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1. Events in Minneapolis show how immigration enforcement has changed. What's the impact?

   Minneapolis is at the center of sweeping, evolving federal immigration push. It demonstrates how different immigration enforcement is under Trump's second administration - and raises questions about the lingering effects on local communities and law enforcement.

2. They quit their day jobs to bet on current events. A look inside the prediction market mania

   Prediction market apps are thriving in Trump's second term, with traders betting on migrant deportations to election outcomes. A community of young, mostly male and very online traders are driving the industry's bonanza.

3. Major plumbing headache haunts $13 billion U.S. carrier off the coast of Venezuela

   The crew of USS Ford is struggling to handle sewage problems on board the Navy's newest carrier.

4. Trump is threatening to cut funding from sanctuary cities. Here's what to know

   President Trump says he's cutting federal money to sanctuary cities. But courts have blocked similar moves, ruling that the federal government can't use funding to coerce state and local governments.

5. Judge rules immigration officers in Minneapolis can't detain peaceful protesters

   Officers in the Minneapolis-area participating in a U.S. immigration enforcement operation can't detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who aren't obstructing authorities, a judge ruled Friday.

6. Justice Department opens investigation into Minnesota governor and Minneapolis mayor

   Federal prosecutors are investigating Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. In response to the news, Frey said in a social media post: "I will not be intimidated."

7. No sign of new protests in Iran as a hard-line cleric calls for executions

   A Iran returns to an uneasy calm after protests led to a violent crackdown, a senior cleric is calling for the death penalty for detained demonstrators. His sermon Friday also threatened U.S. President Trump.

8. ICE surge sparks fear and resistance in Minneapolis

   Minneapolis residents are resisting as federal immigration agents surge into their city, creating what some locals describe as an atmosphere of fear and siege on the streets.

9. Measles is spreading fast in S.C. Here's what it says about vaccine exemptions

   More than 550 people have contracted measles in Spartanburg County, S.C., in a fast-growing outbreak. Like a majority of U.S. counties, nonmedical exemptions to school vaccination are also rising.

10. It took 75 governors to elect a woman. Spanberger will soon be at Virginia's helm

    Abigail Spanberger, a former CIA officer and three-term congresswoman, is breaking long-held traditions on inauguration day. She says she wants her swearing-in to showcase the state's modern vibrancy.