Business
November 30, 2019

Going to court without a lawyer is the new normal for U.S. litigants

Americans are guaranteed legal counsel in criminal cases. But when it comes to civil suits, they're not.
Nation
November 26, 2019

Do Trump military interventions undermine military justice?

Nation
November 25, 2019
Trump honors Conan the dog, injured in al-Baghdadi raid

Trump honors Conan the dog, injured in al-Baghdadi raid

President Donald Trump is honoring the U.S. military dog that participated in the operation that ended with the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Variety
November 25, 2019
Nick Vanderkooi, left, a student at Ridgewater College, checked out his NERF gun as Syrena Maranell, Willmar Public Library's adult services librarian

Beyond books: Minnesota libraries find playful ways to remain relevant

Communities try novel approaches to engage readers, visitors
Business
November 24, 2019

Internet companies prepare to fight the 'deepfake' future

Researchers and lawmakers worry the manipulated images could become a new method for spreading disinformation in the lead-up to the 2020 presidential election.
Nation
November 24, 2019

Times Square threat mobilizes police

Business
November 22, 2019
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will make $4.8 million available to study the impact of potentially dangerous PFAS.

EPA will offer $4.8 million to study effects of 'forever chemicals'

The agency said it will accept applications through Feb. 11.
Celebrities
November 21, 2019
Mark Ruffalo posing for a portrait to promote his film "Dark Waters" at the Whitby Hotel in New York.

Mark Ruffalo joins campaign raising concerns about chemicals made by 3M

The upcoming movie "Dark Waters," starring Mark Ruffalo, is expected to draw more attention to the dangers of a group of chemicals that firms like 3M Co. have struggled to contain and remediate.
Local
November 20, 2019
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., center speaks as Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, left, and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg listen during a Democrati

Amy Klobuchar takes a jab at Pete Buttigieg late in Atlanta debate

Local
November 20, 2019
A moose is seen near Isabella, Minn., in 2016. Minnesota's moose population, while steadily declining partly because of a parasite carried by deer, is

Moose, other Minnesota species need federal protection, suit against feds says

Conservation group says Trump administration must protect 274 species.
Nation
November 20, 2019

Pompeo emerges as a major Trump enabler in Ukraine affair

Testimony undercuts any notion he wasn't part of Ukraine efforts
Nation
November 20, 2019
FILE - This Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015 file photo shows an ashtray with cigarette butts outside the Oklahoma County Courthouse in Oklahoma City. Researc

U.S. shelves plan to sharply cut nicotine in cigarettes

Retreat on new cigarette rules a victory for industry.
Politics
November 19, 2019
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. Credit: Jenn Ackerman/New York Times

Ilhan Omar wants judge to go easy at sentencing on man who threatened to kill her

The Congress member from Minnesota said the defendant will be better served by being shown love and not a lengthy prison term.
Nation
November 18, 2019

Ohio school plans to drug-test all students

Nation
November 18, 2019
Police Chief: 3 killed in Okla. Walmart shooting

Police Chief: 3 killed in Okla. Walmart shooting

Two men and a woman were fatally shot Monday outside a Walmart store in Oklahoma, the chief of police said.
Nation
November 17, 2019
Maj. Mathew Golsteyn, a former Army Special Forces soldier, left the Fort Bragg courtroom facility on June 27 with his civilian lawyer, Phillip Stackh

Trump's pardons to serviceman raise fears that laws of war don't apply

Minneapolis
November 16, 2019
Rick Boelter, a firearm's examiner in the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, is in the firearms reference collection vault, where guns used in the comm

A gun's life seen via a pistol used in Chicago, traced to Twin Cities

Technology increasingly shows how one gun can change hands and travel across cities and states, leaving a trail of dead or injured victims in its wake.
Nation
November 16, 2019
Judges Bradley Jacobs, Sabrina Bell and Andrew Adams.

Indiana judges suspended after drunken brawl in White Castle parking lot

A melee with strangers ended with two of the judges shot and in critical condition in a hospital.
Local
November 15, 2019
FILE - In this Aug. 1, 1966 file photo, smoke rises from the sniper's gun as he fired from the tower of the University of Texas administration buildin

Hamline, Metro State profs create a database to shed light on mass shooters

Minnesota researchers gather facts and dispel myths with the creation of a "Mass Shooter Database"
Nation
November 14, 2019
At least 3 injured in California school shooting

At least 3 injured in California school shooting

The Los Angeles County Fire Department says now there are three confirmed injuries following a shooting at Saugus High School in the city of Santa Clarita.

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