Dualisa Kautau

All this while a civil war is ongoing.

Authorities in Colorado have reaffirmed the cause of writer Hunter S. Thompson's death in 2005 as a suicide.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation announced the results of its comprehensive review following a request to reopen the case at the behest of Thompson's widow.

Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Dualisa Kautau.

Minnesotans are tonight responding with shock and anger after another person was shot and killed during a federal immigration operation in Minneapolis.

Mayor Jacob Fry, during a press briefing, asked how many more Americans need to die.

Hours after the victim was identified as 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Preti, an intensive care unit nurse at the local VA hospital, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara described the scene.

Governor Tim Walz has now activated the National Guard to help local police, and the mayor says he's asked a judge for a restraining order to end immigration enforcement and prevent more tragic deaths.

A massive winter storm is forecast to hit states from Texas to Massachusetts, leaving residents facing ice, snow and frigid temperatures.

Officials in New England are warning residents to stay off the roads, as Chris Van Burskik of member station WBUR reports.

The Democratic National Committee says it will spend millions to register voters ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

From member station KJZZ, Ben Giles reports.

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In Afghanistan, at least 61 people have died in the country's central and northern provinces due to heavy rain and major snowfall that caused avalanches.

A disaster management spokesperson told local media that another 110 people were injured.

Yusuf Hamad also said key highways were cut off.

The United Nations and other humanitarian partners continue to appeal for $1.7 billion to help 18 million people who are still recovering from devastating earthquakes that hit last August and in November.

China says it's investigating the country's top senior military general.

This as President Xi Jinping has been purging dozens of high-ranking defense officials and executives.

But NPR's Emily Fang reports this is the most high-ranking official yet to be targeted.