Video appears to show Alex Pretti scuffle with agents 11 days before his death

A newly released video appears to show 37-year-old Alex Pretti confronting federal immigration officers on a Minneapolis street 11 days before he was fatally shot in another encounter with Customs and Border Protection agents. The video was recorded on Jan. 13 and posted Wednesday by The News Movement, a digital media outlet. It shows a man,

California Public Schools Hid ‘Gender Support Plans’ From Parents, Education Department Says

Staff and students walk through a hallway at a California school in a file photo. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The California Department of Education (CDE) allowed public schools to conceal records on gender transitions and use software that hid student name changes on the parent portal, a senior U.S. Education Department official said on Wednesday.

Trump outraged by Bill Belichick’s Hall of Fame snub: “Should be overturned!”

After news broke Tuesday night that former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was snubbed in his first year as a candidate for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, reactions of shock and anger poured in from across the football world and beyond, including from President Trump. CBS Sports confirmed Tuesday that Belichick — who

Lawmakers Probe Ford Over Chinese Battery Partnership

A Ford logo is seen on the Ford Motor world headquarters in Dearborn, Mich., in a file photo. Rebecca Cook/Reuters Lawmakers are again scrutinizing Ford’s partnership with battery-maker CATL, a designated Chinese military company, according to a Jan. 27 letter. The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) questioned Ford CEO Jim Farley

FBI executing search order at Fulton County elections hub

Agents with the Federal Bureau of Information are executing a search at a warehouse that serves as Fulton County’s election hub. The agency confirmed that its agents were “executing a court authorized law enforcement action” at 5600 Campbellton Fairburn Road, the site of the Fulton County Elections Hub & Operations Center. Agents wearing camouflage vests

Bessent defends Powell probe: “Independence does not mean no accountability”

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday defended the Department of Justice’s ongoing investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, dismissing concerns that the probe could weaken the central bank’s traditional independence. “I think that the message is that independence does not mean no accountability,” Bessent told “CBS Saturday Morning” co-host Kelly O’Grady in an

Minnesota House Returns to 67–67 Tie After Democrats Win Two Special Elections

The Minnesota Capitol building in St. Paul, Minn., on Dec. 8, 2025. After a record $18 billion budget surplus in 2022, the state now faces a projected $3 billion deficit for the 2028–29 budget period. Jenn Ackerman for The Epoch Times Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) candidates Shelley Buck and Meg Luger-Nikolai won special elections on