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A pro-immigration protester lifts up Jake Lang's vest after an altercation at the March Against Minnesota Fraud rally near Minneapolis City Hall, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)2026-01-17T19:12:27Z MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Hundreds of counterprotesters drowned out a far-right activists attempt to hold a small rally in support of the Trump administrations latest immigration crackdown in Minneapolis on Saturday, as the governors office announced that National Guard troops were mobilized and ready to assist law enforcement though not yet deployed to city streets.There have been protests every day since the Department of Homeland Security ramped up immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul by bringing in more than 2,000 federal officers.Conservative influencer Jake Lang organized an anti-Islam, anti-Somali and pro-ICE demonstration, saying on social media beforehand that he intended to burn a Quran on the steps of City Hall. But it was not clear if he carried out that plan. Only a small number of people showed up for Langs demonstration, while hundreds of counterprotesters converged at the site, yelling over his attempts to speak and chasing the pro-ICE group away. They forced at least one person to take off a shirt they deemed objectionable. Lang appeared to be injured as he left the scene, with bruises and scrapes on his head. Lang was previously charged with assaulting an officer with a baseball bat, civil disorder and other crimes before receiving clemency as part of President Donald Trumps sweeping act of clemency for Jan. 6 defendants last year. Lang recently announced that he is running for U.S. Senate in Florida. Stay up to date with the news and the best of AP by following our WhatsApp channel. Follow on In Minneapolis, snowballs and water balloons were also thrown before an armored police van and heavily equipped city police arrived.Were out here to show Nazis and ICE and DHS and MAGA you are not welcome in Minneapolis, protester Luke Rimington said. Stay out of our city, stay out of our state. Go home. National Guard staged and readyThe state guard said in a statement that it had been mobilized by Democratic Gov. Tim Walz to support the Minnesota State Patrol to assist in providing traffic support to protect life, preserve property, and support the rights of all Minnesotans to assemble peacefully. Maj. Andrea Tsuchiya, a spokesperson for the guard, said it was staged and ready but yet to be deployed.The announcement came more than a week after Walz, a frequent critic and target of Trump, told the guard to be ready to support law enforcement in the state.During the daily protests, demonstrators have railed against masked immigration officers pulling people from homes and cars and other aggressive tactics. The operation in the deeply liberal Twin Cities has claimed at least one life: Renee Good, a U.S. citizen and mother of three, was shot by an ICE officer during a Jan. 7 confrontation.On Friday a federal judge ruled that immigration officers cannot detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who are not obstructing authorities, including while observing officers during the Minnesota crackdown. Living in fearDuring a news conference Saturday, a man who fled civil war in Liberia as a child said he has been afraid to leave his Minneapolis home since being released from an immigration detention center following his arrest last weekend.Video of federal officers breaking down Garrison Gibsons front door with a battering ram Jan. 11 become another rallying point for protesters who oppose the crackdown.Gibson, 38, was ordered to be deported, apparently because of a 2008 drug conviction that was later dismissed. He has remained in the country legally under whats known as an order of supervision. After his recent arrest, a judge ruled that federal officials did not give him enough notice that his supervision status had been revoked.Then Gibson was taken back into custody for several hours Friday when he made a routine check-in with immigration officials. Gibsons cousin Abena Abraham said Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials told her White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller ordered the second arrest.The White House denied the account of the re-arrest and that Miller had anything to do with it.Gibson was flown to a Texas immigration detention facility but returned home following the judges ruling. His family used a dumbbell to keep their damaged front door closed amid subfreezing temperatures before spending $700 to fix it. I dont leave the house, Gibson said at a news conference.DHS said an activist judge was again trying to stop the deportation of criminal illegal aliens.We will continue to fight for the arrest, detention, and removal of aliens who have no right to be in this country, Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said.Gibson said he has done everything he was supposed to do: If I was a violent person, I would not have been out these past 17 years, checking in.___Associated Press writers Steve Karnowski in Minneapolis, Josh Boak in West Palm Beach, Florida, and Jeffrey Collins in Columbia, South Carolina, contributed. JACK BROOK Based in New Orleans, Brook covers Louisiana with a focus on state government, environmental issues and infrastructure. He is a Report for America corps member and can be reached on the secure messaging app Signal at jackbrook.88 twitter instagram mailto

