Celebrities
October 21, 2019
The lives of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are arranged in detail by bureaucrats, their statements carefully vetted to ensure they do not overst

As Japan's emperor is formally enthroned, public gets a glimpse of his strict life

Stifling bureaucracy and ritual are making Naruhito irrelevant to his subjects
Nation
October 19, 2019

Trump scraps plans to hold Group of Seven summit at his Florida golf resort next year after facing intense criticism

Trump scraps plans to hold Group of Seven summit at his Florida golf resort next year after facing intense criticism.
World
October 19, 2019
Several thousand Kurds protested Saturday in Frankfurt, Germany, against the Turkish army's incursion into northern Syria.

Turkey wants Assad's forces to leave border area

Erdogan says he wants to resettle up to 2 million Syrian refugees there.
World
October 19, 2019

Latest poll predicts a historically close race for Canadian prime minister

World
October 18, 2019
Trump hails Syria cease-fire after he played role in crisis

Trump hails Syria cease-fire after he played role in crisis

President Donald Trump toured a new Louis Vuitton leather workshop in Texas on Thursday before headlining a campaign rally in Dallas.
World
October 17, 2019
President Donald Trump at a news conference with Italian President Sergio Mattarella in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Oct. 16, 2019.

US picks Trump resort for G-7; critics call choice 'brazen'

President Donald Trump's suggestion that his Miami golf resort host next year's Group of Seven summit became a reality Thursday, sparking an outcry from critics who called it the most blatant example yet of him using the power of his office to boost his business empire.
World
October 16, 2019
Trump says Syria 'very nicely under control'

Trump says Syria 'very nicely under control'

President Donald Trump says things are "very nicely under control" in northern Syria where Turkish forces are fighting Syrian Kurds who were aligned with the U.S. against the Islamic State group.
Local
October 16, 2019
Lawyers are accusing Customs and Border Protection of holding migrant children in custody longer than allowed to in San Diego.

Roseau hobbled by earlier closing time at border crossing with Canada

U.S. Customs and Border Protection last year changed the operating hours, closing it at 8 p.m. each night instead of midnight.
East Metro
October 11, 2019
Photos from the WVUS Choosing Party event in Tongi AP, Tongi, Bangladesh. With Woodbury Lutheran Church. Fahin Parvej, 4, chose his sponsor from Woodb

Minnesota church is model for new way to help kids in need

The Rev. Tom Pfotenhauer, pastor at Woodbury Lutheran Church, said letting the children pick the person was "empowering" for them.
World
October 11, 2019

Origin of oil spill tainting Brazil's shores is a mystery

Origins of crude oil killing sea turtles is a mystery.
Nation
October 11, 2019

Trump urged former secretary of state to help Giuliani client facing criminal charges

World
October 1, 2019

U.S. diplomats try to contain the damage from Trump's DIY foreign policies

World
October 1, 2019
Video captures bridge collapsing in Taiwan

Video captures bridge collapsing in Taiwan

A towering bridge over a bay in eastern Taiwan collapsed Tuesday, sending an oil tanker truck falling onto boats in the water below.
World
September 29, 2019
Then Chancellor Sebastian Kurz of Austria meets with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, Feb. 20, 2019. On Sept. 29, Kurz won a s

Greta effect shakes up Austrian politics in signal for Europe

World
September 28, 2019
Activists sit in the central tent of the protest camp outside Moscow. Some protesters have been based at the camp 24 hours a day since March. MUST CRE

Vladimir Putin's war on garbage is a battle to stay in power

Trash has become a key issue in Russia, where only 1% ends up in recycling.
TV & Media
September 27, 2019
Ori Elon, co-creator of the Israeli TV series “Shtisel,’’ discussed the hit show with a sold-out audience at the Sabes Jewish Community Center e

Israeli TV series 'Shtisel' has megafans in Minnesota

The show has generated "Shtisel mania" among Minnesota's Jewish community and many other followers.
Local
September 25, 2019
Negar Ghodskani Credit: Associated Press

Iranian sentenced, deported for illegally exporting tech from Minnesota to Iran

With credit for time served, the woman gains life back with her husband and the boy she gave birth to while in custody.
World
September 24, 2019
Greta Thunberg chastises world leaders at climate summit

Greta Thunberg chastises world leaders at climate summit

Sixteen-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg chided world leaders at the United Nations with the repeated phrase, "How dare you?"
Nation
September 24, 2019
Environmental activist Greta Thunberg, center, of Sweden, walks with an entourage after passing a security checkpoint while appearing at the United Na

'Greta': A young climate change activist's moment, praised and criticized

She stepped onto the biggest of global stages to face the most diverse of audiences, and she made it count. "How dare you?" she kept saying to some of the world's most powerful people. "You are failing us," she told them.
September 23, 2019
British passengers with Thomas Cook wait in long queue at Antalya airport in Antalya, Turkey, Monday Sept. 23, 2019. Hundreds of thousands of travelle

Hundreds of thousands affected as British travel firm fails

Families stranded, honeymoons and vacations canceled, thousands of workers laid off: The sudden collapse of British tour company Thomas Cook and its network of airlines and hotels sowed chaos for hundreds of thousands of travelers and businesses around the world Monday.

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