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Amy Van Duyn at the liquor store where she works in Wiggins, Colorado, on May 11
WORLD / Politics
May 17, 2026
Trump says Iran war is worth the economic pain. These rural voters agree.
In two dozen recent interviews along Colorado’s Highway 52, Trump voters echoed the president’s logic.
Tom Homan, the White House's border czar, said the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump will scale down operations in Minnesota and conduct targeted anti-immigration actions.
WORLD
Jan 30, 2026
Trump official says ICE deportation effort in Minneapolis will be more focused
U.S. border czar Tom Homan said he would reduce the 3,000-strong force of agents deployed to the city if he received “cooperation” from state and local leaders.
A sign is displayed as people gather during a vigil for Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by federal immigration agents trying to detain him in Minneapolis, Minnesota, outside the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 29, 2026
Trump’s immigration tactics could hurt Republicans in midterms
Opinion polls show Americans are unhappy with the president’s handling of illegal immigration, putting Republicans on the defensive ahead of the midterms.
Demonstrators march to protest federal immigration enforcement operations and to demand justice for Renee Good and Alex Pretti, both of whom were fatally shot by federal immigration agents, in Minneapolis on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2026
In possible thaw, Trump and Minnesota governor talk after fatal shooting
Public outcry over the U.S. leader’s deportation drive, which has left two people dead, has prompted him to signal a shift in strategy.
Protesters against Immigration and Customs Enforcement march through the streets of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 26, 2026
Minneapolis shootings put Trump’s immigration approach at center of election-year fight
The second fatal shooting has forced Republicans to defend the administration’s hard-line tactics while motivating Democrats, who see it as an urgent election-year issue.
A person reacts at a makeshift memorial at the site where a man identified as Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal immigration agents trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 26, 2026
U.S. officials dig in on Minneapolis shooting narrative, contradicting video evidence
That official line ​triggered outrage among local law enforcement and many Minneapolis residents who pointed to bystander videos that ⁠appear to show a different version of events.
Portland police officers secure an apartment complex near where a shooting involving a federal agent took place in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday.
WORLD
Jan 9, 2026
U.S. border agent shoots and wounds two people in Portland
Local officials called for calm given public outrage over the ICE shooting death of a Minnesota ​woman a day earlier.
Volunteers pack snack bags and meals for after-school programs in the Central Texas Food Bank warehouse kitchen in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 30.
WORLD / Society
Nov 12, 2025
Communities donate meals and funds as U.S. food aid remains in limbo
This month has seen an uptick in charitable donations and activities from businesses and individuals as a historic lapse in SNAP has strained low-income households.
Tyler Robinson, 22, the suspect in the shooting death of Charlie Kirk, appears by camera before Judge Tony Graf of the 4th District Court on Tuesday for his initial appearance in Provo, Utah.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 17, 2025
Prosecutors to seek death penalty for suspect in Charlie Kirk assassination
The killing sparked denunciations of political violence but also raised concern that Kirk’s murder might beget more bloodshed.
National guard members stand guard during a protest against federal immigration sweeps outside Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles on Thursday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 13, 2025
Appeals court allows Trump to keep national guard in LA with marines on the way
San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer had earlier found that Trump’s deployment of the guard was unlawful.
Demonstrators rally during a protest to call on Harvard leadership to resist interference at the university by the federal government in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 15, 2025
Harvard hit with $2.3 billion funding freeze after rejecting Trump demands
The Trump administration announced the freeze within hours of Harvard taking its stand.
Harvard University's campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Sept. 6.
WORLD
Apr 1, 2025
Harvard at risk of losing $9 billion in federal funds amid U.S. review
The move is part of a crackdown on what the Trump administration says is antisemitism on college campuses.
Luigi Mangione, 26, a suspect in the New York City killing of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson, is escorted after an extradition hearing at Blair County Court House in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 12, 2024
Luigi Mangione was charged with murder — then donations started pouring in
The photogenic, Ivy League-educated 26-year-old’s support has seemingly only intensified since his arrest on Monday.
A McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburger. The fast-food chain has pulled the Quarter Pounder from about one-fifth of its U.S. restaurants.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 25, 2024
Fast-food chains hold the onions after McDonald’s E. coli outbreak
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said late on Wednesday that fresh onions were the likely source of the E. coli outbreak.
Ryan Routh speaks during an interview at a rally to urge foreign leaders and international organizations to help provide humanitarian aid in central Kyiv in April 2022, amid Russia's invasion of its neighbor. Routh, 58, was charged with two gun-related crimes in a federal court in Florida on Monday, a day after he was spotted with a rifle hiding in shrubbery on the property line of Trump's golf course.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 17, 2024
Suspect in second Trump assassination attempt had criminal history
Ryan Routh was charged with two gun-related crimes in a federal court in Florida a day after he was found with a rifle hiding near Donald Trump’s golf course.
A Palestinian student, who plans to return to his homeland after graduation and who wishes to remain anonymous, poses for a portrait while wearing a kaffiyeh along with his commencement cap at the Auraria Campus in Denver on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
May 13, 2024
Campus Gaza rallies may subside, but experts see possible ‘hot summer of protest’
Academics say it’s difficult to maintain the people-power energy on campus if most of the people are gone.
Knives displayed for sale at the "Survival & Prepper Show" in Longmont, Colorado, on March 2
WORLD / Society
Mar 11, 2024
Disaster ‘prepping’ finds broad appeal as climate and politics threaten safety
Researchers say the number of Americans getting ready to survive political upheaval and natural catastrophes has doubled in size since 2017.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2023
Industry faces scrutiny after Titanic sub disaster
But even as industry leaders braced for that increased scrutiny, they said it was difficult to forecast what sort of changes may come.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 1, 2023
Family of late Kobe Bryant awarded nearly $29 million in photos case
The settlement includes $15 million that a federal jury awarded to Vanessa Bryant in August after finding that firefighters and deputies violated her privacy and caused emotional distress.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Oct 29, 2022
New front line of U.S. abortion battles emerges in New Mexico
Anti-abortion activists hope more will follow the lead of two New Mexican towns to vastly shrink where abortions are still performed, especially in other states controlled by Democrats.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.
Japanese police arrest nine over Sierra Leone-based special fraud
Japanese police have arrested nine individuals for their alleged involvement in a special fraud case using Sierra Leone as a base.
Japanese-language education is at a turning point
The country is gradually transforming Japanese-language education from a volunteer-driven system into a professional, government-supported network to better serve its growing foreign population. 
Iran war exposed, but hasn’t changed, Japan’s reliance on imported oil
Wind turbines generate energy from strong easterly winds on the Shonai Plain in Yamagata Prefecture. Despite the oil crisis caused by conflict near the Strait of Hormuz, and concerns instability in the region could continue to impact supply and the price of imports, the administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi does not seem to be drawing on the war as a pretext to hasten progress toward Japan's renewable goals.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.

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