President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House, Dec. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)2026-01-18T15:58:59Z WASHINGTON (AP) Republican lawmakers are scrambling to contain President Donald Trumps threats of taking possession of Greenland, with some showing the most strident opposition to almost anything the Trump administration has done since taking office.They gave floor speeches on the importance of NATO last week. They introduced bills meant to prevent the U.S. from attacking Denmark. And several traveled to Copenhagen to meet with Danish counterparts.But its not clear that will be enough, as the president continues to insist that he will take control of the Arctic island. Its raised fears of an end to NATO a decades-old alliance that has been a pillar of American strength in Europe and around the globe and raised questions on Capitol Hill and around the world about what Trumps aggressive, go-it-alone foreign policy will mean for world order. When the most powerful military nation on earth threatens your territory through its president over and over and over again, you start to take it seriously, Sen. Chris Coons told The Associated Press. The Delaware Democrat organized the bipartisan trip to Denmark to bring the temperature down a bit, he said, as well as further talks about mutual military agreements in the Arctic. Republican Sens. Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska accompanied a handful of Democrats on the trip. Also, Republican lawmakers joined in meetings in Washington last week with the Danish foreign minister and his Greenlandic counterpart where they discussed security agreements. Yet its clear Trump has other ideas. He said Saturday he will charge a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European nations because of their opposition to his Greenland plans.Trump said on social media that because of modern weapons systems the need to ACQUIRE is especially important. The pushback to Trumps Greenland plansKey Republicans have made clear they think that forcefully taking Greenland is out of the question. But so far, theyve avoided directly rebuking Trump for his talk of possessing the island.Tillis on social media called Trumps tariff plans bad for America, bad for American businesses, and bad for Americas allies.Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told reporters Thursday that theres certainly not an appetite here for some of the options that have been talked about or considered.In a floor speech, Thunes predecessor as Republican leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell, warned that an attempt to seize Greenland would shatter the trust of allies and tarnish Trumps legacy with a disastrous foreign policy decision.Republican and Democratic lawmakers alike see an obvious path to bolstering American interests in Greenland while keeping the relationship with NATO-ally Denmark intact.In a meeting with lawmakers Thursday, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lkke Rasmussen and his Greenlandic counterpart Vivian Motzfeldt discussed how the countries could work together to develop critical mineral industries and military cooperation, Coons said. The diplomats also told the senators there is no evidence of Chinese or Russian activity in Greenland. Trump has made the argument that the U.S. should take Greenland before China or Russia do, prompting worry across Europe. Troops from several nations have been sent to Greenland in support of Denmark.Murkowski said on social media that our NATO allies are being forced to divert attention and resources to Greenland, a dynamic that plays directly into Putins hands by threatening the stability of the strongest coalition of democracies the world has ever seen. What can Congress do?Lawmakers are looking at a few options for taking a military attack on Greenland off the table. Still, the Trump administration has shown little if any willingness to get congressional approval before taking military action. Lawmakers, including Republicans like Murkowski, are pushing legislation that would prohibit Department of Defense funds from being used to attack or occupy territory that belongs to other NATO members without their consent. The Alaska senator also suggested Congress could act to nullify Trumps tariffs. Murkowski and several other Republicans have already helped pass resolutions last year meant to undo tariffs around the globe, but those pieces of legislation did not gain traction in the House. They would have also required Trumps signature or support from two-thirds of both chambers to override his veto.Democrats have also found some traction with war powers resolutions meant to force the president to get congressional approval before engaging in hostilities. Republicans last week narrowly defeated one such resolution that would prohibit Trump from attacking Venezuela again, and Democrats think there could potentially be more Republicans who would support one applying to Greenland.What Ive noticed is these war powers resolutions, they do put some pressure on Republicans, said Sen. Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat who has forced votes on several similar resolutions. He said the tactic has also compelled the Trump administration to provide lawmakers with briefings and commitments to get congressional approval before deploying troops. Still, while dismissing the Venezuela war powers resolution on Wednesday, Republican leaders made the argument that the legislation should be ruled out of order because the Trump administration has said there are currently no U.S. troops on the ground in Venezuela.That argument may set a precedent for future war powers resolutions, giving Republicans a way to avoid voting against Trumps wishes.If you dont have boots on the ground, its a moot point, said Sen. Mike Rounds, a South Dakota Republican, about war powers resolutions in general. He also argued that the prospect of taking Greenland over the objections of Denmark is nothing more than a hypothetical.Other Republicans have expressed support for Trumps insistence that the U.S. possess Greenland, though they have downplayed the idea that the U.S. would take it by force.Thats left the strongest objections on the Republican side of the aisle coming from a handful of lawmakers who are leaving Congress next year.Rep. Don Bacon, a Nebraska Republican, told The Omaha World Herald that an invasion of Greenland would lead to Trumps impeachment something he would lean towards supporting.Tillis, another retiring Republican, has directed his criticism at Trump advisors like White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller.The fact that a small handful of advisors are actively pushing for coercive action to seize territory of an ally is beyond stupid, he said. STEPHEN GROVES Groves covers Congress for The Associated Press. twitter mailto

