Associated Press: The head of Minnesota’s state investigations agency says the U.S. attorney’s office has barred it from taking part in the investigation into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer’s fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman. Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans said in a statement Thursday that after the agency consulted with…… MORE
WFAA DALLAS — The Dallas Cowboys have fired defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus after one season, sources confirmed to WFAA. The Cowboys’ defensive unit was arguably the worst in the NFL this season, as Dallas finished 7-9-1. Despite having one of the best offenses in the league — and, at times, the best — the Cowboys couldn’t sustain…… MORE
Associated Press: Rubio says US won’t govern Venezuela but will press for changes through oil blockade WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is suggesting the United States won’t govern Venezuela other than enforcing an existing “oil quarantine” on the country. The turnaround Sunday comes after President Donald Trump announced a day earlier the…… MORE
Associated Press: US plans to ‘run’ Venezuela and tap its oil reserves, Trump says, after operation to oust Maduro CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Donald Trump says the United States will run Venezuela at least temporarily and tap its vast oil reserves to sell to other nations in the aftermath of an audacious military operation…… MORE
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Police in Rhode Island say they have a person of interest in custody after a shooting at Brown University killed two people and wounded nine others. The incident happened Saturday afternoon in a classroom during final exams. Surveillance video shows the suspect, dressed in black, calmly walking away. The shooting paralyzed…… MORE
Trump signed an executive order directing the secretary of state and the treasury secretary to report on whether certain chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood, including chapters in Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, should be designated as foreign terrorist organizations. The order directs the secretaries to take action within 45 days after making the report. Among other…… MORE
Associated Press Both the House and Senate acted decisively Tuesday to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It’s a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership.…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Trump has signed into law a measure to reopen the government. House lawmakers made a long-awaited return to the nation’s capital Wednesday after nearly eight weeks away to put an end to the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history. The shutdown entered Day 43 on Wednesday. Democrats wanted to extend…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers are making a long-awaited return to potentially end the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history. The House on Wednesday will take up a bill to reopen the government that the Senate already passed. President Donald Trump has signaled he supports the measure, so it’s expected to pass the Republican-led…… MORE
DE Edge Rusher, Marshawn Kneeland has died at age 24. The death involving a reported self-inflicted gunshot wound apperars to have come after state troopers attempted to make a vehicle stop of Kneeland’s vehicle on the Dallas North Tollway near Keller Springs Road. Texas state police report a pursuit was initiated, then stopped when troopers…… MORE
