The Minneapolis school board dumped Sergio Paez as its choice to lead the district, and a move to offer the job to interim superintendent Michael Goar was put on hold after protesters interrupted the meeting.
All 10 U.S. Navy sailors detained by Iran after their two small boats allegedly drifted into Iranian territorial waters around one of Iran's Persian Gulf islands a day earlier have been freed, the United States and Iran said Wednesday.
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President Obama smiled during his State of the Union address Tuesday night to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Eyeing the end of his presidency, Barack Obama urged Americans Tuesday night to rekindle their belief in the promise of change that first carried him to the White House, declaring that the country must not allow election-year fear and division to put economic and security progress at risk.
In a steamy tropical town, the locals were enthralled by images of an exotic locale and its strange, courageous natives. Next year, Minnesotans will be ordinary once more.
03:07Northpoint Elementary first graders in Blaine are learning about empathy. After Walsh's missed kick, their teacher thought it would be a great life lesson for the kids to write letters to Walsh to cheer him up.
