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People participate in a protest and noise demonstration calling for an end to federal immigration enforcement operations in the city, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Minneapolis. John Locher/AP hide caption …

After deadly floods hit Central Texas in July, families whose daughters died at a sleepaway camp are keeping their legacies alive. We speak to two parents who helped create the …

The Interior Department’s new “America the Beautiful” annual pass for U.S. national parks. Department of Interior hide caption toggle caption Department of Interior The National Park Service has updated its …

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Young students march near Kenny Community School in Minneapolis, on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, a day after an ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman. Kerem Yucel/MPR hide caption …

An original still image from an eyewitness video shows the masked ICE agent who shot Renee Nicole Good (Left). Users on social media “unmasked” the agent using Grok (Right). Experts …

NPR’s Steve Inskeep speaks with Minnesota State Sen. Zaynab Mohamed, who represents the Minneapolis district where a woman was fatally shot by an ICE agent Wednesday. STEVE INSKEEP, BYLINE: We’ve …

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The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building on Feb. 28, 2022, at United Nations Headquarters. John Minchillo/AP hide caption toggle caption John Minchillo/AP WASHINGTON — …

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Brian O’Hara, the police chief in Minneapolis, about the shooting in which an ICE agent killed a 37-year-old woman.