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Federal officers shot another person in Minneapolis amid an immigration crackdown, Minneapolis Gov. Tim Walz said.

The man was identified as Alex Pretti, an intensive care unit nurse

2026 has begun in other parts of the world. See celebrations from Hong Kong, Toyko, Bangkok and more locations.

Celebrations mark 2026 worldwide

State Republicans are fighting to scrap the even-year election law. Newsday columnist Joye Brown reports.

'We knew we had to take it to the federal option'

The House and Senate voted in favor of a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

House and Senate vote to release Epstein files

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The Justice Department says President Donald Trump has pardoned dozens of key figures allegedly involved in the plan to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

Rudy Giuliani and others pardoned by Trump

Dick Cheney was one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history.

A two-term vice president under George W. Bush

On Monday, Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength as it neared Jamaica, where forecasters said it would unleash catastrophic flooding, multiple landslides and extensive infrastructure damage.

Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in Jamaica

On Tuesday, an immigration enforcement sweep targeting vendors on Manhattan's Canal Street turned chaotic when angry protestors surrounded federal agents and attempted to block them from driving off.

Angry crowds confront federal agents in Canal Street immigration sweep

The FBI is offering a $100,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk on a Utah university campus. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

$100,000 reward for information

Donald Trump said the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel's effort to decapitate the country's nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a long-time foe.

Trump says Iran's key nuclear sites 'completely and fully obliterated' by strikes

Tensions in Los Angeles escalated over the weekend as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard.

Police and protesters clash outside federal detention center in LA after ICE raids

Americans could pay more for fresh vegetables and electronics as imports from Canada and Mexico will be taxed at 25% and Chinese imports at 20%. 

Trump tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China take effect

The last 10 minutes of the nearly 45-minute meeting devolved into a tense back and forth between President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who had urged skepticism about Russia's commitment to diplomacy, citing Moscow's years of broken commitments on the global stage.

Watch: Trump, Zelenskyy and Vance in Oval Office blowup

The country will observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday as Donald Trump is sworn in as the nation's 47th president. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

'An opportunity for the country to have a soul searching'

Donald Trump became the first president in U.S. history to be sentenced following felony convictions.

'Only lawful sentence'

On Thursday, firefighters battled to control a series of major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific coast to Pasadena and sent thousands of people frantically fleeing their homes.

Fires broke out Wednesday evening in the Hollywood Hills

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Dunia Sibomana-Rodriguez began his quest for another state wrestling title. The Long Beach senior went 3-0 in the county qualifiers at Hewlett. Dunia will wrestle in the Nassau championships this weekend. Newsday's Chris Ware capture the action in this video essay.

Dunia Sibomana-Rodriguez in search of Nassau wrestling title

Mia Carillo has been fixing cars since she was a toddler. Now a general manager at LI WRAP Pros & Mechanic, she tells NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa what it takes to work on cars.

LI Works: LI Wrap Pros & Mechanic

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visited the new Museum of Disability History, a one-of-a-kind cultural institution at The Viscardi Center in Albertson.

Museum of Disability History opens in Albertson

Students and parents say the new band at Mattituck-Cutchogue Junior-Senior High School has livened the experience of attending events and lifted school spirit. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

This LI high school has a marching band for the first time ever

Newsday's Doug Geed visits the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead, where there is so much more to learn about than just ocean life.

Out East: Long Island Aquarium

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano learns all about junk journaling with the Scrappy Hour team at Village Vibes in Babylon.

Creating junk journals in Babylon

Students gather at Kramer Lane Elementary School to celebrate Long Beach native Charlie McAvoy.

Students celebrate Long Beach's Charlie McAvoy competing in the Winter Olympics

A pipe burst inside of the Extended Stay America hotel in Bethpage Sunday evening causing 125 people to be evacuated. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Police: Burst pipe at Bethpage motel forces evacuation of 125

NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland takes a look back at the tale of Physty the Whale, who was rescued and revived near Robert Moses in 1981.

Picture This: That time Physty the Whale was rescued and revived

Following the death of her father, Long Beach's Mindi Dovberg began swimming in the ocean every day to help "shock the grief out of her system." NewsdayTV's Jamie Stuart reports.

Rain or shine, warm or cold, she takes a dip in the ocean every day

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