Judge bans tear gas on MN peaceful protesters; 24 y/o woman slain at SW Atlanta apartment

Top morning stories Jan. 17, 2026. A US judge ruled federal officers in Minneapolis cannot detain or tear gas peaceful protestors. A shooting at Bent Creek Way left a 24-year-old woman dead at an apartment complex. A 16-year-old accused of a shooting outside a Marietta movie theater is being charges as an adult. A Mexican national, Heber Sanchez, was found dead in his cell at an ICE facility in Lovejoy, GA.