January 25, 2026

Paige Bueckers pledges $50,000 to help children and families in Minneapolis area.

Paige Bueckers, the burgeoning WNBA superstar from Hopkins, has pledged a $50,000 matching donation to the Hopkins Strong Relief Fund to support children and families struggling with “the heightened stress and uncertainty” in her home state.

Bueckers was the WNBA’s Rookie of the Year last summer after averaging 19.2 points, 5.4 assists and 1.6 steals in her first professional season with the Dallas Wings. The Hopkins Education Foundation announced Bueckers’ donation in a release Thursday.

Hopkins Strong is a partnership between the Hopkins Education Foundation and the ICA Food Shelf to support the Hopkins Public Schools community. According to the release, Hopkins Education Foundation has raised $50,000 “and, with Paige’s help, hopes to reach $250,000 total to provide ongoing support.”

“With families in Paige’s childhood school district (especially immigrant families) facing food insecurity and struggling with rent and utilities due to the heightened stress and uncertainty in our state, Paige committed her matching donation to the #HopkinsStrong Relief Fund this week,” Hopkins Education Foundation said in its release.


https://www.twincities.com/2026/01/22/paige-buckers-pledges-50000-to-help-children-and-families-in-hopkins/

January 25, 2026

Detroit Red Wings add official 'Pride Night' title to final home game in April

The Detroit Red Wings are officially hosting a Pride Night game in the 2025-26 season, adding that specific tag to the team’s game against the New Jersey Devils on April 11.

The team made the change after criticism emerged online as to why the Red Wings were one of only three teams — alongside the Los Angeles Kings and the Utah Mammoth, the latter of which do not appear to have any themed games — to not schedule a Pride-related game during the season.

Pride Night will be held alongside the team’s “People of Hockeytown” night, to highlight the “diverse range of fans, cultures, and communities that make Hockeytown one of the NHL’s most passionate fan bases,” along with “Fan Appreciation Night,” as the game will be the team’s last regular season home game.

The NHL’s official promotional schedule for the team now lists “PRIDE Night” as a part of the April 11 game, but that is a recent change — archived versions of the website show that as of at least late December, that wording was not present on the page.


https://michiganadvance.com/2026/01/23/detroit-red-wings-add-official-pride-night-title-to-final-home-game-in-april/

January 25, 2026

Today reminds me of an old Sinnead O'Conner song.

Margaret Thatcher on TV
Shocked by the deaths that took place in Beijing
It seems strange that she should be offended
The same orders are given by her

I've said this before now
You said I was childish and you'll say it now
Remember what I told you
If they hated me they will hate you

England's not the mythical land of Madame George and roses
It's the home of police who kill black boys on mopeds
And I love my boy and that's why I'm leaving
I don't want him to be aware that there's
Any such thing as grieving

Young mother down at Smithfield
5 AM, looking for food for her kids
In her arms she holds three cold babies
And the first word that they learned was "please"

These are dangerous days
To say what you feel is to dig your own grave
Remember what I told you
If you were of the world they would love you

England's not the mythical land of Madame George and roses
It's the home of police who kill blacks boys on mopeds
And I love my boy and that's why I'm leaving
I don't want him to be aware that there's
Any such thing as grieving

January 25, 2026

ME-SEN: Collins, Mills take different tacks on ICE's sweeping enforcement action in Maine

PORTLAND, Maine(AP) — Maine’s leading Republican and Democratic officials, now engaged in one of the nation's highest profile Senate races, offered starkly different comments on Friday as a surge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents racked up their arrest totals.

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has challenged immigration officials to provide judicial warrants, real-time arrest numbers and basic information about who is being detained in Maine.

Mills also called on her Republican rival, Sen. Susan Collins, to act after the House's GOP majority defeated efforts by Democrats to curtail ICE funding.

“Let me be clear: Maine will not be intimidated, and the reckless actions that we’ve seen ICE turn to will not be tolerated here in Maine,” Mills said Friday.


https://www.5newsonline.com/article/syndication/associatedpress/collins-mills-take-different-tacks-on-ices-sweeping-enforcement-action-in-maine/616-2eccef9e-710a-461b-a681-793ac01e54be

January 25, 2026

Malonga makes 1st dunk of season in Unrivaled league

MIAMI (AP) — Dominique Malonga had the first dunk of the season in the 3-on-3 league Unrivaled on Saturday night.

