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Brooklyn mother who drowned 3 kids on Coney Island beach sentenced to 20 years to life
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (294+ words) A Brooklyn woman was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison on Wednesday for drowning her three young children in the ocean near Coney Island's famed boardwalk. Erin Merdy, 34, pleaded guilty earlier this year to first-degree murder charges in the…...
Prosecutors seek 50-year sentence for nonprofit leader at center of sprawling Minnesota fraud case
20+ hour, 49+ min ago (373+ words) MINNEAPOLIS " The former leader of a Minnesota nonprofit who was convicted for her role at the center of a staggering $250 million fraud case that helped ignite a federal immigration crackdown should spend 50 years in prison, prosecutors argued in a court…...
Minnesota investigates the arrest by ICE of a Hmong American man as a possible kidnapping
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (517+ words) ST. PAUL, Minn. " A Minnesota county is investigating the arrest of a Hmong American man by federal officers that was captured on video as a potential case of kidnapping, burglary and false imprisonment, officials announced Monday. Ramsey County Attorney John…...
NHL reporter Jessi Pierce and her 3 children dead after fatal fire reported in her Minnesota town
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (540+ words) A beloved NHL reporter who covered the Minnesota Wild died in a house fire Saturday with her three young children. The NHL confirmed the death of Jessi Pierce and her children Sunday. "The entire National Hockey League family sends our…...
Judge allows ICE's Operation Metro Surge to continue in Minnesota
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (226+ words) BREAKING: Judge allows ICE's Operation Metro Surge to continue in Minnesota A federal judge on Saturday declined to immediately halt Operation Metro Surge, allowing the sweeping federal immigration enforcement effort to continue in Minnesota while a broader legal challenge plays…...
Minnesota Republican drops out of governor's race, citing GOP's handling of immigration enforcement
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (381+ words) BREAKING: 7 dead and 1 survivor after a business jet crashed during takeoff amid a frigid storm in Maine Republican Chris Madel announced on Monday that he was ending his run for Minnesota governor, pointing to his party's handling of immigration enforcement…...
Federal judges reject DOJ motion to detain arrested Minnesota protesters
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (321+ words) Judges in Minnesota denied motions by the Trump administration to detain three protesters arrested this week for demonstrating inside a St. Paul church whose pastor allegedly works for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. U. S. District Judge Laura M. Provinzino wrote in her order…...
ICE acting "way out of bounds" in Minnesota: Former Trump WH attorney
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (230+ words) Protesters in Minnesota are braving frigid temperatures as anger mounts over the White House's immigration crackdown. NBC News Correspondents Maggie Vespa, Julia Ainsley and Sahil Kapur report on the battling narrative between local and federal officials. Ty Cobb, former White…...
Trump administration arrests three protesters who disrupted Minnesota church service
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (942+ words) Homeland Security and FBI agents arrested three protesters in connection with a demonstration that interrupted Sunday service at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday on social media. The protesters "Nekima Levy Armstrong, Chauntyll Louisa…...
Trump administration arrests protesters who disrupted Minnesota church service
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (176+ words) Agents from the FBI and Department of Homeland Security arrested protesters who were connected to a demonstration against Immigration and Customs Enforcement that interrupted a church service in Minnesota. NBC News' Ryan Reilly has details on the arrests and the…...