the policy aims to address safety concerns after fatal EV accidents where electronic doors reportedly failed to operate and trapped passengers inside vehicles.

The new requirement will take effect on Jan. 1, 2027. For car models that were already approved, carmakers will have until Jan. 1, 2029, to make design changes to match the regulations.

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FILE - A Tesla model Y and other Telsla vehicles sit at a dealership, Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in Kennesaw, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Colombian and Ecuadorian merchants and truckers protest escalating trade war between both nations

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Colombian and Ecuadorian merchants and truckers protest escalating trade war between both nations

The Associated Press 3 minute read 1:13 PM CST

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Colombian and Ecuadorian truckers and merchants gathered at a border crossing Tuesday to protest an escalating trade war between both South American countries.

Protesters called for their governments to eliminate 30% tariffs on dozens of goods, warning the levies will hurt the economy of border provinces and affect energy companies on both sides of the border.

Tariffs “generate crises, they don’t help the economy,” said Carlos Bastidas, president of an Ecuadorian transportation workers association. “With this protest we are hoping that both presidents eliminate those measures” and establish mechanisms for dialogue, he added.

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa last month announced 30% tariffs on Colombian goods, citing concerns that Bogota has failed to sufficiently curb the flow of cocaine across their shared border.

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Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, left, and Colombian President Gustavo Petro attend a decoration ceremony for Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the presidential palace in Panama City, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

New York police officer charged in cooler throw death says he was trying to protect colleagues

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New York police officer charged in cooler throw death says he was trying to protect colleagues

The Associated Press 2 minute read Updated: 11:30 AM CST

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police sergeant who hurled a plastic cooler at a man fleeing officers on a motorized scooter, causing a crash that killed the driver, says he was trying to protect other officers from being injured.

Testifying Monday at his manslaughter trial, Erik Duran said he was not trying to injure Eric Duprey, 30, when he threw the cooler full of ice, water and sodas in August 2023. Authorities have said Duprey, a father of three, had just sold drugs to an undercover officer when he tried to drive off.

Duprey, who was not wearing a helmet, lost control of his scooter and crashed into a tree before falling to the pavement. He suffered fatal head injuries and died almost instantaneously, prosecutors said.

“He was gonna crash into us,” Duran, 38, told the court. "I mean, I didn’t have time. All I had time for was to try again to stop or to try to get him to change directions. That’s all I had the time to think of.”

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Updated: 11:30 AM CST

FILE - A memorial for Eric Duprey is seen in the Bronx borough of New York, Aug. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Jake Offenhartz, File)

Pope Leo XIV faces crisis as a traditionalist group plans bishop consecrations without consent

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Pope Leo XIV faces crisis as a traditionalist group plans bishop consecrations without consent

Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press 4 minute read Updated: 11:18 AM CST

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is facing his first major crisis with traditionalist Catholics: A breakaway group attached to the traditional Latin Mass announced plans to consecrate new bishops without papal consent in a threatened revival of schism.

The Swiss-based Society of St. Pius X, which has schools, chapels and seminaries around the world, has been a thorn in the side of the Holy See for four decades, founded in opposition to the modernizing reforms of the 1960s Second Vatican Council.

In 1988, the group’s founder, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, consecrated four bishops without papal consent, arguing that it was necessary for the survival of the church's tradition. The Vatican promptly excommunicated Lefebvre and the four other bishops, and the group today still has no legal status in the Catholic Church.

But in the decades since that original break with Rome, the group has continued to grow, with branches of priests, nuns and lay Catholics who are attached to the pre-Vatican II traditional Latin Mass.

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Updated: 11:18 AM CST

Pope Leo XIV presides Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on the Cathoilic feast of the Presentation of the Lord, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Alabama man faces execution despite not pulling the trigger in auto store customer’s death

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Alabama man faces execution despite not pulling the trigger in auto store customer’s death

Kim Chandler, The Associated Press 5 minute read Updated: 10:18 AM CST

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Charles “Sonny” Burton didn’t kill anyone. The state of Alabama could execute him anyway.

