NOVI SAD, Serbia (AP) — Miles de personas se manifestaron el sábado en Serbia mientras estudiantes universitarios anunciaban una nueva etapa en su lucha contra el mandato del presidente Aleksandar Vucic, después de encabezar más de un año de multitudinarias protestas que sacudieron su gobierno autocrático en el país balcánico.

En Novi Sad los manifestantes gritaban consignas “ladrones” mientras acusaban al gobierno de una corrupción desenfrenada que, según ellos, también condujo a un tragedia en una estación de tren de la ciudad en noviembre de 2024, la cual cobró la vida de 16 personas y desencadenó el movimiento nacional por el cambio.

Vucic se ha negado a programar la elección anticipada inmediata que exigen los estudiantes. Cientos de personas han sido detenidas, han perdido su empleo o enfrentado presión por su oposición al gobierno, de acuerdo a reportes.

Los estudiantes universitarios dijeron el sábado a la multitud en Novi Sad que después de las protestas del año pasado, ahora ofrecerán soluciones al gobierno de Vucic. Propusieron, como primeros pasos, que se prohíba a funcionarios corruptos participar en la política e investigar su riqueza.

La protesta lleva el nombre de “Lo que significará la victoria”. Los estudiantes señalaron el mes pasado que habían recolectado alrededor de 400.000 firmas de apoyo.

Vucic llegó al poder hace más de una década con la promesa de llevar a Serbia a la Unión Europea. Pero desde entonces ha fortalecido sus lazos con Rusia y China, al tiempo que enfrenta acusaciones de restringir las libertades democráticas en Serbia y permitir el fortalecimiento de la corrupción y el crimen organizado.

El movimiento estudiantil cuenta con un gran apoyo entre los serbios que están desilusionados en gran medida con los políticos tradicionales. Vucic ha acusado a los estudiantes de trabajar bajo órdenes de Occidente para “destruir a Serbia”.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Estados Unidos lanzó una tercera ronda de ataques de represalia en Siria que resultó en la muerte de un líder afiliado a Al Qaeda, quien según funcionarios estaba directamente vinculado al miembro del Estado Islámico responsable de la emboscada del mes pasado que cobró la vida de dos soldados estadounidenses y a un intérprete civil estadounidense en el país.

El Comando Central de Estados Unidos anunció que el ataque del viernes en el noroeste de Siria mató a Bilal Hasan al-Jasim, quien afirman era “un experimentado líder terrorista que planeó ataques y estaba directamente conectado” al ataque del 13 de diciembre que mató al sargento Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, al sargento William Nathaniel Howard y al intérprete civil Ayad Mansoor Sakat.

“La muerte de un operativo terrorista vinculado a la muerte de tres estadounidenses demuestra nuestra determinación en ir detrás de los terroristas que atacan a nuestras fuerzas”, afirmó el almirante Brad Cooper, comandante del Comando Central. “No hay lugar seguro para aquellos que realizan, planean o inspiran ataques contra ciudadanos estadounidenses y nuestros combatientes. Los encontraremos.”

Se trata del más reciente ataque como parte de una operación más amplia de Estados Unidos contra los “maleantes de ISIS” que intentan reagruparse después de la expulsión del presidente sirio Bashar Assad hace un año.

El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump ha enfatizado que Siria combate junto a las tropas estadounidenses, mientras el ejército de Estados Unidos amplía su cooperación con las fuerzas de seguridad como parte de una coalición contra el grupo militante. Añadió en ese momento que el mandatario sirio Ahmad al-Sharaa estaba “extremadamente enojado y perturbado por este ataque.”

El Comando Central añadió que la operación de nombre “Hawkeye Strike”, ha dejado como resultado que Estados Unidos y socios como Jordania y Siria apunten a más de 100 objetivos de infraestructura e instalaciones de armamento del Estado Islámico.

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NAHARIYA, Israel — Israel’s government is objecting to the White House announcement of leaders who will play a role in overseeing next steps in Gaza as the ceasefire moves into its challenging second phase.

The rare criticism from Israel of its close ally in Washington said the Gaza executive committee “was not coordinated with Israel and is contrary to its policy,” without details. Saturday’s statement also said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the foreign ministry to contact Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

The committee announced by the White House on Friday includes no Israeli official but has an Israeli businessman, billionaire Yakir Gabay. Other members announced so far include two of U.S. President Donald Trump’s closest confidants, a former British prime minister, a U.S. general and representatives of several Middle Eastern governments.