Bernice King speaks during an interview, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)2026-01-18T14:03:20Z ATLANTA (AP) Against a backdrop of political division and upheaval, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter said the holiday honoring her fathers legacy comes as somewhat of a saving grace this year.I say that because it inserts a sense of sanity and morality into our very troubling climate right now, the Rev. Bernice King said in an interview with The Associated Press. With everything going on, the one thing that I think Dr. King reminds people of is hope and the ability to challenge injustice and inhumanity.The holiday comes as President Donald Trump is about to mark the first anniversary of his second term in office on Tuesday. The three evils poverty, racism and militarism that the civil rights leader identified in a 1967 speech as threats to a democratic society are very present and manifesting through a lot of whats happening under Trumps leadership, Bernice King said. King, CEO of the King Center in Atlanta, cited efforts to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives; directives to scrub key parts of history from government websites and remove improper ideology from Smithsonian museums; and immigration enforcement operations in multiple cities that have turned violent and resulted in the separation of families.Everything President Trump does is in the best interest of the American people, White House spokesperson Davis Ingle said in an email. That includes rolling back harmful DEI agendas, deporting dangerous criminal illegal aliens from American communities, or ensuring we are being honest about our countrys great history. Stay up to date with the news and the best of AP by following our WhatsApp channel. Follow on Maya Wiley, president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, one of the nations oldest and largest civil rights coalitions, said Kings words ring more true today. Were at a period in our history where we literally have a regime actively working to erase the Civil Rights movement, she said. This has been an administration dismantling intentionally and with ideological fervor every advancement we have made since the Civil War. Wiley also recalled that King warned that the prospect of war abroad was undermining to the beloved community globally and it was taking away from the ability for us to take care of all our people. Trumps administration has engaged in military strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats and captured Venezuelas president in a surprise raid earlier this month.Bernice King said shes not sure what her father would make of the United States today, nearly six decades after his assassination. Hes not here. Its a different world, she said. But what I can say is his teachings transcend time and he taught us, I think, the way to address injustice through his nonviolent philosophy and methodology.Nonviolence should be embraced not just by those who are protesting and fighting against what they believe are injustices, but should also be adopted by immigration agents and other law enforcement officers, she said. To that end, she added, the King Center previously developed a curriculum that it now plans to redevelop to help officers see that they can carry out their duties while also respecting peoples humanity. Even amid the troubling climate in the country right now, Bernice King said there is no question that we have made so much progress as a nation. The civil rights movement that her parents helped lead brought more people into mainstream politics who have sensitivity and compassion, she said. Despite efforts to scrap DEI initiatives and the deportation of people from around the world, the inevitability is were so far into our diversity you cant put that back in a box, she said.To honor her fathers legacy this year, she urged people to look inward.I think we spend a lot of time looking at everybody else and what everybody else is not doing or doing, and were looking out the window at all the problems of the world and talking about how bad they are and we dont spend a lot of time on ourselves personally, she said. King endorsed participation in service projects to observe the holiday because they foster connection, sensitize people to the struggles of others and help us to understand each other better. But she said people should also look at what they can do in the year to come to further her fathers teachings.I think we have the opportunity to use this as a measuring point from year to year in terms of what were doing to move our society in a more just, humane, equitable and peaceful way, she said.____Associated Press writer Matt Brown in Washington contributed. KATE BRUMBACK Brumback covers courts, immigration, elections and breaking news. She is based in Atlanta. twitter instagram mailto

