NationalWhat videos show of the fatal Minneapolis shootingJanuary 26, 2026 | 3:29 AM GMTBystander videos captured from multiple angles show the moments leading up to the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis. Trump administration officials said Pretti intended to carry out a mass attack, but video evidence reviewed by The Washington Post shows a more complex sequence of events — raising questions about when agents became aware that he was armed. This video breaks down what the footage shows, frame by frame.

In a post on Facebook earlier this year, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Robert Samuels shared a message with friends about his excitement around covering the Winter Olympics. The change of plans was the first overt sign, Post staffers believe, of major newsroom cuts slated to be implemented in the coming weeks. The paper had already sunk tens of thousands into travel costs for writers, The New York Times subsequently reported on Saturday. (Major League Baseball Spring Training, which Post reporters historically have also attended, is later in February.) One person familiar with the planned cuts, however, cautioned Semafor against taking the public reporting over the weekend at face value, noting it has been largely based on newsroom rumors, not confirmed facts.

PoliticsLeavitt blames Democrats for Alex Pretti’s deathJanuary 26, 2026 | 7:47 PM GMTWhite House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump called Alex Pretti’s death a “tragedy” and blamed Democrats for tensions in Minneapolis.

On CNN’s State of the Union this morning, U.S. Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino claimed the true victims of yesterday’s shooting were federal agents. Its first major announcement suggested that Bovino had lied about the Border Patrol operation that was underway when agents killed Alex Pretti. Wearing neon vests to distinguish themselves from federal agents, they handed out doughnuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. The Wall Street Journal’s famously right-wing editorial board warned that “[t]he Trump Administration spin on this simply isn’t believable.” It continued: “Ms. Mr. Miller’s mass deportation methods are turning immigration, an issue Mr. Trump owned in 2024, into a political liability for Republicans in 2026.

TLDRCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom has criticized U.S. Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino for his justification of the fatal shooting of Minneapolis resident Alex Pretti. Bovino claimed that Pretti was impeding and assaulting law enforcement, but Newsom called this defense 'absolutely unacceptable' and likened Bovino to the Gestapo. Newsom has previously compared Bovino's attire to SS garb, drawing further criticism.

WorldAlex Honnold on his thoughts during Taiwan skyscraper climbJanuary 26, 2026 | 6:14 PM GMTSuperstar American climber Alex Honnold scaled Taiwan’s tallest building without assistance or a safety net in an hour and a half on Jan. 25. — while being live-streamed to Netflix’s hundreds of millions of international subscribers.

NationalProtesters clash with law enforcement in MinneapolisJanuary 26, 2026 | 7:37 PM GMTVideo recorded on Jan. 25 shows law enforcement agents dispersing protesters outside of a hotel in Minneapolis.

In pictures: Monster winter storm slams the US 42 photos In pictures: Monster winter storm slams the US Firefighters shovel snow during a winter storm in Boston on Sunday, January 25. The region received about 0.40 inches of ice accumulation, which is well above the 0.25-inch threshold to be considered an ice storm. Andrew Nelles/The Tennessean/USA Today Network/Imagn Images Snow piles up on the windshield of a vehicle in Cincinnati on Sunday. Andrew Dolph/Akron Beacon Journal/USA Today Network/Imagn Images Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, is largely empty Sunday. Bruce Newman/The Clarion-Ledger/USA Today Network/Imagn ImagesHayward said this storm was worse than Mississippi’s historic 1994 ice storm, when outages took 23 days to restore.

Alex Pretti’s killing Saturday and growing national anger over the Trump administration’s immigration policies led companies to change course and make a public statement. They judged that widespread anger over the crackdown in the Twin Cities had not spread nationally. Seventeen Fortune 500 companies are based in the Twin Cities, more per capita than any other US metro and in the top 10 globally. The Twin Cities’ long tradition as a welcoming place for refugees and immigrants dating back to the Vietnam War also helped make it a business-friendly hub. So Target and many businesses in the Twin Cities – and throughout America – went quiet.

The substance of the apparent pivot, highlighted by the forthcoming exit of an aggressive Border Patrol commander from the city, is limited. Tom is tough but fair, and will report directly to me,” Trump posted on his social media platform Monday morning. AdvertisementA sign for 37-year-old Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol agent, is displayed during a vigil Saturday in Minneapolis. OF MINNESOTA!” Trump wrote just six minutes after his first post about Pretti’s killing. Trump has also been lying in recent weeks that he won Minnesota in all three of his presidential elections.

Immigration agents had been marauding through Minneapolis and St. Paul for weeks, targeting neighborhoods with large immigrant populations and demanding papers from people based on their accents. That’s when he noticed the immigration agents surrounding his vehicle. Henríquez Serrano was on his way to work at a local tavern when he stopped to get gas for his car and immigration agents surrounded him. He was surprised at how many Latino immigration agents there were, and how rude and unhelpful they were. He’d come to the United States in search of a quiet, stable life — and he’d succeeded for six years.

A person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press that Bovino is among the federal agents leaving Minneapolis. The mayor said he asked Trump in a phone call to end the immigration enforcement surge, and Trump agreed the present situation cannot continue. Their conversation happened on the same day a federal judge heard arguments in a lawsuit aimed at halting the federal immigration enforcement surge in the state. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Homan would be “the main point of contact on the ground in Minneapolis” during continued operations by federal immigration officers. The case has implications for other states that have been or could become targets of ramped-up federal immigration enforcement operations.

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Chargers hired former Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel as their new offensive coordinator Monday as they look to maximize quarterback Justin Herbert's talents in the wake of another one-and-done playoff exit. With defensive coordinator Jesse Minter leaving to become coach of the Baltimore Ravens, Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh will have two new coordinators in 2026. Still, McDaniel's reputation as an offensive guru made him a prime candidate not just for coordinator positions, but for head coaching vacancies too. He also reportedly withdrew from consideration for the Cleveland Browns' head coaching job and canceled an interview for the Buffalo Bills head coaching vacancy before formalizing his deal with the Chargers. Harbaugh said last week he wanted "a head coach of the offense," someone who "teaches, installs and puts the players in the best position to be successful."

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is accusing Ukraine of meddling in upcoming elections, and has summoned Kyiv's ambassadorPrime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban arrives during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban arrives during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban arrives during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban arrives during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Hungary's pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán accused Ukraine on Monday of seeking to meddle in his country's upcoming elections and ordered Kyiv's ambassador to be summoned to the foreign ministry.

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