The White House has said the executive committee will carry out the vision of a Trump-led “Board of Peace,” whose members have not yet been named. The White House also announced the members of a new Palestinian committee to run Gaza’s day to day affairs, with oversight from the executive committee. The Palestinian committee met for the first time on Thursday in Cairo.

The executive committee’s members include Rubio, Trump envoy Steve Witkoff, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Apollo Global Management CEO Marc Rowan, World Bank President Ajay Banga and Trump’s Deputy National Security Adviser Robert Gabriel.

Committee members also include a diplomat from Qatar, an intelligence chief from Egypt and Turkey’s foreign minister — all countries have been ceasefire mediators — as well as a Cabinet minister for the United Arab Emirates.

Turkey has a strained relationship with Israel but good relations with Hamas and could play an important role in persuading the group to yield power and disarm. Hamas has said it will dissolve its government in Gaza once the new Palestinian committee takes office, but it has shown no sign that it will dismantle its military wing or security forces.

Netanyahu’s office didn’t respond Saturday to questions about its objections regarding the executive committee.

Minutes after its statement, Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in a statement backed Netanyahu and urged him to order the military to prepare to return to war. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, another far-right Netanyahu ally, said on social media that “the countries that kept Hamas alive cannot be the ones that replace it.”

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Gaza’s second-largest fighter group after Hamas, in a statement Saturday also expressed dissatisfaction with the makeup of the Gaza executive committee and claimed it reflected Israeli “specifications.”

The Trump administration on Wednesday said the U.S.-drafted ceasefire plan for Gaza was now moving into its second phase, which includes the new Palestinian committee in Gaza, deployment of an international security force, disarmament of Hamas and reconstruction of the war-battered territory.

The last hostage, Ran Gvili in Gaza, was killed during the attack that sparked the war. On Saturday his parents, Talik and Itzik Gvili, said in a statement they were “deeply concerned by moves toward the rehabilitation of Gaza” while Hamas had not fulfilled its obligation to return everyone.

The ceasefire in the deadliest war ever fought between Israel and Hamas took effect on Oct. 10. The first phase focused on the return of all remaining hostages in exchange for the release of hundreds of Palestinian detainees, along with a surge in humanitarian aid and a partial withdrawal of Israeli forces in Gaza.

The war began with the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, that killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and took over 250 hostage. Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed over 71,400 Palestinians, including over 460 since this ceasefire began, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.

The ministry, part of the Hamas-run government, maintains detailed casualty records that are seen as generally reliable by U.N. agencies and independent experts.

Associated Press writer Sally Abou AlJoud in Beirut contributed.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/17/israel-objects-us-announcement-gaza/ 

WASHINGTON — A third round of retaliatory strikes by the U.S. in Syria resulted in the death of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated leader, who officials say had a direct tie to the Islamic State member responsible for last month’s ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter in the country.

U.S. Central Command announced that the strike in northwest Syria on Friday killed Bilal Hasan al-Jasim, who they claim was “an experienced terrorist leader who plotted attacks and was directly connected” to the Dec. 13 attack that killed Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard and civilian interpreter Ayad Mansoor Sakat.

“The death of a terrorist operative linked to the deaths of three Americans demonstrates our resolve in pursuing terrorists who attack our forces,” Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander, said in a statement. “There is no safe place for those who conduct, plot, or inspire attacks on American citizens and our warfighters. We will find you.”

It was the latest strike as part of a broader U.S. operation ordered by President Donald Trump following the ambush of the Americans to target “ISIS thugs” trying to regroup after the ouster of autocratic leader Bashar Assad a year ago.

The Republican president has stressed that Syria was fighting alongside American troops, as the U.S. military is expanding its cooperation with security forces as part of a coalition fighting the group. He added at the time that Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa was “extremely angry and disturbed by this attack.”

CENTCOM said that the operation, titled “Hawkeye Strike,” has resulted in U.S. and partners like Jordan and Syria targeting more than 100 Islamic State infrastructure and weapons site targets.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/17/us-retaliatory-strike-syria/ 

CHAMPAIGN — Zvonimir Ivišić had 18 points and nine rebounds off the bench and Keaton Wagler scored 17 points to lead No. 13 Illinois to a 77-67 victory over Minnesota on Saturday.