Snow covered, damaged Russian military vehicles are on display in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)2026-01-18T13:32:19Z KYIV, Ukraine (AP) Ukrainian drone strikes damaged energy networks in Russia-occupied parts of southern Ukraine, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power on Sunday, according to Kremlin-installed authorities there.Meanwhile, Moscow has kept up its hammering of Ukraines energy grid in overnight attacks that killed at least two people, according to Ukrainian officials.More than 200,000 households in the Russia-held part of Ukraines southern Zaporizhzhia region had no electricity on Sunday, according to the Kremlin-installed local governor.In a Telegram post, Yevgeny Balitsky said that nearly 400 settlements have had their supply cut, because of damage to power networks from Ukrainian drone strikes.Russia has hammered Ukraines power grid, especially in winter, throughout the nearly four-year war. The strikes aim to weaken Ukrainians will to resist in a strategy that Kyiv officials call weaponizing winter. Russia targeted energy infrastructure in Odesa region overnight on Sunday, according to Ukraines Emergency Service. A fire broke out and was promptly extinguished. At least six people were wounded in the Dnipropetrovsk region from Russian attacks, the emergency service said.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a Telegram post that repairing the countrys energy system remains challenging, but we are doing everything we can to restore everything as quickly as possible. He said that two people were killed in overnight attacks across the country that struck Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Khmelnytskyi and Odesa.In total, more than 1,300 attack drones, 1,050 guided aerial bombs and 29 missiles of various types were used by Russia to strike Ukraine this week, Zelenskyy said. U.S. talksIf Russia deliberately delays the diplomatic process, the worlds response should be decisive: more help for Ukraine and more pressure on the aggressor, Zelenskyy said.He spoke the day after a Ukrainian delegation arrived in the United States for talks on a U.S.-led diplomatic push to end the war.On Friday, Zelenskyy said that the delegation would try to finalize with U.S. officials documents for a proposed peace settlement that relate to postwar security guarantees and economic recovery.If American officials approve the proposals, the U.S. and Ukraine could sign the documents next week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Zelenskyy said at a Kyiv news conference with Czech President Petr Pavel. Trump plans to be in Davos, according to organizers. Russia would still need to be consulted on the proposals.Drones strike Russian CaucasusSeparately, in Russias Caucasus mountains, two children and an adult were wounded overnight as debris from a Ukrainian drone fell on a five-story residential building in North Ossetia, according to the regional governor.Seventy people had to be evacuated from the building, in the town of Beslan, and there was damage to its roof and windows, Gov. Sergei Menyaylo said in a Telegram post on Sunday morning.Russias Defense Ministry said that its forces shot down or suppressed 63 Ukrainian drones overnight over Russia and the occupied Crimean Peninsula. One person was hospitalized in Russias Krasnodar region east of Crimea following a drone strike, local authorities said. Nuclear plant repairsUkrainian crews have started repair works on the backup power line connecting the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to the power grid, under a ceasefire brokered by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Vienna-based U.N. organization said in an X post on Sunday.The fate of the plant, occupied by Russia and the largest in Europe, is a central issue in ongoing U.S.-brokered peace talks.Crucial repair works on the essential back up Ferosplavna-1 330 kV power line connecting Ukraines ZNPP to the grid have begun under another IAEA-brokered ceasefire, the agency said in the post.The 330-kilovolt power line, which was damaged and disconnected because of fighting, is crucial to supplying the plant with electricity.

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus reacts during her first round match against Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah of France at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)2026-01-18T00:35:05Z MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz fulfilled expectations on opening night of the Australian Open, the No. 1 seeds advancing in straight sets in a Sunday session that started with tennis royalty Rod Laver and Roger Federer in the crowd.Rod Laver Arena was heaving for their first-round matches, capping a day when a record total of 100,763 fans packed into Melbourne Park.The 45-year-old Venus Williams set a record, too, becoming the oldest player ever in the womens singles draw at the Australian Open. Out on John Cain Arena, the so-called Peoples Court because its open to fans with ground passes, Williams was up two service breaks at 4-0 in the third set before Olga Danilovic rallied to win six straight games in a 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 victory.The seven-time major winner, playing on a wild-card entry in the singles in just her second major since returning to the tour last year, plans to continue in doubles. Im really proud of my effort today because Im playing better with each match, getting to the places that I want to get to, she said. Right now Im just going to have to keep going forward and working on myself. Sabalenka fended off left-handed wild-card entry Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah, 6-4, 6-1 after dropping the opening service game.I didnt start my best. She showed up. Fired on. She was playing great, said Sabalenka, who won the Australian title in 2023 and 24 and was runner-up last year. It was a tricky start. Sabalenka prepared for the first major of the season with a title in Brisbane but was a little more nervous than usual because Laver, the Australian great, and 20-time major winner Federer were watching.Im a huge fan. I wanted to show great tennis so you guys enjoyed watching me play, she said. There was definitely a lot of pressure. I was walking, thinking dont look there, dont look there! Her next round is against Chinese qualifier Bai Zhuoxuan, who outlasted 2021 French Open runner-up Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (10) in a 2-hour, 43-minute match. No. 28 Emma Raducanu, who could potentially meet Sabalenka in the third round, beat Mananchaya Sawangkaew 6-4, 