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6 home improvement projects that give you the best return on your investment
Whether you plan to stay or sell your home during retirement, these improvements pay off.
Celebrity designer and Minnesota native Nate Berkus shares tips on making home spaces work for you
The famed interior design expert talks about tailoring space to fit your needs
How to make your business outlive you
Losing the founder or long-time owner of an enterprise can leave the business adrift and shatter family relationships, but it doesn't have to be that way
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Duluth mayor pledges population growth in the long-stalled city
St. Paul robbery, murder accomplice sentenced to 30 years
Minneapolis to set up Lake Street Community Safety Center, and wants residents' help to define it
North Oaks withdraws request for density exemption from Met Council
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Vikings draft grade round-up: Praise, reservations for McCarthy, Turner
Scoggins: Adofo-Mensah meets draft night challenge in a big way
Anderson: Building a new Waterville fish hatchery will help shorten the time between bites
Five things to know about new Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy
Business
After ATF ruling, bottom falls out for St. Cloud firearms maker
Immigrant workers sue Minnesota vegetable farm for shorted pay, 'deplorable' conditions
Minneapolis to set up Lake Street Community Safety Center, and wants residents' help to define it
Temporary farmworkers get more protections against retaliation, other abuses under new rule
Opinion
Imagine a U.S. with a parliamentary system …
The best direction for gender care after the Cass Review
The tale of two cities' assessed property values
Thoughts from the Star Tribune's new community engagement director
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Minneapolis native Poppy Harlow parts ways with CNN
TV to watch: Dan Rather documentary is second-rate journalism
Icehouse owner hopes to avoid eviction as music scene rallies around Eat Street venue
Minnesota veteran makes 1,000-mile 'gratitude walk' for program that helps vets
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Anderson: Building a new Waterville fish hatchery will help shorten the time between bites
With new funding, a long-dreamed-of facility will replace the 1954 Waterville, Minn., hatchery that began as a garage.
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Neal: McCarthy mania sweeps through Vikings draft party
There was jeering, booing and yelping at U.S. Bank Stadium, where thousands of fans gathered for a Vikings draft party. And then J.J. McCarthy was picked and the mood changed.
Jim Souhan
Souhan: These seven plays showcase Wolves' new defensive fire
Here's how the Wolves shut down the Suns at the beginning of Game 2 with preparation, anticipation and effort that needs to continue as the playoff series continues in Phoenix tonight.
Politics
President Joe Biden says he's 'happy to debate' Donald Trump. Trump says he's ready to go
What we know about the Sen. Nicole Mitchell burglary allegations so far
Charges revealed against a former Trump aide and 4 lawyers in Arizona fake electors case
Frustrated Minnesota teachers paying lawyer $78,000 for pension review
Nation
Trump's lawyers try to discredit testimony of prosecution's lead witness in hush money trial
G/O Media sells satirical news site the Onion to group of digital media veterans
As some universities negotiate with pro-Palestinian protesters, others quickly call the police
Tennessee governor signs bills to allow armed teachers nearly a year after deadly Nashville shooting
World
These are the countries where TikTok is already banned
Antony Blinken meets with China's President Xi as US, China spar over bilateral and global issues
British Army says horses that bolted and ran loose in central London continue 'to be cared for'
Egypt sends delegation to Israel, its latest effort to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas
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Minneapolis native Poppy Harlow parts ways with CNN
Britain's King Charles III will resume public duties next week after cancer treatment, palace says
Caitlin Clark helps KARE 11 and Fox 9 reporters bond with their daughters
Judge reject's Trump's bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case
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Get paid to care for your loved one
There are a few basic steps to determine whether personal care services (PCS) is right for a loved one and whether a family member may qualify as a paid caregiver.
My half-century attempt to learn French
Kids may have an edge when learning languages, but adults also have some major advantages when they put their minds to it.
A new approach to prescribing — and de-prescribing — medications
As a pharmacist, the founder of GeriatRX wants to change the standard of practice when it comes to prescriptions and older adults
Keeping a mortgage after 65: A 'no brainer' or a big risk?
For a growing number of older Americans, signing up for a mortgage that is likely to outlive them makes good economic sense
It's never too late to be a style influencer
A five-year stint as a sought-after fashion influencer — @iconaccidental on Instagram — was a big career step for Lyn Slater, 70. Then came the identity crisis and loss of self.
The talk people over 50 should have before tying the knot
Getting married in middle age or beyond is not only a significant personal milestone, it's also one of the biggest financial decisions of your life.
To live past 100, mangia a lot less: Italian expert's ideas on aging
"For studying aging, Italy is just incredible," said Valter Longo, a youthful 56, at the lab he runs at a cancer institute in Milan
For seniors, medical care can be a slog, but there are ways to rein it in
The toll the U.S. health care system exacts is the price of extraordinary progress in medicine. But it's also evidence of the poor fit between older adults' capacities and the health care system's demands.
Caregiving hits the Black middle class hard
Many Black family caregivers may find themselves unable to tap into resources for homeownership unless they are facing abject poverty