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Minnesota man accused of posing as FBI agent to free Luigi Mangione from Brooklyn jail

Mangione, 27, is awaiting trial in a death penalty murder case on charges that he gunned down Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth Group, in Manhattan in 2024.

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Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth Group chief executive Brian Thompson, appears in Manhattan Supreme Court on New York state murder and terrorism charges in New York City, U.S., February 21, 2025.
Law enforcement officials stand guard, in front of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, during a protest more than a week after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, January 17, 2026.

A church was targeted in name of justice. Jews know where that leads - opinion

Since the murder of George Floyd at the hands of White police touched off a national firestorm in 2020, Minneapolis-St. Paul has become the symbol of a larger culture war.

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Roberta Tarnove at a shooting event with Bullets & Bagels.

After Alex Pretti killing in Minneapolis, Jewish gun owners confront Second Amendment tensions

The 65-year-old Jewish resident of Los Angeles was also distressed that federal officials said the agents were justified in shooting Alex Pretti because they believed he was armed.

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Demonstrators carry placards on the day of a general strike to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's deployment of thousands of immigration enforcement officers on the streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, January 23, 2026

ICE officers receive new directions, ordered to avoid engaging 'agitators', target only criminals

"DO NOT COMMUNICATE OR ENGAGE WITH AGITATORS," said an email disseminated by a top ICE official. "It serves no purpose other than inflaming the situation. No one is going to convince the other."

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Cop who shot Black man at traffic stop arrested, to face manslaughter

The Washington County Attorney's office was expected to file the charge against her later on Wednesday.

APRIL 14, 2021ByREUTERS
Male hands arrested with handcuffs in Criminal concept (illustrative)

Police chief, officer who fatally shot Black man in Minnesota, resign

Former US President Barack Obama on Tuesday called for a "full and transparent investigation" of the shooting.

APRIL 13, 2021ByREUTERS
Protesters gesture as they gather at the gate of the Brooklyn Center Police Department a day after Daunte Wright was shot and killed by a police officer, in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, US, April 12, 2021.

Police: Officer mistakenly fired gun instead of Taser in Wright killing

The shooting on Sunday of Daunte Wright triggered unrest in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, with police firing tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters.

APRIL 13, 2021ByREUTERS
Tear gas is seen as officers stand guard outside Brooklyn Center Police Department with trash thrown at them by demonstrators at their feet after police allegedly shot and killed a man, who local media report is identified by the victim's mother as Daunte Wright, in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, US, A

Minnesota Supreme Court rules willing alcohol consumption justifies rape

The victim testified that she blacked out and woke up on a couch finding the man who she had just met sexually assaulting her.

MARCH 28, 2021ByIDAN ZONSHINE
Israelis demonstrate against sexual violence after the rape of a 16-year-old girl in Eilat last week, Jerusalem, August 23, 2020

Jury seated in murder trial of ex-policeman for George Floyd's death

Twelve jurors and two alternates had been seated since the trial began two weeks ago: six white women, two white men, three Black men, one Black woman and two multiracial women.

MARCH 23, 2021ByREUTERS
A woman who preferred to be called "Janie Bugg" attaches signs she made on temporary fencing that surrounds the closed-off, partially burned Minneapolis 3rd Police Precinct as jury selection continues in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, on murder charges in the death of

George Floyd's family receives $27 million settlement over his death

Benjamin Crump, an attorney for the Floyd family, said the agreement was the largest pre-trial settlement of a wrongful death lawsuit in US history.

MARCH 13, 2021ByREUTERS
A mural depicts African-American man George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis police custody, at Mauerpark in Berlin, Germany, May 30, 2020.

Judge hopes to start jury selection in trial over George Floyd death

The trial is seen as a landmark case on police violence against Black people in the United States, a country where police officers are rarely found to be criminally responsible for killing civilians.

MARCH 9, 2021ByREUTERS
A mural depicts African-American man George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis police custody, at Mauerpark in Berlin, Germany, May 30, 2020.

GOP official resigns after sharing meme comparing mask to yellow star

The board member responsible for the post has not been identified.

JULY 31, 2020ByCODY LEVINE
A WOMAN wears a patriotic mask at Gantry Plaza State Park in New York in honor of July 4th.

Requirement to wear mask is compared to Holocaust yellow star

The Facebook page of the Republican Party of Wabasha County, where the meme was posted over the weekend, was removed by Monday evening, according to local reports.

JULY 30, 2020ByMARCY OSTER/JTA
Yellow badge Star of David

Walmart shoppers wear swastika face masks to protest Biden – watch

“If you vote for [Joe] Biden, you’re going to be living in Nazi Germany,” the woman told Mueller.

JULY 27, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Nazi Swastika