Day: January 30, 2026

AOC voices support for anti-ICE shutdown, declines to participate

12:47 pm January 30, 2026

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., pledged her “full support” for a nationwide anti-ICE protest scheduled for Friday, but said her office would not participate. Organizers of the “National Shutdown” campaign have called for “no school, no work and no shopping” on Friday, arguing that “enough is enough” in the wake of fatal shootings involving Alex Pretti […]

Gov Abbott issues disaster declaration to prevent screwworm fly infestation from spreading into Texas

11:15 am January 30, 2026

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide disaster declaration on Thursday to prevent the potential spread of the New World screwworm fly into the Lone Star State, as he seeks to better protect livestock and wildlife. The governor’s declaration allows the Texas New World Screwworm Response Team to use all state government prevention and response […]

Video shows airport bystander bodyslamming TSA breach suspect in split-second takedown

11:05 am January 30, 2026

Newly released surveillance footage has captured the tense moment a suspect breached a TSA checkpoint at an Atlanta airport last year, only to be swiftly tackled by a bystander and subdued within seconds. Police released the footage through an open public records request, showing the incident unfolding on the morning of Oct. 30 at Hartsfield-Jackson […]

Timberwolves players release statement addressing ‘recent tragic events’ involving ICE in Minneapolis

10:04 am January 30, 2026

The Minnesota Timberwolves released a statement from its players regarding the rising anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tensions in Minneapolis. There have been two fatal incidents in Minneapolis in recent weeks involving federal immigration agents amid heightened tensions over the operations as well as clashes with anti-ICE demonstrators. Like everyone in the Twin Cities, the […]

Pennsylvania Gov Josh Shapiro condemns inflammatory ICE rhetoric from DA Larry Krasner as ‘abhorrent’

9:30 am January 30, 2026

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro condemned Philadelphia’s District Attorney Larry Krasner’s remarks comparing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) officers to Nazis, urging rhetoric be cooled down during an interview with “Special Report” on Thursday. “This is a small bunch of wannabe Nazis, that’s what they are, in a country of 350 million. We outnumber them,” Krasner […]