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Minnesota Legislature misses key deadline to finish its work
Gov. Tim Walz planned to meet with House and Senate leaders early Monday morning to hash out the details of a short special session to wrap up agreed-upon bills, which could happen as early as this week.
Newcomer Jim Schultz is GOP's pick to challenge Keith Ellison
Countering violent crime is one of Schultz's top pitches as he runs for attorney general.
Attorney General Keith Ellison easily wins DFL endorsement for second term
Delegates also endorsed Secretary of State Steve Simon, who is seeking a third term.
Tax deal reached in final weekend of session at State Capitol
The fate of the $4 billion package is tied to other fights over spending on classrooms, health care and public safety.
Gov. Tim Walz expected to end first term with zero vetoes
Governors before him have made extensive use of their veto pens.
Bill to align state fentanyl penalties with heroin unlikely to survive
Supporters want same weight threshold as heroin to trigger felonies for fentanyl sale, possession.
Russia presses Donbas attacks as Polish leader praises Kyiv
Russia pressed its offensive in eastern Ukraine on Sunday as Poland's president traveled to Kyiv to support the country's European Union aspirations, becoming the first foreign leader to address the Ukrainian parliament since the start of the war.
German chancellor Scholz kicks off Africa trip in Senegal
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said his country is interested in a major gas exploitation project in Senegal as he began a three-nation visit to Africa on Sunday that also is focused on the geopolitical consequences of the war in Ukraine.
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Souhan: Herschel Walker goes from football stardom to troubling Senate candidate
Former Vikings running back Herschel Walker is a leading Republican candidate — with a concerning background — in a U.S. Senate race in his native Georgia.
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Brooks: Walter Mondale's urn rich in family and history
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Biden: US would intervene with military to defend Taiwan
President Joe Biden said Monday that the U.S. would intervene militarily if China were to invade Taiwan, saying the burden to protect Taiwan is "even stronger' after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It was one of the most forceful presidential statements in support of self-governing in decades.
Biden launches Indo-Pacific trade deal, warns over inflation
President Joe Biden on Monday launched a new trade deal with 12 Indo-Pacific nations aimed at strengthening their economies as he warned Americans worried about high inflation that it was "going to be a haul" before they feel relief. The president said he does not believe an economic recession is inevitable in the U.S.
Davos updates | Corporate, government leaders schmooze
The latest edition of the World Economic Forum has kicked off Monday in Davos, Switzerland.
EXPLAINER: What's in Biden's proposed new Asia trade pact?
President Joe Biden faced a dilemma on trade in Asia: He couldn't just rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership that his predecessor had pulled the U.S. out of in 2017. Many related trade deals, regardless of their content, had become politically toxic for U.S. voters, who associated them with job losses.
India sends food, medicine donation to crisis-hit Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka received a first consignment of a $16 million humanitarian aid package from neighboring India to help mitigate severe shortages caused by the country's worst economic crisis in recent memory.
7 die in Philippine ferry fire; over 120 rescued from water
A ferry carrying more than 130 people caught fire in the northeastern Philippines on Monday, killing seven passengers and forcing many survivors to jump into the sea where they were rescued by other vessels.
Asian shares mixed as Wall Street hovers near bear market
Shares were mostly higher in Asia in cautious trading Monday after Wall Street dipped once again to the edge of a bear market.
Xinjiang in focus as UN rights chief arrives for China visit
Allegations of human rights abuses in China's northwestern Xinjiang region are the dominant issue on a visit by the United Nations' top rights official that starts Monday.
Security concerns, lack of support stall Africa's Green Wall
A series of complex challenges, including a lack of funding and political will as well as rising insecurity linked to extremist groups al-Qaida and the Islamic State in Burkina Faso, are obstructing progress on Africa's Great Green Wall, according to experts involved in the initiative.
Russian offensive turns to key Donbas city, heavy shelling
Ukrainians were digging in to defend the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk as it endured heavy bombardment from Russian forces trying to take the industrial area known as the Donbas.