U mines China connection but worries about future

Pai Liu, left, led a group from China on a tour during orientation for parents of incoming U freshmen last summer.

— Elizabeth Flores, Star Tribune

Chinese students now make up 45% of all international students at the U, providing a major cash infusion. But the U's success recruiting students from China is facing fresh threats.

Trump lawyers argue Democrats just want to overturn election

President Donald Trump's personal attorney Jay Sekulow, center, stood with his son, Jordan Sekulow, left, and White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, at th

President Donald Trump's lawyers plunged into his impeachment trial defense calling investigations of Trump's dealings with Ukraine a politically motivated effort to drive him from the White House.

City, county officials are choosing to opt out of Minn. presidential primary

Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, who oversees elections in the state, said that local officials will have to figure out how much of a risk th

With loyalty oath to GOP or DFL made public, many in nonpartisan work may skip vote rather than be labeled.

Minnesota parents fight schools to allow children access to CBD

Kade King played with his new pet hamster, Kole, for the first time outside of its cage since getting it the day before. He and his mom, Kelly, were i

CBD is not an option for sick children in most Minnesota schools, which ban it and medical cannabis on their grounds.

Minnesota woman shares 'hidden recipes' of Jewish women enslaved by Nazis

Eva Moreimi, in the kitchen of Beth El Synagogue, prepared a recipe for Monday’s remembrance.

Daughter will tell remarkable story of mother's survival at Minnesota's Holocaust remembrance event.

Minnesota lawmakers seek to limit cities' growing use of sales taxes

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Some legislators worry it could heighten the disparities between cities with and without much retail revenue.

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'Pretty remarkable': Thought of a full season with do-it-all Arraez excites Twins

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