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ICE suspends vehicle stops for U.S. immigration enforcement, sources say
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday suspended vehicle stops related to immigration enforcement, two sources briefed on the matter said, after agents fatally shot two men in separate incidents six days apart following stops in Texas and Maine.
Many questions remain after an ICE officer's fatal shooting of a Maine driver
Immigrant rights groups are planning more protests in Maine over an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer's fatal shooting of a driver near his home. The shooting Monday in the city of Biddeford marked the second time in a week that ICE has used deadly force.
The U.S. is set to reinstate a blockade over the Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. military announced it will begin its blockade of Iranian ships over the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, as Iran vowed to assert its own control over the critical international waterway.
Sheriff: Explosive weather conditions fueling wildfire spread
St. Louis County Sheriff Gordon Ramsay said fallen trees from previous blowdowns in the Boundary Waters are fueling the fires, and led to explosive growth of the Camp Fire on Monday.
Evacuation orders expanded for wildfire burning northeast of Ely
A rapidly expanding wildfire burning northeast of Ely led to wider evacuation orders on Tuesday morning.
Talon Metals tweaks its Tamarack nickel mine plan. Will it be enough to win state approval?
Talon Metals’ proposed mine reaches a milestone today, when the public for the first time has a chance to comment on the project. Despite changes the mine still faces opposition from the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and others.