David Mirković scored 12 points and Tomislav Ivišić 10 for the Illini (15-3, 6-1 Big Ten), who won their seventh straight.

It was the 10th consecutive game that Wagler scored in double figures. He has had at least 16 points in nine of those games.

Andrej Stojaković scored seven points for Illinois, which gave him 1,000 for his career. He played at Stanford and California before joining the Illini this season.

Jaylen Crocker-Johnson scored 22 points and had eight rebounds for the Gophers (10-8, 3-4), who have lost three straight after a five-game winning streak.

Crocker-Johnson scored Minnesota’s first 11 points, including triples on the Gophers’ first two possessions that caused Illinois coach Brad Underwood to call a timeout only 1 minute, 12 seconds into the game.

Cade Tyson had 15 points and eight rebounds for Minnesota before the Big Ten’s second-leading scorer fouled out with 52 seconds left. Langston Reynolds scored 11 points for the Gophers.

The teams were tied 34-34 at halftime, with Illinois shooting only 34% from the field. The Illini erased a 56-55 Minnesota lead midway through the second half with a 10-0 run and never trailed again.

Illinois is off to its best 18-game start since it also went 15-3 to begin the 2011-12 season.

The Illini have won nine in a row against Minnesota in a streak that began in 2019. Saturday’s game was the 200th meeting between the teams. The Illini lead the series 132-68, including 77-19 at home.

Up next

Illinois: vs. Maryland on Wednesday.
Minnesota: vs. Ohio State on Tuesday.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/17/illinois-minnesota-big-ten-basketball/ 

Por JUAN A. LOZANO

HOUSTON (AP) — Una ráfaga de clima invernal estaba prevista a traer nevadas y sensaciones térmicas por debajo del punto de congelación para la región centro-norte y la costa este de Estados Unidos el sábado, así como temperaturas gélidas a partes del Sur, incluida la normalmente cálida Florida.

En el noreste de Ohio, una ráfaga de nieve intensa y vientos fuertes creaba condiciones de visibilidad nula, según el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Estas condiciones se desplazaban el sábado hacia la zona metropolitana de Cleveland y se tiene previsto que avancen hacia el este en Pensilvania y partes de Nueva York.

“Anticipen una visibilidad de menos de un cuarto de milla (menos de 400 metros) y una rápida acumulación de nieve en los caminos. Viajar será complicado y posiblemente peligroso bajo la intensa nieve”, señaló el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional.

Se pronostican temperaturas por debajo del promedio para el centro y este de Estados Unidos durante el fin de semana y hasta principios de la próxima semana, según el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional.

“Se pronostica que las próximas noches serán muy frías para gran parte del centro y el este de Estados Unidos”, destacó el sábado el Centro de Predicción del Tiempo, parte del Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. “Los pronósticos indican sensaciones térmicas bajo cero desde las Grandes Llanuras hasta el centro-norte y el noreste, con las sensaciones térmicas más frías para la parte superior de la región centro-norte el domingo por la noche”.

Se tiene previsto que la nieve cubra Connecticut, Massachusetts y Rhode Island para el domingo por la noche con hasta 10 centímetros (cuatro pulgadas) en algunas zonas.

El clima frío no se limitaría a partes del norte de Estados Unidos, ya que se espera que Oklahoma, Tennessee, Georgia y Florida reciban temperaturas cercanas al punto de congelación, al menos durante el fin de semana.

En Tallahassee, Florida, los residentes podrían ver algo de nieve el domingo por la mañana, según el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Pero si hay nieve, no durará mucho.

“Así que aquí, en Tallahassee, la probabilidad de cualquier acumulación de nieve no es de cero, pero sí muy baja. Quiero decir, el suelo estará demasiado cálido para que algo se acumule”, dijo Kristian Oliver, meteorólogo de la oficina del Servicio Meteorológico Nacional en Tallahassee.

En caso de una nevada el domingo en el área de Tallahassee, sería la segunda vez en igual número de años que Florida experimenta un clima invernal de esta magnitud.

