September 12, 2017
Elida Dimas looks out at floodwaters from her porch, in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in Immokalee, Fla., Monday, Sept. 11, 2017.

Aircraft carrier is rushed to the hurricane-battered Keys

Authorities sent an aircraft carrier and other Navy ships to help with search-and-rescue operations in Florida on Monday as a flyover of the hurricane-battered Keys yielded what the governor said were scenes of devastation.
Nation
September 11, 2017
Elida Dimas looks out at floodwaters from her porch, in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in Immokalee, Fla., Monday, Sept. 11, 2017.

Millions of Floridians in the dark as storm subsides

Many who lost power grateful it wasn't worse. Officials said it was remarkable that so far they are investigating just a small number of fatalities
Nation
September 11, 2017
FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 file photo, former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney talks with reporters in New York. Romney said on

Romney reportedly preparing Senate run if Hatch retires

Nation
September 11, 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, joined by White House staff, participate in a moment of silence on the 16th anniversary of t

US marks 9/11 anniversary with resolve, tears and hope

Americans commemorated 9/11 on Monday with tear-streaked tributes, a presidential warning to terrorists and appeals from victims' relatives for unity and hope 16 years after the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil.
September 11, 2017
Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the service of remembrance tribute to the passengers and crew of United Flight 93 at the Flight 93 National Me

Pence: Flight 93 passengers might have saved my life on 9/11

Vice President Mike Pence told relatives and friends of the victims of United Flight 93 attending the 16th anniversary ceremony Monday in Pennsylvania that the passengers might well have saved his life.
Local
September 11, 2017
Francesca DeLuca, age 20, will be waiting for 10 hours for her flight back to Milan, Italy. She had been visiting a friend in Miami by herself, but th

Hurricane Irma: When will airports reopen? What we know about damage

Nation
September 11, 2017
A person walks through a street lined with debris and fallen trees as Hurricane Irma passes through Naples, Fla., Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Da

Naples, Fla. residents survey hurricane damage

In Naples, Florida, a tide gauge reported a 7-foot (more than 2-meter) rise in water levels in just 90 minutes late Sunday. Residents emerged on Monday morning to survey damage amid downed trees and flooded streets.
Nation
September 11, 2017
Miss North Dakota Cara Mund reacts after being named Miss America during Miss America 2018 pageant, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP

Miss North Dakota crowned Miss America

Cara Mund - the 23-year-old Miss North Dakota - is named Miss America after saying in an onstage interview that President Donald Trump was wrong to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord.
Nation
September 11, 2017
Trump holds moment of silence for 9/11

Trump holds moment of silence for 9/11

President Donald Trump lead a national moment of silence on the 16th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. He was joined by first lady Melania Trump and White House staff to mark the moment when the 1st plane hit the World Trade Center.
Nation
September 10, 2017
Shelters are filling up In Florida

Shelters are filling up In Florida

Floridians on the west coast experienced long lines and frustrating delays getting into shelters, despite a scramble to convert high schools, recreation centers, and other facilities into safe places to ride out the storm.
West Metro
September 9, 2017

Feds have at least 6 open cases looking at ISIS support in Minn.

Among them is an 18-year-old St. Louis Park college student who disappeared in 2015 while vacationing with family in Morocco.
Nation
September 9, 2017
A man enters a mobile restroom in downtown Denver. City officials hope the bathrooms will make the urban core cleaner and more inviting. (Sarah Breite

Denver tests mobile restroom program to keep streets clean

They also can help clean up downtown areas.
Nation
September 9, 2017
The winds and sea are whipped up off of the Rickenbacker Causeway in Miami as Hurricane Irma approaches on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017.

Where to watch Irma's arrival in Florida as it happens

Nation
September 9, 2017

What you need to know about Irma

Local
September 8, 2017
Emma Townsend, 4, of New Richmond, Wisc., drew pictures on a cardboard box that would be used to pack dried meals for Hurricane Harvey victims in Hous

Minnesotans gear up to help hurricane victims in Texas, Florida and at home

Relief workers and volunteers are heading to Texas, and now Florida, to help storm victims.
West Metro
September 8, 2017
Jeff and Karen Hongslo on the beach in Puerto Rico before Irma arrived.

Chaska couple escape San Juan on Twitter-famous Delta flight that pierced Irma's bands

The Delta flight was the last one into San Juan before Irma hit and quickly loaded passengers to return to the U.S.
Local
September 8, 2017

Minnesota Red Cross sends more workers ahead of Hurricane Irma

Nearly 60 Minnesota disaster workers already are deployed to the Texas Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
Nation
September 8, 2017
President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla.

For Irma vs. Mar-a-Lago, the smart $$ is on Trump's house

Hurricane Irma is likely to test President Donald Trump's longtime boast that his Mar-a-Lago mansion can withstand any storm.
September 8, 2017
FILE - In this April 29, 2017, file photo, Steve Bannon, chief White House strategist to President Donald Trump, tours The AMES Companies, Inc., with

Bannon: Christie's response to 'Access Hollywood' tape cost him Cabinet post

A meeting about the fallout to Donald Trump's presidential campaign over the "Access Hollywood" tape was a litmus test that cost New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie a potential Cabinet post, according to former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon.
September 8, 2017
FILE- In this Sept. 6, 2017 file photo, fans fill the stands at Arthur Ashe stadium as Karolina Pliskova, of Czech Republic, plays CoCo Vandeweghe, of

Behind the shadowy practice of 'courtsiding' at the US Open

The arrest of an Estonian man last week for trespassing at the U.S. Open has renewed questions about "courtsiding," the surreptitious collection of instant data for gamblers using online exchanges to bet on all angles of professional tennis matches as they unfold in real time.

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