The U.S. Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers, according to senior officials. The probe comes as nationwide anti-ICE protests erupted across major U.S. cities, with demonstrations escalating into riots in Los Angeles. Police deployed tear gas after vandals surrounded and attacked a federal building, while multiple arrests were made following fires and property damage.

California is in full crisis mode as a powerful post-Christmas storm system slams the state with relentless rain, flooding, and mountain snow, triggering evacuations, highway shutdowns, and a statewide emergency declaration from Governor Gavin Newsom. One of the nation’s busiest travel corridors, Interstate 5, is now completely shut down near Penrose Street after floodwaters surged over the roadway and left vehicles stranded in fast-rising water. WATCH