A Democratic state senator in Minnesota was arrested early Monday after a homeowner reported a burglary in progress, authorities said. Sen. Nicole Mitchell, 49, was booked into the Becker County Jail on Monday for a suspected first-degree burglary offense, according to online jail records. A homeowner on the 700 block of Granger Road in Detroit Lakes reported an active burglary to 911 around 4:45 a.m., Detroit Lakes Police...

Every single House Republican from New York is demanding that Columbia University President Dr. Nemat “Minouche” Shafik step down from leading the Ivy League school as tensions mount on campus over the Israel-Hamas war. “Over the past few days, anarchy has engulfed the campus of Columbia University. As the leader of this institution, one of your chief objectives, morally and under law, is to ensure students have a...

A group of climate activists are eyeing their next big protest over the summer. In a statement to group members and supporters, Climate Defiance is calling for a “historic blockade” of the Congressional Baseball Game, an annual competition where Republican and Democratic members of Congress compete in America’s favorite pastime.  “We – society, humanity – are careening into an abyss. The decisions we make now will reverberate not...