En enero de 2025 cayeron hasta 25 centímetros (10 pulgadas) de nieve cayeron en partes de la franja noroeste del estado, como parte de una tormenta de nevadas sin precedentes en la región, según el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Áreas que normalmente no ven nevadas, como Houston, Nueva Orleans y partes de Florida, fueron afectadas por la tormenta del año pasado.

“En promedio, tenemos un evento de este tipo, tal vez, cada pocos años. Pero tener dos consecutivos, diría que es bastante anómalo para el área”, declaró Oliver.

Se tienen previstos hasta 7,6 centímetros (tres pulgadas) de nieve para la mañana del domingo en partes del centro de Georgia, al sur de Atlanta. Se anticipa que la nevada más intensa ocurra entre las 6 y las 11 de la mañana del domingo.

“Prepárense para caminos resbaladizos durante la nevada, así como el domingo por la noche y hasta la mañana del lunes a medida que el resto del agua y la nieve se vuelvan a congelar”, dijo la oficina del Servicio Meteorológico Nacional en Atlanta.

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Michael Cohen Turns Against Letitia James And Alvin Bragg

Tyler Durden
Sat, 01/17/2026 – 16:20

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/michael-cohen-turns-against-letitia-james-and-alvin-bragg 

A former regional administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 5 said the department was created during former President Richard Nixon’s administration to follow science, follow the law and be transparent.

Now, Debra Shore believes the agency and Administrator Lee Zeldin are doing the exact opposite.

“He’s ignoring the science,” she said. “He’s disregarding the law. He’s being duplicitous, and by that, I mean he’s saying one thing and then doing another, which is certainly not being transparent.”

On Monday, The New York Times reported that the EPA plans to stop considering health benefits when setting air pollution rules, specifically from curbing pollutants from fine particulate matter and ozone. The New York Times reviewed EPA emails and documents before publishing the article.

The change could repeal limits on pollutants from coal-burning power plants, oil refineries, steel mills and other industrial facilities nationwide, according to the outlet, which could lower costs for companies but result in dirtier air.

An EPA representative replied to the New York Times’ claims in a Friday email to the Post-Tribune.

“You should not rely on The New York Times as (a) reliable source of information,” the email said. “As usual, the premises of The New York Times’ headline and article were inaccurate – not only were they inaccurate, the body of the actual article proved they were false!”

The spokesperson also said the agency remains committed to its core mission to protect human health and the environment, adding that its mission guides all of its decisions.

“EPA, like the agency always has, is still considering the impacts that (fine particulate matter) and ozone emissions have on human health, but the agency will not be monetizing the impacts at this time,” the statement said. “If you had been paying attention at all, you would know that the Biden administration also didn’t monetize many air pollutants in their rules. No one questioned if they were following the agency’s core mission of protecting human health and the environment. Not monetizing DOES NOT equal not considering or not valuing human health impact. In every action, EPA applies the highest gold standard of science and analysis. The agency’s ongoing work to refine its economic methodologies demonstrates, not diminishes, its commitment to protecting human health and the environment through science-based decision-making.”

In February 2024, former President Joe Biden’s administration finalized a “significantly stronger air quality standard,” according to a 2024 EPA news release. The air quality change allowed 9 micrograms of fine particulate matter per cubic meter, which was a decrease from 12 micrograms of fine particulate matter per cubic meter.

At the time, the agency suggested that for every $1 spent from the action, there could be $77 in health benefits in 2032, according to the previous release.

If the EPA’s goal is to establish a new approach that doesn’t provide false confidence of monetized impacts, Shore believes that the agency should not disregard the positive benefits, but instead go to the National Academy of Sciences to establish an independent scientific review panel and come up with an analytical strategy.

Air pollution shrouds the skyline while people attend Lollapalooza in Grant Park on July 31, 2025. The EPA plans to stop considering health benefits when setting air pollution rules, specifically from curbing pollutants from fine particulate matter and ozone. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

“The prior system, which was not perfect, was done through EPA with many years of work and scientists and experts weighing in,” Shore said. “But instead, right now, their position is by not putting a dollar figure on the benefits, they’re hiding all the positive numbers and saying they’re not accurate, and all you see are the costs. That’s just a complete backflip on how the EPA is meant to work.”

The Environmental Protection Network, an agency made up of more than 700 former EPA staff and appointees, responded to the EPA’s reported changes, saying the decision is part of a pattern of ignoring or downplaying health effects in the rulemaking process.

