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Senate DFL leader Melisa López Franzen juggles dealmaking, campaign politics
The Edina legislator won the leadership post as Democrats gear up to try to take control of the Senate.
For Oath Keepers and founder, Jan. 6 was weeks in the making
Two days after the election on Nov. 3, 2020, the Oath Keepers were already convinced that victory had been stolen from President Donald Trump and members of the far-right militia group were making plans to march on the U.S. Capitol.
With voting bills dead, Democrats face costly fight to overcome GOP curbs
The stakes are high as Democrats approach the midterms with a low presidential approval rating, and as Republicans aim to further rewrite election laws.
A 17% tuition cut? Student group asks Minnesota leaders to make community college more affordable
Student group calls for ongoing $125 million investment.
Minnesota legislator expenses return to pre-pandemic levels
House members received more than $2.3 million from taxpayers beyond their annual salaries, and senators got close to $1.7 million.
Some in GOP begin testing party's lockstep loyalty to Trump
Former President Donald Trump stepped up his election-year effort to dominate the Republican Party, holding a rally in Arizona on Saturday in which he castigated anyone who dares to question his lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen, including the state's GOP governor, Doug Ducey.
Q&A: Mayor Frey's priorities at the helm of a city on edge
Minneapolis' Jacob Frey was re-elected to his second term in November with more power than any of his predecessors to tackle a slew of overlapping problems.
Biden backers 'not seeing the results' a year into his term
Just over a year ago, millions of energized young people, women, voters of color and independents joined forces to send Joe Biden to the White House. But 12 months into his presidency, many describe a coalition in crisis.
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Brooks: A family's desperate search for COVID care for their disabled son
Malik Lewis is battling pneumonia and COVID — and the tubes and wires keeping him alive.Malik, 21, has a sweet smile, a loving family,…
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Brooks: Columbus fell and state is picking up pieces
A year and a half after a dented Columbus was carted off to a state warehouse, there is still no paperwork, no procedure, no plan for where it should end up.
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Bronx fire victims' funeral draws huge outpouring of grief
The caskets were brought one by one — all 15 of them — on a frigid winter day, as hundreds of mourners filled a Bronx mosque Sunday to bid farewell to those who died exactly a week ago trying to escape their smoke-filled apartment building.
Djokovic leaves Australia but debate goes on in vaccine saga
Australia made its decision, but opinion remains divided worldwide on Novak Djokovic and whether he should have been allowed to compete in the Australian Open despite not being vaccinated against COVID-19.
New Zealand sends flight to see damage from Pacific volcano
New Zealand's military on Monday morning was able to send a surveillance flight to Tonga to assess the extent of the damage from a huge undersea volcanic eruption.
Bidens pack carrots, apples into boxes during food bank stop
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden packed carrots and apples into food boxes for the hungry and chatted with volunteers Sunday at a food bank as part of a day of service for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Double dealing: Legal, illicit blur in California pot market
On an isolated farm, greenhouses stand in regimental order, sheltered by a fringe of trees. Inside are hundreds of head-high cannabis plants in precise rows, each rising from a pot nourished by coils of irrigation tubing. Lights powerful enough to turn night into day blaze overhead.
South Korean president visits UAE, showcasing deep ties
On a trip to the United Arab Emirates, the president of South Korea on Sunday reportedly reached a preliminary multibillion-dollar deal to sell Seoul's surface-to-air missiles to Abu Dhabi and pledged deeper cooperation with the Gulf Arab federation.
Last day: Minneapolis' 1st Black police chief leaves quietly
Minneapolis' first Black police chief served his last day in office on Saturday.
Ex-leader Poroshenko to go to Ukraine to face charges
Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he is returning to Ukraine to fight treason charges — even though he views them as politically motivated — because he believes that fighting them is part of his defense of national unity.
Ukraine says Russia behind cyberattack in 'hybrid war' move
Ukraine said Sunday that Russia was behind a cyberattack that defaced its government websites and alleged that Russia is engaged in an increasing "hybrid war" against its neighbor.
No vaccine? No cafe, according to new French virus law
France's parliament approved a law Sunday that will exclude unvaccinated people from all restaurants, sports arenas and other venues, the central measure of government efforts to protect hospitals amid record numbers of infections driven by the highly contagious omicron variant.