December 6, 2018
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, left, and and former Vice President Dan Quayle, await the arrival of the procession carrying the casket of former P

Dick Cheney biopic 'Vice' tops Golden Globes nominations

Adam McKay's Dick Cheney biopic "Vice" staged an awards-season coup Thursday, landing a leading six nominations from the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards to narrowly edge more expected favorites like Bradley Cooper's tear-jerking revival "A Star Is Born," the interracial road-trip drama "Green Book" and the period romp "The Favourite."
December 6, 2018
Trader Dudley Devine works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. Stocks are opening sharply higher on Wall Street, follow

Asia shares sink after Wall Street sell-off

Asian stocks sank Wednesday after Wall Street plunged amid confusion about what Washington and Beijing agreed to in a tariff cease-fire.
Nation
December 5, 2018
The flag-draped casket of former President George H.W. Bush is carried by a joint services military honor guard to Special Air Mission 41, Wednesday,

National day of mourning for Bush: What it means

Nation
December 5, 2018

Last salute: A guide to George HW Bush's funeral

President George H.W. Bush is getting a national farewell at Washington National Cathedral before family, friends, presidents and foreign dignitaries.
Nation
December 5, 2018
Presidents club assembles for Bush funeral

Presidents club assembles for Bush funeral

The death of George H.W. Bush is bringing together the five remaining members of an oh-so-exclusive fraternity — the presidents club.
Outdoors
December 4, 2018
A close up image of a gray wolf in autumn. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Republican effort to delist gray wolf is fading fast

The initiative has been stuck in the Senate, and with only days remaining in this year's congressional session.
Business
December 4, 2018
A farmer harvested soy beans in his combine on Oct. 17, 2017, in Welch, Minn. Minnesota's farmers exported $2.1 billion worth of soybeans in 2016, acc

For Minnesota farmers, lull in trade war may come too late

For farmers like Lance Peterson, who right now cannot break even on the sale of a bushel of soybeans because of oversupply, weather and tariffs, time is running out.
Nation
December 4, 2018
Public pays tribute to George H.W. Bush at Capitol

Public pays tribute to George H.W. Bush at Capitol

America's capital embraced George H.W. Bush in death Monday with solemn ceremony and high tributes to his service and decency, as the remains of the 41st president took their place in the Capitol rotunda for three days of mourning and praise by the political elite and everyday citizens alike.
December 3, 2018
Neil Bush, second from left, and his wife Maria, left, and members of their family pay their respects at the flag-draped casket of former President Ge

At Capitol, Bush saluted as 'gentle soul,' 'great man'

The nation's capital embraced George H.W. Bush in death Monday with solemn ceremony and high tributes to his service and decency, as the remains of the 41st president took their place in the Capitol rotunda for three days of mourning and praise by the political elite and everyday citizens alike.
Local
December 3, 2018
PolyMet Mine in Hoyt Lakes, Minn. has been mired in a permitting battle for over eight years and the issue has become politicized in the state and par

Environmental groups file Appeals Court challenge to PolyMet permits

December 3, 2018
In this Nov. 30, 2018 image taken from surveillance video provided by the New York City Police Department, a man tries to see the engagement ring that

NYPD finds English couple's engagement ring that fell through sidewalk grate

Who says the British are reserved? A couple who lost an engagement ring down a Times Square utility grate, returning home thinking it was gone forever, are effusive in their praise for the New York City police officers who found it in the muck 8 feet under.
Nation
December 2, 2018
FILE -- James Comey, the former FBI director, prepares to testify before a Senate committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 8, 2017. Comey has rea

Comey ends resistance to subpoena, will testify privately Friday

A lawyer for the Judiciary Committee offered to make a transcript of the testimony public within 24 hours. In a Twitter post Sunday, Comey indicated that he accepted those terms.
National
December 2, 2018
President Donald Trump listens to questions from members of the media during his meeting with Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G20 Summit, Sa

On this Trump trip, low drama, signs of acceptance

President Trump's foreign trips have tended to be drama-filled affairs, but on this one, for the often-undisciplined leader, the whirlwind trip was an unusual moment of calm.
Nation
December 2, 2018
Cathy Rogers of Windham, Maine, pays her respects at a makeshift memorial for President George H. W. Bush across from Walker's Point, the Bush's summe

Bush mourned as statesman, man of uncommon decency

Former President George H.W. Bush is returning to Washington as a revered political statesman, hailed by leaders across the political spectrum and around the world as a man not only of greatness but also of kindness.
Nation
December 2, 2018
FILE - In this May 11, 2008 file photo, former President George H.W. Bush arrives on the South Lawn of White House in Washington. Bush died at the age

George H.W. Bush remembered as unflappable when under fire

The 41st president kept his cool because that is who he was, at the very core driven by his own personal code: prudence and stewardship.
Nation
December 1, 2018
Judy Keen interviewed President George H.W. Bush on Air Force One in 1992, days before his re-election loss to Bill Clinton. Keen, then a USA Today re

George H.W. Bush up close: A man of gentility, humor and hope

For someone who covered Bush and got to know him, his death at 94 brought back a flood of memories.
Nation
December 1, 2018
These photos provided by NYU Langone Health, show patient Cameron Underwood, left, on March 15, 2017, and right, on Oct. 17, 2018, following his face

California man unveils new smile after most advanced face transplant surgery ever

A shotgun blast destroyed much of his face — and began a journey to the cutting-edge surgery and a public appearance.
Nation
December 1, 2018

George H.W. Bush in his own words

Local
December 1, 2018
Erica MacDonald, a former Dakota County judge, recently took office as Minnesota's new U.S. attorney, giving the state a presidentially appointed top

Crime on tribal lands gets closer scrutiny from federal prosecutors in Minnesota

It's against a backdrop of criticism in recent years over the federal response to crimes on tribal land.
Nation
December 1, 2018
A home destroyed by the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif., Nov. 26, 2018. Heavy metals, chemicals and biological contaminants left behind demand a cleanup

Massive cleanup after California wildfires begins

The costly and laborious effort is expected to take six months to a year.

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