At U.N., Trump threatens to 'totally destroy' North Korea

President Donald Trump speaks Tuesday during the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York.

— Olivier Douliery, TNS

President Donald Trump, in a combative debut speech to the U.N. General Assembly, threatened to "totally destroy" North Korea if the nation's "Rocket man" leader does not abandon his drive toward nuclear weapons.

Driver arrested in Mpls. crash that killed St. Thomas student

A 21-year-old man was arrested at 5 a.m. Tuesday by Wright County authorities on suspicion of criminal vehicular homicide.

'Bad press,' politics blamed for failure of $24M Shakopee project

City administrator Bill Reynolds walks through the Shakopee Community Center on Sept. 1.

CPM Cos. had planned to buy and demolish the old City Hall and replace it with a 70-unit, market rate apartment complex geared toward young professionals. as well as a 100-room boutique hotel nearby.

7.1 magnitude quake kills 44 as buildings collapse in Mexico

Rescue workers and volunteers search a building that collapsed after an earthquake in downtown Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. A powerful earthquake jolted central Mexico on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway sickeningly in the capital on the anniversary of a 1985 quake that did major damage.

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocked central Mexico on Tuesday, killing at least 44 people as buildings collapsed in plumes of dust and thousands fled into the streets in panic.

Norway's massive wealth fund hits $1 trillion in value

The Troll, a gas platform run by the Norwegian oil giant Statoil company, standing above the North Sea, about 70 kilometers off the coast of Norway.

Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest of its kind, has hit a milestone value of $1 trillion, beating all expectations since its creation over 20 years ago.

Pursuit on I-94 in St. Paul ends with driver shooting himself to death

The freeway was closed for about 3 hours after the incident on eastbound I-94 at John Ireland Boulevard.

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Minneapolis police chief Medaria Arradondo spoke about the increase use of body cameras in the last month during a press conference on Monday, September 18, 2017, Minneapolis, Minn. ] RENEE JONES SCHNEIDER ï renee.jones@startribune.com

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