Local
November 18, 2017
From Left to Right.. Dalton Pierce, Polaris Plant Director in Roseau Mayor Jeff Pelowski, Mayor of Roseau Bill Miller, Polaris Director of Snowmobile

Northwest Minnesota residents angered by plan to cut back border crossing hours

Business
November 17, 2017

India to review stent pricing caps that drew device-maker protest

Critics say cheaper stents have not added up to savings for patients.
West Metro
November 15, 2017
Minneapolis Representative Ilhan Omar delivers a speech at the 162nd General Assembly of BIE, in Paris, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. The Bureau Internati

Minnesota loses bid for 2023 World's Fair; Argentina wins instead

City officials may decide to turn back the former farm acreage, which it had agreed to purchase, to the family that owns it.
Business
November 14, 2017
The first - a 1,000-footer - the James R. Barker - departing after loading iron ore at the CN Duluth Dock. Photo Credit: Paul Scinocca/courtesy Duluth

Canada helping to boost traffic out of the port at Duluth

Uptick in Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway iron ore shipments contributed most to numbers.
Local
November 13, 2017
Mohammed Abshire Musa, a leader of the independence movement in Somalia, retired to Minnesota. He died on Oct. 25. (Star Tribune file photo)

Mohamed Abshir Musa, leader of Somali independence movement, dies at 91

Business
November 9, 2017
A Sun Country airplane was being prepared for take off early Friday, July 22, 2011, at the Humphrey terminal in Bloomington, MN.] (ELIZABETH FLORES/ST

Sun Country drops plan for Cuba flights, citing politics

The local airline had rights to fly directly from MSP to Matanzas and Santa Clara, but not Havana, the country's capital.
November 9, 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping prepare to shake hands during a business event at the Great Hall of the People in

Trump: China not to blame for 'shockingly' large trade deficit

President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized the "very one-sided and unfair" trade relationship between the U.S. and China, but stopped short of castigating Chinese President Xi Jinping.
World
November 8, 2017
Cows stand by the side of a road as a truck drives with lights on through smog in Greater Noida, near New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017. A thi

Thick smog envelops New Delhi, halting traffic and closing schools

New Delhi called a "gas chamber" by its leader.
Business
November 8, 2017
A mascot for Tmall, an online shopping website owned by Alibaba, holds up a banner with the word "Double 11 big sale" during an event to promote Singl

Think Amazon is everywhere? You haven't been to China

E-commerce is far bigger in the world's most populous country and one company dominates it.
World
November 7, 2017
In this Sept.5 2017 photo, French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot meet with NGOs to discuss climate and envir

Trump not invited to 'Make our Planet Great Again' climate summit next month in Paris

French authorities said President Donald Trump is not among more than 100 world leaders invited to Paris for a climate summit next month.
World
November 7, 2017
Trump urges North Korea to 'make a deal'

Trump urges North Korea to 'make a deal'

President Donald Trump says he believes he sees a lot of progress on the North Korean issue. Trump also urged North Korea to 'come to the table and make a deal.' He spoke during a news conference with South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
Business
November 6, 2017
Christopher Wenk, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's executive director for international policy, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 24, 2017. Dozens of

As NAFTA talks heat up, Minnesota ag, other industries weigh in

Minnesota agriculture and industry concerned about future of the agreement.
World
November 6, 2017
Britian's Prime Minister Theresa May prepares to welcome the First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, to 10 Downing Street in London, ahead of talks, Mo

British Prime Minister Theresa May faces unrelenting pressure

On top of Brexit talks, she's trying to get ahead of sexual harassment scandal.
World
November 6, 2017
Trump addresses U.S. troops in Japan

Trump addresses U.S. troops in Japan

President Trump says that no dictator, nor regime should ever underestimate American resolve. Trump spoke to US troops at the Yokota Air Base on the outskirts of Tokyo on Sunday, his first stop at the top of his Asia tour.
Stage & Arts
November 3, 2017
Kevin Spacey at the Juilliard School in New York, May 29, 2017. Spacey has had a busy spring, starring in another season of �House of Cards� on Ne

UK police investigating sex assault linked to Spacey

London police are investigating an alleged 2008 sexual assault reportedly linked to Kevin Spacey in the latest setback for the "House of Cards" star.
World
November 3, 2017
North Korea is key focus for Trump Asia trip

North Korea is key focus for Trump Asia trip

President Trump is preparing for his first official trip to Asia with North Korea tensions at the fore. AP's Asia-Pacific News Director previews his visit which includes stops in Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines.
West Metro
November 2, 2017
Minnetonka chess grandmaster qualifies for world championship cycle

Minnetonka chess grandmaster qualifies for world championship cycle

Wesley So is one of eight who will be in the Candidates tourney in Berlin in 2018.
World
November 2, 2017
In this Wednesday, March 8, 2017 photo, a Chinese woman makes fun with a wax figure of U.S. President Donald Trump as she poses for a photograph at a

Trump heads to five Asian nations to talk trade and North Korea

President will visit five countries over 12 days.
November 2, 2017
FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2012 file photo, policemen are silhouetted against the Great Pyramid in Giza, Egypt. Scientists have found a previously undisc

Scientists discover hidden chamber in Egypt's Great Pyramid

Scientists say they have found a hidden chamber in Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza, in what would be the first such discovery in the structure since the 19th century and one likely to spark a new surge of interest in the pharaohs.
World
November 1, 2017
In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, center, Russian President Vla

Putin urges world to support Iranian nuclear pact

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