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Streamer Neo Langston, friend of D4vd, charged with failing to appear as witness
NEW YORK — Streamer Neo Langston, a friend of singer D4vd, has been arrested on a felony charge for failing to appear as a witness.
It’s unclear whether Langston was taken into custody in connection with the suspected murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose decomposing and dismembered remains were found in D4vd’s Tesla last year.
In ...Read more
Videos show federal agents killing Minneapolis man
MINNEAPOLIS — Bystanders captured on video the moments leading up to when federal agents fatally shot Minneapolis resident Alex Pretti on Jan. 24 and the immediate aftermath.
The videos show several agents wrestling with Pretti on the ground moments before the shooting.
In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security said Pretti “...Read more
1 dead, 14 injured as massive fire rips through Bronx high-rise
NEW YORK — One person died and more than a dozen others, including a firefighter, were hospitalized after a massive fire, sparked by a gas explosion, tore through the top of a Bronx high-rise early Saturday, officials said.
The four-alarm blaze broke out on the top floors of the 17-story Bivona Street building near Reeds Mill Lane in the ...Read more
Alex Pretti identified as man fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS — The man fatally shot by federal officers during an immigration enforcement action in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 24, was Alex Jeffrey Pretti, according to Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison.
The killing of Pretti, 37, of south Minneapolis, follows the shooting death of Renee Good by an agent on Jan. 7 on Portland Avenue,...Read more
Sprawling US winter storm strains power grids, snarls travel
A massive U.S. winter storm stretching from the southern Rocky Mountains to New England is straining power systems, causing cascading travel disruptions, while threatening large amounts of snow and ice in some of the country’s most densely populated corridors.
The travel disturbance is shaping up to be the worst since the U.S. government ...Read more
Getting around NYC during a potentially crippling winter storm: What you need to know
NEW YORK — As New York City braces for a potentially crippling storm, travel in and around the city will be difficult.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the city, advising travelers to stay off the roads as much as possible Sunday. Up to a foot is expected, along with bitter cold.
City crews are out treating ...Read more
Trump's anniversary celebration marked by setbacks at home and abroad
President Donald Trump appeared to hope that last week would amount to an extended victory lap marking the first anniversary of his return to the White House, starting with a celebratory press conference capped by a demonstration of his global muscle at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Things didn’t turn out as planned, either at home or ...Read more
Class action lawsuit filed against federal operation targeting Minnesota's legal refugees
MINNEAPOLIS — Five refugees and a consortium of legal groups that work on advancing the rights of immigrants have filed a class action lawsuit against federal officials over Operation PARRIS, a sweeping effort by the Department of Homeland Security to detain and “re-examine” refugees admitted to the United States legally, but have not yet ...Read more
Greater Boston warned to brace for 2 feet of snow, at least a foot elsewhere in Massachusetts
BOSTON — Greater Boston is being warned to brace for up to 2 feet of snow. That’s sure to bring out the odd space savers in Southie for days.
The National Weather Service morning update (posted at 3 a.m.) states the city could see 18 to 24 inches of snow from this storm heading our way. That’s a significant adjustment from Friday. They ...Read more
Trump threatens 100% tariffs on Canada if it does China deal
President Donald Trump threatened Canada with 100% tariffs against all its exports to the U.S. if it makes a trade deal with China, escalating tensions between the U.S. and its northern neighbor.
Trump, referring to Prime Minister Mark Carney as “Governor Carney,” said the Canadian leader was “sorely mistaken” for opening up his country...Read more
US officials call 3-way Ukraine-Russia talks constructive
U.S. officials said Saturday that discussions were constructive, even though no peace deal was finalized during the first trilateral meeting between the U.S., Ukraine and Russia since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nearly four years ago.
The parties all agreed to meet again next Sunday to continue negotiations, added the officials, who spoke on...Read more
US storm starts to hit with grid emergency, canceled flights
A massive U.S. storm stretching from the southern Rocky Mountains to New England triggered a grid emergency in the country’s midsection, prompted cascading travel disruptions and is expected to dump heavy snow on New York and Boston.
Early Saturday, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator — which runs an electric grid across parts of ...Read more
New Yorkers gear up for massive winter storm threatening to freeze the Big Apple
NEW YORK — Hunkered underneath a heavy hat, hood, warm winter coat and snow boots, Bob Peterson quietly rode a No. 5 train to Harlem on Saturday, relishing a moment of calm before the storm.
“I did everything yesterday,” Peterson, 47, told the Daily News as he enjoyed his ride through the city, looking forward to a meet-up with friends. �...Read more
Mexico, Cuba's last oil lifeline, weighs cutting shipments as US pressure intensifies
Mexico is quietly reviewing whether to continue shipping oil to Cuba, amid rising concern inside President Claudia Sheinbaum’s administration that the policy could provoke retaliation from the United States at a moment of intense geopolitical strain in the hemisphere, according to a Reuters report citing three people familiar with the ...Read more
Man fatally shot by federal immigration agents in south Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS — A man was shot and killed by federal agents Saturday morning in the Whittier neighborhood of south Minneapolis, setting off hours of confrontation between protesters and law enforcement.
Sources familiar with the investigation told the Minnesota Star Tribune that the man killed was Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37, who attended the ...Read more
More than 13,000 flights canceled by massive US winter storm
A massive winter storm forced thousands of flight cancellations that continue to ramp up as a system that may be the most expansive in years rips across the U.S. from Texas up to New England.
So far, more than 13,000 U.S. flights have been canceled from Saturday through Monday, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. It’s the worst...Read more
Heavy snow and ice are coming to Philly, and may stick around for a week, or more
PHILADELPHIA — It may not approach their magnitudes, but Sunday’s snow-and-ice cold brew is expected to bear eerie similarities to some of Philly’s historic winter storms and perhaps rival them for disruption.
After the coldest morning of the season so far, snow forecast amounts were backing off slightly, but on Saturday forecasters were ...Read more
Trump hails UK troops' sacrifice after backlash over NATO remark
Donald Trump lauded the U.K.’s military after Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged the U.S. president to apologize for downplaying the role of NATO troops in the war in Afghanistan.
The president in a Saturday social media post stopped short of making a full apology, but said that British forces are “second to none” and that their “GREAT ...Read more
Rain, not snow: Extraordinary warmth leaves mountains less snowy across the West
LOS ANGELES — At UC Berkeley’s Central Sierra Snow Laboratory, located at 6,894 feet above sea level near Donner Pass, researchers collect detailed measurements of the snowpack each day.
There is still some snow on the ground to measure, but less than they usually see in late January.
The reason: Extraordinary warmth has been the norm ...Read more
Ukraine talks end in Abu Dhabi as Kyiv endures new air barrage
Two days of talks between U.S., Russian and Ukrainian negotiators aimed at finding a path to end the four-year war wrapped up in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, hours as Kyiv came under a massive Russian air attack.
Saturday’s discussions ran for about three hours. The Ukrainian delegation is expected to brief President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who’s ...Read more
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