Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s approval ratings saw a slight dip in several polls conducted over the weekend, pointing to the riskiness of her decision to call a snap election in early February.

The polls paint an early picture of how voters are viewing the election that Takaichi announced last week as she seeks a mandate backing ...Read more

Vegemite, the yeasty spread from Australia, gets a passing green checkmark. So does a French bottle of Chateauneuf-du-Pape. But Diet Coke, a favorite of President Donald Trump? To that, a popular new mobile app in Denmark assigns a failing red X — a message to shoppers to put that American stuff back on the shelf.

Denmark, a country one-...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The killing of a Minneapolis man by federal agents is escalating a standoff between state and federal officials over the Trump administration’s massive deportation operation in Minnesota, prompting tense and urgent debates over federal jurisdiction and the rule of law.

In the wake of Alex Pretti’s killing on Saturday, ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Federal agents shot and killed 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti on Jan. 24 in south Minneapolis during an immigration enforcement action, prompting local leaders to implore the Trump administration to end the massive immigration operation that’s rocked the city.

Pretti’s death comes less than three weeks after a federal agent ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a freeze warning for parts of Central Florida for overnight into Tuesday morning with forecast temperatures expected to fall into the lower 30s.

The warning is in effect from midnight-9 a.m. for Lake County and interior Volusia County with some areas that could see the upper...Read more

MIAMI — In lush South Florida, trees and bushes grow all year round. And that means yard waste and dead trees never stop piling up. But leaving them in a landfill is a climate-warming issue.

Two South Florida governments think they have a new solution — light it on fire, but in a planet-friendly way.

Miami-Dade County and Coral Gables, one...Read more

Last year was a tough one for farmers. Amid falling prices for commodity crops such as corn and soybeans, rising input costs for supplies like fertilizer and seeds, as well as the Trump tariffs and the dismantling of USAID, many farms weren’t profitable last year.

And now, the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies that many Americans, ...Read more

Since nationwide protests began against the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agency, the Trump administration has escalated raids in cities across the country.

A recent Associated Press investigation uncovered an ICE memo that appears to reverse “longstanding guidance meant to respect constitutional limits on government searches.”

But ...Read more

As former President Barack Obama’s namesake foundation prepares to roll out the welcome mat to huge crowds of tourists flocking to the South Side when the Obama Presidential Center opens its doors in a few months, it is promoting Airbnb, a company with close ties to the Obama family that has faced international protests for its impact on local...Read more

More than 18 million people worldwide suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, including nearly 1.5 million Americans.

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune, inflammatory form of arthritis, meaning a person’s immune system attacks their joints, causing substantial inflammation. This inflammation can cause pain, stiffness and swelling in ...Read more

Miami International Airport was partially evacuated Sunday after luggage was left unattended at Departures, Door 21, officials said.

Transportation Security Administration checkpoints for concourses G, H and J and surrounding areas were evacuated and were still closed shortly before 7 p.m., Miami-Dade Aviation Department spokesperson Greg Chin...Read more

About 6,000 people throughout New Jersey were without power Sunday as the winter storm dumped nearly a foot of snow throughout the state.

Jersey Central Power and Light reported more than 5,980 power outages in Ocean County, with about 100 more scattered throughout its service area.

Snowfall in Ocean County was on par with the rest of the ...Read more

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s approval ratings saw a slight dip in several polls conducted over the weekend, indicating the riskiness of her decision to call a snap election in early February.

The polls paint an early picture of how voters are viewing the election that Takaichi announced last week as she seeks a mandate backing her...Read more

Two members of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council have had their U.S. visas revoked, the Trump administration said Sunday, just days after the ruling panel moved to oust the country’s prime minister amid deepening political turmoil.

In a statement on Sunday, the State Department said it was imposing visa restrictions on two members ...Read more

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is pushing Minnesota to share its voter rolls and data on Medicaid and food stamp recipients with the federal government, a move Minnesota’s top elections official criticized as an “apparent ransom” to end the ICE crackdown in the state.

In a letter to Gov. Tim Walz dated Jan. 24, the same day as the second...Read more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said progress had been made during talks aimed at ironing out the possible parameters for ending Russia’s full-scale invasion, although such a deal still requires compromises from all sides.

Zelenskyy spoke in Lithuania after delegations, including military officials, from Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. ...Read more

Gun rights advocates in Minnesota and the nation are pushing back on the contention from Trump administration officials that federal agents killing Alex Pretti on Saturday, Jan. 24, was justified because, among other factors, he had a gun and ammunition with him.

Border Patrol Cmndr. Greg Bovino told CNN one day after the shooting, “We ...Read more

Former President Obama and Michelle Obama called on Americans to recognize the dangers of the increasingly violent Immigration and Customs Enforcement crack-downs in the wake of the deadly shooting of an ICU nurse in Minneapolis.

"The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy," the Obamas wrote in a lengthy statement posted on social ...Read more