6-1.Day 1 of a scheduled 15 closed with Alcaraz winning 6-3, 7-6 (2), 6-2 over Adam Walton, beginning his bid to set a record for being the youngest player to complete a career Grand Slam.Zverev advancesAlexander Zverev, runner-up here last year to Jannik Sinner, shrugged off a sluggish start to beat Gabriel Diallo 6-7 (7), 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 to reach the second round at Melbourne Park for the 10th straight year.Definitely, when I saw the draw, wasnt too happy to be honest, Zverev said of the tricky challenge presented by No. 41-ranked Diallo. Hes very young, very talented. Unbelievably aggressive. No. 10 Alexander Bublik advanced over Jenson Brooksby 6-4, 6-4, 6-4, No. 29 Frances Tiafoe overpowered Jason Kubler 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-2 and Michael Zheng fended off Sebastian Korda 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (0), 6-3 in an all-American first-rounder.Zheng, a college star at Columbia who advanced through qualifying to make his tour-level debut, will next face No. 32 Corentin Moutet, who was booed after his underarm serve on match point in a 6-4, 7-6 (1), 6-3 win over Tristan Schoolkate. Upsets and ballkidsTwo of the womens seeds went out in the opening afternoon, with Elsa Jacquemot ousting No. 20 Marta Kostyuk 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7) and Turkish qualifier Zeynep Snmez upsetting No. 11 Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-5, 4-6, 6-4.Snmez halted her match briefly in the second set to help a ballkid who appeared to be struggling in the heat before the tournament medical team took over. Seventh-seeded Jasmine Paolini, No. 12 Elina Svitolina and Maria Sakkari all advanced in straight sets.Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova withdrew because of a shoulder injury before her scheduled first-round match, giving a place in the main draw to Taylor Townsend, the lucky loser from qualifying, to take on Hailey Baptiste.In a 2 1/2-hour all-American contest on Court 13, Baptiste prevailed 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-3.Monday matchesCoco Gauff will open play Monday on Rod Laver Arena against Kamilla Rakhimova. Iga Swiatek and Novak Djokovic have night matches.___More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis JOHN PYE Pye is based in Australia and covers sports news across the Asia-Pacific and at major events. He has reported from six continents since joining The Associated Press in 1998, including 12 Olympic Games and multiple World Cups. mailto

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People march and gather near the post office during a protest, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)2026-01-18T19:30:46Z MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The mayor of Minneapolis said Sunday that sending active duty soldiers into Minnesota to help with an immigration crackdown is a ridiculous and unconstitutional idea as he urged protesters to remain peaceful so the president wont see a need to send in the U.S. military.Daily protests have been ongoing throughout January since the Department of Homeland Security ramped up immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul by bringing in more than 2,000 federal officers.In a diverse neighborhood where Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been frequently seen, U.S. postal workers marched through on Sunday, chanting: Protect our routes. Get ICE out.The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers based in Alaska who specialize in operating in arctic conditions to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, two defense officials said Sunday. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military plans, said two infantry battalions of the Armys 11th Airborne Division have been given prepare-to-deploy orders. One defense official said the troops are standing by to deploy to Minnesota should President Donald Trump invoke the Insurrection Act. Stay up to date with the news and the best of AP by following our WhatsApp channel. Follow on The rarely-used 19th century law would allow him to send military troops into Minnesota, where protesters have been confronting federal immigration agents for weeks. He has since backed off the threat, at least for now. Its ridiculous, but we will not be intimidated by the actions of this federal government, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey told CNNs State of the Union on Sunday. It is not fair, its not just, and its completely unconstitutional.Thousands of Minneapolis citizens are exercising their First Amendment rights and the protests have been peaceful, Frey said.We are not going to take the bait. We will not counter Donald Trumps chaos with our own brand of chaos here, Frey said. Gov. Tim Walz has mobilized the Minnesota National Guard, although no units have been deployed to the streets.Peter Noble joined dozens of other U.S. Post Office workers Sunday on their only day off from their mail routes to march against the immigration crackdown. They passed by the place where an immigration officer shot and killed Renee Good, a U.S. citizen and mother of three, during a Jan. 7 confrontation.Ive seen them driving recklessly around the streets while I am on my route, putting lives in danger, Noble said.Letter carrier Susan Becker said she came out to march on the coldest day since the crackdown started because its important to keep telling the federal government she thinks what it is doing is wrong. She said people on her route have reported ICE breaking into apartment buildings and tackling people in the parking lot of shopping centers.These people are by and large citizens and immigrants. But theyre citizens, and they deserve to be here; theyve earned their place and they are good people, Becker said.A Republican U.S. House member called for Walz to tone down his comments about fighting the federal government and instead start to help law enforcement. Many of the officers in Minnesota are neighbors just doing the jobs they were sent to do, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer told WCCO-AM in Minneapolis.These are not mean spirited people. But right now, they feel like theyre under attack. They dont know where the next attack is going to come from and who it is. So people need to keep in mind this starts at the top, Emmer said.Across social media, videos have been posted of federal officers spraying protesters with pepper spray, knocking down doors and forcibly taking people into custody. On Friday, a federal judge ruled that immigration officers cant detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who arent obstructing authorities, including when theyre observing the officers during the Minnesota crackdown.