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After dodging worst of COVID, rural Minn. 'lit up with cases'
Case counts are surging in rural communities like never before. Since the beginning of October, the 10 Minnesota counties with the fastest case growth are all in rural parts of the state.
COVID-19 case surge stoking worries in Minnesota
Doctors fear more deaths and serious illness as big case growth continues.
Live: Latest updates and what you need to know about COVID-19
As the novel coronavirus spreads across the world, we've answered reader question about what they most want to know about the outbreak.
The Latest: Japan's coronavirus cases top 100,000
Japan's coronavirus cases has topped 100,000, nine months after a first case was found in mid-January, according to the health ministry figures released Friday.
An Election Day role for National Guard? Maybe, but limited
Federal laws and long-standing custom generally leave the U.S. military out of the election process. But President Donald Trump's unsubstantiated warnings about widespread voting irregularities have raised questions about a possible military role.
As virus surges, Trump rallies keep packing in thousands
There are no crowds at Disneyland, still shut down by the coronavirus. Fewer fans attended the World Series this year than at any time in the past century. Big concerts are canceled.
Trump tests limits as Cabinet members fan out to key states
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos planned a "Moms for Trump" rally in her home state of Michigan. The Department of Homeland Security's top official was in Texas to celebrate completion of a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall. The chief of the Environmental Protection Agency headed to North Carolina after visiting Georgia the day before.
Biden returns to Iowa; Trump plays defense in Mich., Wis.
When Joe Biden was last in Iowa, his campaign was on the verge of collapse and he was soundly trounced in the caucuses by a former Indiana mayor nearly 40 years his junior. He returns Friday as the Democratic nominee, believing he's just days away from becoming president-elect.
Asian shares fall back after Wall Street rebound
Asian stocks sank Friday as investors looked ahead to next week's U.S. presidential election and weighed the chances of economic stimulus from Washington and Europe.
Ex-embassy worker suspected of sexually assaulting 24 women
A former U.S. embassy worker in Mexico is believed to have drugged and sexually assaulted as many as two dozen women, filming many of them while they were unconscious, according to federal prosecutors.
Pre-existing condition debate pits ACA against Trump's promise for a plan
Coverage for 800,000 Minnesotans with such health problems may hang in the balance.
Minnesota SOS: Too late to mail ballots -- but not to vote
Minnesota's secretary of state said Thursday it's too late for voters to mail back their absentee ballots if they want to make sure their votes count, after an appeals court ruling indicated that mail-in ballots arriving after Election Day are at risk of being invalidated.
Trump fights headwinds as he and Biden battle over Florida
Pressing against stiff headwinds from the pandemic, President Donald Trump steered toward what he hoped was safer political ground with the U.S. economy Thursday, as Democratic rival Joe Biden kept up his assault on Trump's handling of the coronavirus.
The Latest: Trump meets troops involved in al-Baghdadi raid
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Hundreds of shelter dogs, cats flown across the Pacific
More than 600 dogs and cats flew across the Pacific Ocean from crowded Hawaii shelters to Washington state, Oregon, Idaho and Montana, where there's more space for them to await adoption — a charity operation that organizers said is the largest pet rescue flight.
Trump officials tout progress on border wall before election
Top Trump administration officials visited Texas five days before Election Day to announce they have nearly completed 400 miles of U.S.-Mexico border wall, trying to show progress on perhaps the president's best-known campaign promise four years ago.
Pelosi, Trump administration trade blame over virus aid
The major players in Washington's COVID-19 relief blame game lobbed familiar volleys on Thursday, marking time in the days before an election that promises to change the landscape for talks that have dragged on for months without producing results.
As virus surges, Trump rallies keep packing in thousands
There are no crowds at Disneyland, still shut down by the coronavirus. Fewer fans attended the World Series this year than at any time in the past century. Big concerts are canceled.
FBI warns ransomware assault threatens US health care system
Federal agencies warned that cybercriminals could unleash a wave of data-scrambling extortion attempts against the U.S. health care system, an effort that, if successful, could paralyze hospital information systems just as nationwide cases of COVID-19 are spiking.
Wisconsin to open 71 more free COVID-19 testing sites
Wisconsin will open scores of additional COVID-19 testing sites to help deal with the state's surge in coronavirus cases, officials said Thursday.