“EPA’s current leadership has abandoned EPA’s mission to protect human health and safety,” an EPN statement said. “Human lives don’t count. Childhood asthma doesn’t count. It is a shameful abdication of EPA’s responsibility to protect Americans from harm. Under this administration, the Environmental Protection Agency is now the Environmental Pollution Agency, helping polluters at the expense of human health.”

Allan Halline, a retired physician in Ogden Dunes and member of Gary Advocates for Responsible Development, said he was “shocked and dismayed” when he read The New York Times’ report.

“To now simply ignore the health consequences of pollution and value a human life at $0, it’s just jaw-droppingly appalling,” Halline said. “It’s frightening to think that this is going to encourage industry to pollute at their own discretion and ignore any consequences in their decision-making.”

Halline believes the changes will have a “tremendous negative impact” on Northwest Indiana. Some immediate health consequences include exacerbations of asthma, emergency room visits, hospital visits and cardiovascular events, including sudden cardiac deaths.

In the long-term, Halline expects that the community will see an increase in cancers and chronic health effects.

“I think we’re going to look back in about 20 to 30 years and say, ‘Oh my gosh, we shouldn’t have done that,’” Halline said. “But it takes a long time to see those more chronic, adverse effects.”

The American Lung Association, in April 2025, announced that Hoosiers are breathing some of the nation’s most polluted air, according to Post-Tribune archives. The organization gave Lake County failing grades in three categories: ozone pollution, 24-hour particle pollution and annual particle pollution. Porter County only received a passing grade for annual particle pollution.

Ozone and particle pollution can cause premature death and other health effects, including asthma attacks, heart attacks, strokes, preterm birth and impaired cognitive function, according to the American Lung Association. Particle pollution can also cause lung cancer, according to the organization.

The American Lung Association found that, in 2020, Indiana had a lung cancer rate of 72.5 per 100,000 people, with Lake County as one of the state’s counties with the highest cancer mortality rates. A 2016 report from the JAMA Network also found Gary as one of the five U.S. cities with the lowest life expectancy at one point.

Lisa Vallee, organizing director for Just Transition Northwest Indiana, said the EPA’s changes are going to continue benefitting companies that have polluted communities like those in Northwest Indiana.

“Knowing that companies that have been poisoning communities like mine are getting even more of a benefit from the EPA feels like a punch in the gut,” Vallee, who’s a Whiting resident, said. “I feel so bad for the people who have lived in these communities even longer than I have, who are dealing with illnesses and cancer.”

Vallee is most concerned by how the changes will increase pollution, and she’s worried that industrial companies will have free rein nationwide. She’s also upset that it seems that environmental rules are going backwards, and Vallee said she feels bad for the activists who have pushed for healthier communities, especially in Northwest Indiana.

Vallee also believes that states will follow what the federal government does, and she’s worried that state pollution oversight will also lessen.

“I have met so many wonderful people in Northwest Indiana who beg for better outcomes, tight restrictions and more government oversight,” Vallee said. “And instead, in this day and age, we’re getting laxer regulations and reduced restrictions. It’s heartbreaking, and I will not be shocked about anything else that comes down after this.”

Hazy Chicago skyline as seen from Anniversary Ferris Wheel at Brookfield Zoo on June 18, 2024. According to global air quality report, Chicago was the seventh-most polluted major city in the country in 2024. The EPA plans to stop considering health benefits when setting air pollution rules, specifically from curbing pollutants from fine particulate matter and ozone. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

The New York Times reported the EPA changes are not the first time that activists have been shocked by the agency’s deregulation. In March 2025, Zeldin announced in a news release that the EPA had the “biggest deregulatory action in U.S. history,” according to Post-Tribune archives, which included the reconsideration of power plant regulations, vehicle regulations and terminating environmental justice and diversity, equity and inclusion arms of the agency.

An internal memo to the EPA said Zeldin planned to reorganize and eliminate offices of environmental justice at all 10 regional offices and in Washington, D.C., according to Post-Tribune archives.

Gov. Mike Braun also signed two executive orders targeting the environment, including one to make state regulations consistent with national ones and another prohibiting the use of “environmental justice” in permitting, enforcement and grant decisions, according to Post-Tribune archives.