Burton, 75, is facing execution for his role as an accomplice in a 1991 robbery at an auto parts store where customer Doug Battle was killed. No one disputes that another man, Derrick DeBruce, shot and killed Battle. Burton, one of six men involved in the robbery, was outside the store at the time of the shooting, according to testimony.

DeBruce and Burton were both sentenced to death. But DeBruce was later resentenced to life imprisonment, leaving Burton — who neither fired the gun nor ordered anyone to be killed -- as the only person facing execution.

Matt Schulz, Burton’s attorney, said the case “represents an extreme outlier” among death penalty cases.

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Eddie Mae Ellison, Jackie Bradford, Mary Bradford and Lois Harris hold signs urging Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to grant clemency for their family member Charles “Sonny” Burton, Jan. 28, 2026 in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)

What to know about the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, mother of ‘Today’ show’s Savannah Guthrie

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What to know about the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, mother of ‘Today’ show’s Savannah Guthrie

Sarah Brumfield, The Associated Press 3 minute read 1:03 PM CST

Authorities are looking for the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie after they say she was taken from her home in Tucson, Arizona, against her will over the weekend.

It’s imperative that Nancy Guthrie, who was last seen Saturday night, is found soon because she could die without her medication, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said.

There were signs of forced entry at Nancy Guthrie’s home, according to a person familiar with the investigation, who was not authorized to publicly discuss details of the case and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of an anonymity.

Here’s what to know about the case:

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Jill Biden’s first husband charged with killing wife in domestic dispute at their Delaware home

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Jill Biden’s first husband charged with killing wife in domestic dispute at their Delaware home

The Associated Press 2 minute read Updated: 1:04 PM CST

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The first husband of former first lady Jill Biden has been charged with killing his wife at their Delaware home in late December, authorities announced in a news release Tuesday.

William Stevenson, 77, of Wilmington was married to Jill Biden from 1970 to 1975. Caroline Harrison, the Delaware Attorney General’s spokesperson, confirmed in a phone call that Stevenson is the former husband of Jill Biden.

Stevenson remains in jail after failing to post $500,000 bail after his arrest Monday on first-degree murder charges. He is charged with killing Linda Stevenson, 64, on Dec. 28.

Police were called to the home for a reported domestic dispute after 11 p.m. and found a woman unresponsive in the living room, according to a prior news release. Life-saving measures were unsuccessful.

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This undated photo released by New Castle County Police, Del., on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, shows William Stevenson. (New Castle County Police via AP)

SBA says legal permanent residents will be ineligible for its loan program, effective March 1.

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SBA says legal permanent residents will be ineligible for its loan program, effective March 1.

Mae Anderson, The Associated Press 2 minute read Updated: 12:51 PM CST

NEW YORK (AP) — The Small Business Administration said in a policy note that green card holders won't be allowed to apply for SBA loans, effective March 1.

The move is the latest by the SBA as it works to tighten loan restrictions and restructure the agency.

Last year, it tightened a requirement that businesses applying for loans must be 100% owned by U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or lawful permanent residents, up from a 51% standard.

In December, it issued a policy note that said up to 5% of a business could be non-citizen owned. But the current policy rescinds that, as well as making lawful permanent residents ineligible, too.

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Updated: 12:51 PM CST

February 3, 2026

Immigration agents draw guns, arrest activists following them in Minneapolis

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Clintons finalize agreement to testify in House Epstein probe, bowing to threat of contempt vote

Clintons finalize agreement to testify in House Epstein probe, bowing to threat of contempt vote

US shoots down Iranian drone that ‘aggressively’ approached an aircraft carrier, military says

US shoots down Iranian drone that ‘aggressively’ approached an aircraft carrier, military says

Trump demands $1 billion from Harvard as a prolonged standoff appears to deepen

Trump demands $1 billion from Harvard as a prolonged standoff appears to deepen

Charity founded by Sarah Ferguson shuts down after release of Epstein emails with former duchess

Charity founded by Sarah Ferguson shuts down after release of Epstein emails with former duchess

China to ban hidden door handles on cars starting 2027

China to ban hidden door handles on cars starting 2027

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Colombian and Ecuadorian merchants and truckers protest escalating trade war between both nations

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