The French player got a pass from Breeze BC teammate Rickea Jackson and easily dunked it with her right hand in the first quarter of a game against the Lunar Owls.

"It feels really good. I was practicing a lot," Malonga said. "I don’t want to be a practice (dunker), I want to do that in-game. So, I’m happy about that. I was happy to feel the love from the whole arena, actually. Everybody was so hyped up - it was a great moment."

The 6-foot-6 Malonga, who was the No. 2 pick by the Seattle Storm in the WNBA draft this past season, became the second player to dunk in the two years that Unrivaled has existed. Brittney Griner had the first dunk in the inaugural season last year.

Malonga, who is 20 years old, finished the game with 21 points and eight rebounds.



https://www.thescore.com/wnba/news/3463861/amp

January 25, 2026

Fetterman: "ICE agents are just doing their job"

https://x.com/DefiantLs/status/2014105726768320803?s=20






We had a good choice in Conner Lamb but we followed bad advice. Lesson learned: Do your own vetting.

January 25, 2026

I'm sorry but I gotta ask Susan Sarandon.

Do you still think there was no difference?

January 25, 2026

Judge grants order sought by local officials to preserve evidence

A judge in Minnesota has granted the temporary restraining order sought by local officials preventing Trump administration officials from destroying any evidence related to Saturday’s fatal shooting.

“Defendants, together with their employees, agents, and anyone acting in concert with them, are ENJOINED from destroying or altering evidence related to the fatal shooting involving federal officers that took place in or around 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis on January 24, 2026, including but not limited to evidence that Defendants and those working on their behalf removed from the scene and/or evidence that Defendants have taken into their exclusive custody,” Judge Eric C. Tostrud ordered.

A hearing has been set for Monday.





https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/minneapolis-ice-shooting-live-updates-doj-investigating-apparent/?id=129340693&entryId=129535443&utm_sf_cserv_ref=28785486&utm_sf_post_ref=658927431&cid=social_twitter_abcn

January 25, 2026

Attorney General Bondi Demands Minnesota Voter Rolls, Policy Changes After Fatal Border Patrol Shooting

Hours after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a Minneapolis man on Saturday, Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz demanding sweeping changes to state policies, including access to voter registration records, as a condition for restoring “the rule of law” in the state.

The letter ties the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement operations to demands that Minnesota surrender voter rolls to the Department of Justice, share Medicaid and food assistance program data with federal authorities, and repeal sanctuary policies that limit cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The letter followed the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse who worked with veterans at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, by federal agents on Saturday morning.

Video footage from the scene shows Pretti with a phone in one hand and his other hand raised as federal agents confronted him. After several agents wrestled Pretti to the ground, one agent removed a gun from his waistband before a Border Patrol officer fired the first shot. The agent continued firing as Pretti lay motionless on the ground. Analysis by The New York Times found that at least 10 shots were fired within five seconds.


https://sjodaily.com/2026/01/25/attorney-general-bondi-demands-minnesota-voter-rolls-policy-changes-after-fatal-border-patrol-shooting/

January 25, 2026

CA-14: Bay Area state senator (D) adds name to the list of candidates hoping to replace Eric Swalwell

DUBLIN — The number of candidates hoping to fill Eric Swalwell’s East Bay congressional seat keeps growing.

This week, state Sen. Aisha Wahab, D-Fremont, officially added her name to the list, declaring her candidacy in an exclusive interview with this news organization. She said that if elected, her familiarity with the district’s issues will allow her to hit the ground running.

“This is my home. I know it really well. I understand the issues, I understand the communities,” Wahab said of District 14. “The honest truth is we need somebody that is able to go to congress that can start the work from day one.”

Wahab’s entry into the race brings the total number of candidates to five; BART Board President Melissa Hernandez, independent businessman Matt Ortega, immigration attorney Abrar Qadir and retired tech executive Wendy Huang — the lone Republican candidate — had previously announced their bids to replace Swalwell, who is running in California’s gubernatorial race this year.





https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/01/24/bay-area-state-senator-adds-her-name-to-the-growing-list-of-candidates-hoping-to-replace-eric-swalwell/amp/