Even after the EPA’s changes, Shore said she’s surprised by the air pollution changes because she thought there was “a clear linkage” between regulations that have reduced ozone and fine particulate matter and improved public health.

“This sort of wholesale rejection of the foundational mission of the EPA, and its complete give away to oil, gas and polluting industries,” Shore said, “I think many of us didn’t anticipate or expect the outright rejection of the agency’s mission.”

mwilkins@chicagotribune.com

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/17/a-complete-backflip-nwi-activists-react-to-reported-epa-air-pollution-changes/ 

Por HANNAH FINGERHUT y SARAH RAZA

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Una pareja de Minneapolis afirmó que, tras quedar atrapada inadvertidamente entre manifestantes y agentes de inmigración esta semana, un agente lanzó una lata de gas lacrimógeno debajo del SUV de su familia, inundando el vehículo con gases tóxicos que hicieron que ellos y varios de sus seis hijos, entre ellos un bebé, requirieran tratamiento hospitalario.

La terrible experiencia que la familia Jackson sufrió el miércoles muestra cómo quienes viven en y alrededor de las Ciudades Gemelas de Minneapolis y St. Paul han resultado afectadas por la mayor ofensiva emprendida hasta la fecha por el gobierno del presidente Donald Trump, aun si no forman parte de los muchos habitantes que se han manifestado contra la operación.

Destiny Jackson, de 26 años, dijo que la familia conducía de vuelta a casa tras asistir al partido de baloncesto de su hijo de secundaria cuando llegaron a una calle bloqueada en el norte de Minneapolis, cerca de donde un agente federal le disparó a un hombre en la pierna después de que, según las autoridades federales, el elemento fue atacado mientras intentaba realizar un arresto.

Jackson dijo que la gente simplemente estaba parada y todo parecía relativamente pacífico, así que se detuvieron para preguntar qué sucedía. Luego notó que su madre estaba en la calle y dijo que pasó entre 20 y 30 minutos tratando de persuadirla para que se fuera.

”Únicamente trataba de que se fuera a casa”, dijo Jackson. “Solo he visto estas cosas en la televisión. Algunas terminan bien, otras no.”

La situación se volvió más tensa, dijo. Podía escuchar granadas de aturdimiento en la calle y había humo en el aire. Cuando los manifestantes llenaron la calle a su alrededor, la familia comenzó a alejarse, pero se encontraron con agentes federales, quienes les ordenaron que se fueran, señaló.

Jackson dijo que esperaron hasta que los agentes se retiraron, pues sabía que un elemento le disparó y mató a Renee Good mientras estaba en su vehículo. La mujer pensó que esa era la oportunidad de su familia para irse, pero un agente luego lanzó la lata de gas lacrimógeno debajo de su SUV.

Dijo que escuchó un estallido y las bolsas de aire del coche se inflaron. El vehículo de la familia quedó inundado con gas nocivo. Jackson dijo que sus hijos lloraban y gritaban que no podían respirar, así que corrió para desbloquear las puertas y sacarlos. Dijo que los ojos de su hijo de seis meses estaban cerrados y no se movía.

Los encargados de proporcionar primeros auxilios recibieron informes de un bebé con dificultad respiratoria, y las autoridades locales dijeron que se abrieron paso entre la multitud para responder. El departamento de bomberos señaló que el bebé respiraba y se encontraba estable, pero en condición grave antes de ser llevado al hospital.

Jackson dijo que ella, su esposo, el bebé, un niño de 7 años y uno de 11 recibieron tratamiento hospitalario.

Tricia McLaughlin, portavoz del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de Estados Unidos, dijo que los agentes respondían a grupos de “alborotadores y agitadores” y no apuntaron a la familia Jackson ni a “sus inocentes hijos”.

Jackson afirma que, desde que publicó en línea sobre la terrible experiencia de su familia, ha recibido amenazas aterradoras y mensajes de odio.

“Trato de no prestar atención a lo negativo. Sé lo que estaba pasando. Sé cuáles eran mis intenciones”, dijo. “Iba de camino a casa.”

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Fingerhut informó desde Des Moines, Iowa.

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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con la ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/17/agente-federal-lanza-gas-lacrimgeno-contra-el-auto-de-una-familia-en-minneapolis/