Minnesota wolf estimate edges slightly upward
The latest survey of Minnesota's wolf population estimates a slight increase.
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Avery's lawyer touts new suspect, DNA testing in 'Making a Murderer' case
Following the recent reversal of "Making a Murderer" subject Brendan Dassey's conviction, the attorney who represents Dassey's uncle, Steven Avery, says that she's unearthed another suspect in the murder of photographer Teresa Halbach.
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Taking heat, US officials defend $400M cash payment to Iran
The Obama administration on Friday defended its decision to make a $400 million cash delivery to Iran contingent on the release of American prisoners, saying the payment wasn't ransom because the Islamic Republic would have soon recouped the money one way or another.
Touring flooding, Trump moves ahead with campaign turnaround
Offering consolation, expressing regret, cutting ties with a controversial aide. Donald Trump's campaign turnaround plan on Friday featured the unorthodox candidate acting much like a conventional politician struggling to revive a presidential bid on the ropes.
Gawker.com dies next week, killed by an unhappy subject
Gawker.com, the brash New York website that broke new ground with its gossipy, no-holds-barred coverage of media, culture and politics, is shutting down after nearly 14 years, brought low by an unhappy, but deep-pocketed, subject.
Eroding Alaska island village votes to move to mainland
Residents of a tiny island village in Alaska that has been ravaged by erosion blamed on climate change have voted to move to the mainland, but there likely isn't enough money for the impoverished community of just 600 people to follow through on the decision.
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Second-oldest shipwreck found in Great Lakes
Underwater explorers announced Wednesday that they have discovered the second-oldest confirmed shipwreck in the Great Lakes. The Washington sank in Lake Ontario off the coast of Oswego, New York in 1803.
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Evidence of theft of NSA code mounts
Breach would be a defeat for U.S. intelligence.
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Thousands told to flee Southern California fire
A massive wildfire was zero percent contained east of Los Angeles on Tuesday night. It started Tuesday and quickly burned more than two dozen square miles. More than 80,000 people have been ordered to evacuate.
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Almanacs see bitter winter; Paul Douglas takes it with big grain of road salt
Two longtime publications seem certain about the deep freeze prediction, but meteorologist is skeptical.
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Pennsylvania attorney general resigns a day after conviction
Pennsylvania's first elected female attorney general announced her resignation Tuesday, a day after being convicted of abusing the powers of the state's top law enforcement office to smear a rival and lying under oath to cover it up.
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Riviera Hotel imploded in Las Vegas
The last tower of the iconic Riviera Hotel and Casino was reduced to rubble during an overnight implosion on the Las Vegas Strip early Tuesday morning,
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Minnesotans say goodbye to 'quintessential' governor
Gov. Wendell Anderson remembered for advancing public education, all things Swedish
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Twin Cities chess player wins one of world's premier events
One year after a disastrous last-place finish, the grandmaster from Minnetonka came out on top of a tournament that's the chess equivalent of winning Wimbledon.
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Trump calls for ideological litmus test for foreign visitors
He didn't mention his blanket ban on Muslims in policy speech.
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Coast Guard rescues Louisiana flood victims
US Coast Guard Video shows helicopters rescuing flood victims in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Massive floods have forced thousands to evacuate homes across southern Louisiana.
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One shot, multiple arrests in Milwaukee protests
Police say they are making multiple arrests in Milwaukee after a second night of unrest over the police killing of a black man. However, police say there was no widespread destruction, unlike Saturday night.
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