___Associated Press writers Konstantin Toropin in Washington, Steve Karnowski in Minneapolis, Edith M. Lederer at the United Nations and Jeffrey Collins in Columbia, South Carolina, contributed. JACK BROOK Based in New Orleans, Brook covers Louisiana with a focus on state government, environmental issues and infrastructure. He is a Report for America corps member and can be reached on the secure messaging app Signal at jackbrook.88 twitter instagram mailto

A person holds an upside-down American flag as law enforcement stand during a protest outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)2026-01-18T18:59:21Z WASHINGTON (AP) The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, where federal authorities have been conducting a massive immigration enforcement operation, two defense officials said Sunday.The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military plans, said two infantry battalions of the Armys 11th Airborne Division have been given prepare-to-deploy orders. The unit is based in Alaska and specializes in operating in arctic conditions.One defense official said the troops are standing by to deploy to Minnesota should President Donald Trump invoke the Insurrection Act, a rarely-used 19th century law that would allow him to employ active duty troops as law enforcement.The move comes just days after Trump threatened to do just that to quell protests against his administrations immigration crackdown. In an emailed statement, Pentagon chief spokesman Sean Parnell did not deny the orders were issued and said the military is always prepared to execute the orders of the Commander-in-Chief if called upon. ABC News was the first to report the development.On Thursday, Trump said in a social media post that he would invoke the 1807 law if the corrupt politicians of Minnesota dont obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their job. He appeared to walk back the threat a day later, telling reporters at the White House that there wasnt a reason to use it right now.If I needed it, Id use it, Trump said. Its very powerful.Trump has repeatedly threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act throughout both of his terms. In 2020 he also threatened to use it to quell protests after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police, and in recent months he threatened to use it for immigration protests. The law was most recently invoked by President George H.W. Bush in 1992 to end unrest in Los Angeles after the acquittal of four white police officers in the beating of Rodney King.Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, a Democrat and frequent target of Trump, has urged the president to refrain from sending in more troops.Im making a direct appeal to the President: Lets turn the temperature down. Stop this campaign of retribution. This is not who we are, Walz said last week on social media. RSShttps://feedx.net https://feedx.site

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Trees sway in high winds as the Eaton Fire burns structures Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)2026-01-18T19:44:32Z ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) Southern California Edison has filed lawsuits accusing Los Angeles County, local water agencies and the Southern California Gas Company of a series of missteps that the utility says made last years Eaton Fire more deadly.The utility filed cross-complaints in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday against Los Angeles County, Pasadena Water and Power and five other water agencies, KABC-TV reported. SoCal Edison also filed a separate court complaint against SoCalGas.The fire that ignited on Jan. 7, 2025, killed 19 people and destroyed more than 9,400 homes and other structures. It took firefighters nearly a month to extinguish the blaze, which scorched 22 square miles (57 square kilometers).The cause remains under investigation, but evidence suggests one of the utilitys idled power lines might have sparked the fire. SoCal Edison claims in the lawsuits that Los Angeles County agencies failed to send timely evacuation warnings to residents in east and west Altadena. Eighteen of the 19 people who died in the fire lived in west Altadena.Los Angeles County declined to comment about the latest court filings. The utility also claims water agencies, including Pasadena Water and Power, did not provide enough water as the fire spread, leaving firefighters with limited resources. Stay up to date with the news and the best of AP by following our WhatsApp channel. Follow on In a separate court filing, SoCal Edison blames SoCalGas, claiming the gas utility did not begin widespread shutoffs until four days after the fire started. SoCal Edison says gas leaks and gas-fed fires helped fuel the blaze. SoCalGas said it is reviewing the complaint and will respond through the judicial process. Meanwhile, Pasadena officials rejected SoCal Edisons claims, saying the city believes the utilitys equipment caused the fire.SoCal Edison is facing 998 lawsuits from fire victims, insurers and government entities. The U.S. Department of Justice has also sued the company over damage to National Forest land.

