Barack and Michelle Obama say killing should be ‘wake-up call’ and accuse federal agents of not operating in lawful way. Plus, meet the OB-GYNs fighting Trump’s ‘guerrilla war on science’
Barack and Michelle Obama say killing should be ‘wake-up call’ and accuse federal agents of not operating in lawful way. Plus, meet the OB-GYNs fighting Trump’s ‘guerrilla war on science’
Good morning.
Pressure is mounting on Donald Trump’s administration to fully investigate the killing of the 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis.
Calls for an investigation have come from across the political spectrum after video analysis showed officers had removed a handgun from Pretti that he was reportedly permitted to carry – and which he was not handling – before fatally shooting him on Saturday. Trump officials, meanwhile, are continuing to lie about what happened.
Barack and Michelle Obama described Pretti’s death as “a heartbreaking tragedy” and “a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault”.
What’s the latest on what’s happening in Minnesota? A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments today on whether to halt the often brutal immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, which has led to the killings of two 37-year-old US citizens by government officers in less than a month. Follow our live blog here.
What’s happening with the investigation into Renee Nicole Good’s fatal shooting? A supervisor in the FBI’s Minneapolis field office who had sought to investigate the ICE agent responsible for the fatal shooting in the city on 7 January has resigned, according to reports.US storm leaves seven dead and more than 1m without power
At least seven people have died as a result of a powerful winter storm sweeping across the US, bringing heavy snow and ice from the Gulf Coast to the north-east.
More than 1 million people in the south were left without power, and more than 10,000 flights were cancelled.
The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed two storm-related deaths in Caddo Parish, while the New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, said “at least five New Yorkers passed away and were found outside” on Saturday, before snowfall began.
