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Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino looks on at a gas station, after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good on Jan. 7 during an immigration raid, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Jan. 21.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2026
Trump¡¯s border chief Greg Bovino to leave Minnesota amid backlash over killings
Bovino and some Border Patrol agents are expected to depart as soon as Tuesday, following protests and nationwide scrutiny of the U.S. president's immigration crackdown.
Demonstrators gather in protest of the migrant crackdown by Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, on Thursday.
WORLD
Jan 9, 2026
Minnesota and U.S. officials clash over ICE shooting investigation
The FBI has taken control over the investigation and excluded state officials over the objections of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
Federal agents gather next to a vehicle with a bullet hole in the windshield after its driver was shot by a U.S. immigration agent, according to local and federal officials, in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 8, 2026
ICE Minneapolis shooting sparks anger and deepens political divisions
Within hours, the Minneapolis killing ignited protests as far away as New York City, where an evening demonstration backed by the New York Immigration Coalition was planned.
U.S. President Donald Trump had been taking steps to overhaul U.S. immigration policy well before the shooting of two national guard members in Washington last week.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 3, 2025
Trump to expand travel ban to around 30 countries after shooting
The administration already has in place a full block on travelers from 12 countries, with partial restrictions on seven others.
People flee, cough, and cover their faces as the neighborhood fills with tear gas deployed by federal agents on the southeast side of Chicago on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 15, 2025
Military tactics by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Chicago fuel backlash
Agents trained to spot illegal border crossings, who normally police the frontier, are being sent into densely populated neighborhoods deep inside the country.
A monitor shows AI-generated images found on the computer of a man who has been arrested on charges he intentionally ignited the Pacific Palisades Fire, during a press conference with Acting United States Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli and Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives of the Los Angeles Field Division Kenny Cooper, in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 9, 2025
Man charged with ¡®maliciously¡¯ starting massive LA fire
The Palisades Fire burned more than 23,000 acres and destroyed more than 6,800 structures before it was fully contained on Jan. 31.
A U.S. Secret Service agent near a security checkpoint outside the United Nations headquarters in New York on Monday.
WORLD
Sep 23, 2025
Secret Service breaks up ¡®imminent¡¯ telecom threat in New York
Agents discovered more than 300 SIM card servers and 100,000 SIM cards at several locations within a 35-mile radius of New York City.
The Transportation Security Administration¡¯s reversal on removing shoes ends a policy that has been for nearly two decades one of the most visible ¡ª and criticized ¡ª features of the post-9/11 heightened U.S. airport security system.
WORLD
Jul 9, 2025
U.S. travelers can keep shoes on at airport security, TSA says
The reversal ends a policy that has been for nearly two decades one of the most visible features of the post-9/11 heightened U.S. airport security system.
Smoke rises from a fire aboard the cargo vessel Morning Midas as seen from a U.S. Coast Guard C-130J Super Hercules, approximately 480 kilometers south of Adak, Alaska, on Tuesday. The ship's cargo consists of around 3,000 cars, including 800 electric vehicles.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 5, 2025
Ship carrying EVs abandoned in Pacific after catching fire
The Morning Midas' cargo consists of about 3,000 cars, including 800 electric vehicles.
Protesters outside a Tesla showroom in West Bloomfield, Michigan, on March 20.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 22, 2025
Tesla vandalism sparked by fury against Musk draws GOP ire
Caught in the middle are millions of customers whose electric vehicles increasingly are viewed as political symbols.
Police tape and vehicles are seen on Canal Street and Bourbon Street in New Orleans, where a pickup truck barreled through a crowd on Wednesday, killing at least 15 and injuring scores others.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 2, 2025
Attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas rattle U.S. over security threats
Investigators are searching for possible links between the two events, which come less than a month before Donald Trump is sworn in as president.
Members of the media work near the scene where the CEO of UnitedHealthcare Brian Thompson was reportedly shot and killed in Midtown Manhattan in New York City on Wednesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 5, 2024
Questions of motive emerge in UnitedHealthcare CEO¡¯s killing
Police in New York said it appears that UnitedHealthcare's CEO was targeted.
Yen soars as Japan intervenes after issuing 'final' warning
Pedestrians walk past a stock quotation board showing the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen, outside a brokerage in Tokyo on Thursday.
Not even Japanese bathhouses are immune from shocks of Iran war
The interior of Ume-no-yu, a public bathhouse in the city of Nagano. Soaring oil prices driven by the war in the Middle East are threatening to deal a final blow to a storied Japanese institution: the sento, or traditional public bathhouse.
New Zealand officials reject statue remembering 91²Ö¿â comfort women
A statue symbolizing former South Korean comfort women in Seoul
Water shortages hit tourist spots in Japan during Golden Week
A hot spring facility in the city of Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture, has suspended the operation of its open-air baths since March.
Japan determined to prop up yen through intervention
An electronic board displays the foreign exchange rate of the yen against the dollar along a street in Tokyo on Thursday.
For tourists in Japan¡¯s outdoor sports scene, safety is not guaranteed
Each winter, countless tourists flock to Japan's famous snow-covered mountains, but a lack of top-down regulation on the country's outdoor sports industry can make certain activities unnecessarily risky.
¡®Sashiko¡¯ needlework artisan says craft is about 'the stories behind the stitching'
Traditional Japanese needlework has exploded in popularity, but a book from a third-generation artisan aims to bring more context to the craft's newfound popularity.
Tennis trailblazer Kei Nishikori announces his retirement
Kei Nishikori, who has won 12 titles on the ATP Tour and climbed as high as No. 4 in the world rankings, on Thursday announced his retirement.
Japanese fried chicken with a Southern twist
A buttermilk-inspired marinade gives a rich umami flavor to your fried chicken.
Documentary captures the long echo of Fukushima's nuclear disaster
Toru Yamada¡¯s documentary ¡°At the Triangle Intersection,¡± which delves into the lingering impact of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, follows Tetsu (center), the matriarch of the Watanabe family, her son, Takemasa (right) and her daughter-in-law, Shigeko.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

Projects like the BuddhaBot aim to re-create dialogue once lost to time, raising questions about whether AI can extend the teachings of Buddha or merely simulate them.
Can AI replace a priest? Japan¡¯s temples and shrines are testing the limits.
By Alex K.T. Martin

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