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Passengers wait in the hall of Madrid train station on Sunday, January 18, 2026, following the announcement of the suspension of service due to an accident in which two trains derailed in Cordoba. ( Carlos Lujn/Europa Press via AP)2026-01-18T21:11:46Z MADRID (AP) A high-speed train derailed in southern Spain on Sunday, jumping onto the track in the opposite direction and hitting an oncoming train in an accident that left at least 10 people dead, authorities said. The evening train between Malaga and Madrid went off the rails and slammed into a train coming from Madrid to Huelva, another southern Spanish city, according to the Spanish rail operator Adif.Two Guardia Civil officials confirmed the death toll to The Associated Press by phone and text message. They spoke on condition of anonymity in line with police rules.Emergency services in Andalucia, the province where the accident happened, said it had recorded 25 people with severe injuries.The regional Civil Protection chief, Mara Beln Moya Rojas, told Canal Sur that the accident happened in an area that is hard to reach. Local people were taking blankets and water to the scene to help the victims, she said.European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a post on X that she was following the terrible news from Cordoba. Tonight you are in my thoughts, she wrote in Spanish.ADIF said train services between Madrid and cities in Andalucia would not run Monday.___Wilson contributed to this report from Barcelona, Spain. SUMAN NAISHADHAM Naishadham is an Associated Press reporter covering Spain and Portugal. She is based in Madrid. twitter mailto JOSEPH WILSON Wilson covers Spanish news and sports for The Associated Press. He is based in Barcelona. twitter mailto

A member of the Gonzalez family pets his dog after the family's home caught fire during wildfires in Lirquen, Chile, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Javier Torres)2026-01-18T17:30:25Z PENCO, Chile (AP) Wildfires raging across central and southern Chile on Sunday left at least 18 people dead, scorched thousands of acres of forest and destroyed hundreds of homes, authorities said, as the South American country swelters under a heat wave. Chilean President Gabriel Boric declared a state of catastrophe in the countrys central Biobio region and the neighboring uble region, around 500 kilometers (300 miles) south of Santiago, the capital. The emergency designation allows the suspension of constitutional rights and greater coordination with the military to rein in over two dozen active wildfires that have so far blazed through 8,500 hectares (21,000 acres), according to the national forestry agency.In a press conference from the hard-hit city of Concepcin in the Biobio region, Boric expressed his support and condolences to the victims and warned that the governments initial reports of 18 people killed and 300 houses destroyed were expected to rise as the extent of the losses came into focus. He estimated the total number of affected homes in the Biobio region alone to be certainly more than a thousand, just so far. The first priority, as you know, in these emergencies is always to fight and extinguish the fire. But we cannot forget, at any time, that there are human tragedies here, families who are suffering, he said. These are difficult times. His address followed complaints from local authorities that for hours Sunday as fires ravaged the hillsides and prompted 50,000 people to evacuate, destruction was everywhere and help was nowhere.Dear President Boric, from the bottom of my heart, I have been here for four hours, a community is burning and there is no (government) presence, Rodrigo Vera, the mayor of the small coastal town of Penco in the Biobio region, said on a local radio station earlier Sunday. How can a minister do nothing but call me to tell me that the military is going to arrive at some point? Firefighters struggled to extinguish the flames, with the heat and strong winds hampering their efforts. Temperatures topped 38 C (100 F) on Sunday, and the scorching weather was expected to persist through Monday.Weather conditions for coming hours are not good and indicate extreme temperatures, said Interior Minister lvaro Elizalde.Residents said the fires took them by surprise after midnight, trapping them in their homes. Many people didnt evacuate. They stayed in their houses because they thought the fire would stop at the edge of the forest, said John Guzmn, 55, surveying the scene in Penco, where smoke blanketed the sky in an orange haze. It was completely out of control. No one expected it.We fled running, with the kids, in the dark, said Juan Lagos, 52, also in Penco. The fire engulfed most of the city, burning cars, a school and a church. Charred bodies were found across fields, homes, along roads and in cars.From what we can see, there are people who died ... and we knew them well, said Vctor Burboa, 54. Everyone here knew them. Wildfires afflict central and southern Chile every summer, typically reaching a peak in February as temperatures surge and the country continues to reel from a yearslong drought. In 2024, massive fires ripping across Chiles central coastline killed at least 130 people, becoming the nations deadliest natural disaster since a devastating 2010 earthquake.Neighboring Argentina has also struggled to contain wildfires consuming thousands of acres of forest in recent weeks as the countrys southern Patagonia area experiences a spell of hot, dry weather.

