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Pennsylvania Dutch speakers work to keep language of Amish alive
Centuries-old language represents culture, values of the Amish community.
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Jim Nabors, who made cheery Gomer Pyle a TV icon, dies at 87
Jim Nabors made good on his last name when he brought Gomer Pyle to "The Andy Griffith Show." His big-hearted, ever-cheery gas-pump jockey was a neighborly fit in the easygoing town of Mayberry.
Movies
Guerrilla artist skewers Sen. Franken on Los Angeles billboard
The conservative prankster changed up the Hollywood movie billboard near a Los Angeles freeway.
Trump stokes anti-Muslim sentiment; censured in U.S., abroad
Stoking the same anti-Islam sentiments he fanned on the campaign trail, President Donald Trump on Wednesday retweeted a string of inflammatory videos from a fringe British political group purporting to show violence being committed by Muslims.
NBC says Matt Lauer misconduct occurred at Sochi Olympics and continued
"Today" show host Matt Lauer was fired for what NBC on Wednesday called "inappropriate sexual behavior" with a colleague and was promptly confronted with a published report accusing him of crude and habitual misconduct with other women around the office.
Meat-loving Arby's buying Buffalo Wild Wings
Meat-centric sandwich chain Arby's said Tuesday that it's buying Buffalo Wild Wings for about $2.4 billion, making it the latest casual restaurant chain to be taken private.
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Public fascinated by 'completely different' Meghan Markle
People Magazine deputy editor Dan Wakeford talks about the "completely different" Meghan Markle and the American public's obsession with the U.K. royal family.
Trump straddle: Won't stump for Moore, yet blasts Dem foe
Playing all sides in the Alabama Senate race, President Donald Trump made it known Monday he won't set foot in the state on behalf of embattled Republican Roy Moore, even as he intensified his insistence that voters must never elect Moore's Democratic foe.
Who's in charge? 2 fight for control of US consumer watchdog
Through emails, tweets and doughnuts, the two dueling acting directors battled Monday for control of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, nation's top financial watchdog agency.
East Metro
Hunters find body of missing Twin Cities kayaker on Wis. side of St. Croix River
More than four months after an Oakdale man was reported missing while kayaking on the Wisconsin side of the St. Croix River, his body has been located and identified.
Local
Luring corporate money from tax havens is big unknown for reform plan
Anyone looking at tax reform now knows that Republican majorities in the House and Senate plan to spark economic growth by cutting the U.S. corporate tax rate from 35 to 20 percent. What they may not grasp is how much this strategy depends on coaxing corporations to change course on tax havens.
Nation
Puerto Ricans who fled to U.S. mainland struggle to find health coverage
Much confusion for those who departed Puerto Rico.
South Metro
After a 30-year absence, Minn. band in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
The band, and more than 300 parents, made the trek to New York for the honor.
Local
Minnesota woman busted on I-94 in N.D. with 286 lbs. of pot worth $1.3M
Disco the K-9 picked up the scent in her vehicle, police said.
Movies
Pixar chief Lasseter on leave after report of unwanted advances on women
The animation guru apologized for making some "feel disrespected or uncomfortable."
Nation
Trump pardons Thanksgiving turkeys from Minnesota
President Donald Trump is using his pardon power to keep a pair of turkeys from the Thanksgiving roaster.
Nation
Presidential turkey meets the press
Wishbone, one of two turkeys President Donald Trump will officially pardon Tuesday, got a special tour of the White House before the big event. Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders brought the bird into the briefing room to meet the press.
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