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New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye (10) passes against the Houston Texans during the second half of an NFL divisional playoff football game, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)2026-01-18T23:33:35Z FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) Drake Maye threw three touchdown passes, Marcus Jones returned one of C.J. Strouds four interceptions for a score and the New England Patriots defeated the Houston Texans 28-16 on Sunday to advance to the AFC championship game for the first time in seven years.In Mike Vrabels first season as coach, the Patriots (16-3) will take on the Broncos (15-3) in Denver next Sunday, with the winner advancing to the Super Bowl.The Patriots will make their 16th conference championship game appearance and first since their run to their sixth Super Bowl title under Bill Belichick in the 2018 season. New England has won its last nine divisional round games.Maye finished 16 of 27 for 179 yards, but had an interception and fumbled four times, losing two in cold conditions in which snow and rain fell throughout the game. One of Mayes fumbles set up Houstons first touchdown. Just proud of the guys, Maye said. Battled the elements. This is New England. This is what were trying to embrace and we want to embrace all season long. Props to our defense, played a hell of a game. Weve got to protect the football better, but we made enough plays to win it. Carlton Davis III had two interceptions for New England. Craig Woodson added an interception and fumble recovery.They bring it every week, Maye said of his defense. Its fun to watch. And we could help them out some more, but just proud of the guys. Enjoy this one, and were back on the road. The eight combined turnovers Woody Marks also lost a fumble for Houston were the most in a playoff game since 2015 when the Cardinals and Panthers combined for eight in the NFC championship game. The Texans (13-6) have lost in the divisional round in three straight seasons under coach DeMeco Ryans. The franchise is now 0-7 all-time in this round.Stroud finished 20 of 47 with a TD pass. All of his interceptions came in the first half as he became the first player with five or more INTs and five or more fumbles in a single postseason. Will Anderson forced two fumbles for the Texans. Leading 21-16 in the fourth quarter, the Patriots stretched their lead to 27-16 when Kayshon Boutte got behind Derek Stingley Jr. and pulled in a diving, one-hand catch in the corner of the end zone for a touchdown. The Texans had the ball with 5:48 to play, but punted on fourth-and-18 at their own 21 with 4:18 remaining. New Englands next drive took the clock under two minutes. But the Texans turned it over on downs when Strouds fourth-down pass to Xavier Hutchinson was batted down by Robert Spillane.Early actionWith the Patriots leading 7-3 early, a series of miscues produced the next two scores.Maye was strip-sacked by Danielle Hunter deep in Patriots territory, but left tackle Will Campbell fell on the ball and the Patriots punted. The Texans gave it right back when Strouds deep pass along the sideline was intercepted by Davis III. Maye fumbled again when he attempted to run on a busted play and had the ball stripped by Tommy Togiai and recovered by Azeez Al-Shaair. Six plays later, Stroud linked up with Christian Kirk on a 10-yard touchdown pass. But on Houstons next drive, Stroud was rushed up the middle by KLavon Chaisson and he lofted a pass that was intercepted by Jones and returned for the score to put New England back in front.Later in the quarter, the Patriots lead increased to 21-10 when they capped a five-play, 56-yard drive with a 7-yard TD pass from Maye to Stefon Diggs.Mr. Pick-6Jones scored on an interception return for the second time this season. It was the first of his career in the playoffs and first for New England in the postseason since Asante Samuel had one vs. Indianapolis on Jan. 21, 2007, in the AFC championship game.InjuriesTexans: TE Dalton Schultz (calf) left in the first quarter and didnt return. ... LG Tytus Howard limped off and RB Woody Marks exited with a shoulder injury in the second quarter. ... TE Cade Stover left in the fourth with a knee injury and didnt return.Patriots: LB Robert Spillane left in the first quarter with a thumb injury, but returned. ... RB TreVeyon Henderson was shaken up after a second quarter run before jogging off. ... S Craig Woodson exited after his INT with a head injury, but returned. ... RB Rhamondre Stevenson left in the second quarter with an eye issue. ... Davis left in the fourth quarter with a head injury.___AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL KYLE HIGHTOWER Hightower covers Boston sports for The Associated Press and also contributes on coverage of sports gambling and Olympic basketball. twitter mailto

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