Business
September 1, 2018
The combination of larger paychecks and smaller deductions could leave some households that usually get a refund owing money.

Accountants warn tax reform could add up to April shock

Those who rely heavily on deductions could see a bill.
August 31, 2018
The casket of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., lies in state at the U.S. Capitol, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in Washington.

McCain salute: One of nation's 'bravest souls' in war, peace

Congressional leaders saluted John McCain Friday as a model of service in war and peace and "one of the bravest souls our nation has ever produced," in a memorial ceremony at the heart of the political battlefield where he fought for more than three decades.
Inspired
August 31, 2018

National youth poet laureate explores a changing childhood landscape

August 31, 2018

Woman guilty in murder of Minn. trucking firm's driver at Iowa rest stop

A woman has been found guilty of killing a truck driver at an Iowa rest stop along Interstate 80.
Nation
August 30, 2018

Breast cancer surgery may do more harm than good for elderly

Nursing home patients in the study got sicker.
Nation
August 30, 2018
Chicago train riders walked past a mural by artist JC Rivera this month at the Paulina Brown Line "L" station on the city's North Side.

Taxpayer-funded mural in Chicago was reported as graffiti, so city crews destroyed it

Someone called the city's 311 nonemergency center and reported the mural as graffiti, triggering a request for its removal.
Nation
August 29, 2018
Bees swarm Times Square hot dog stand

Bees swarm Times Square hot dog stand

A swarm of bees had caused a brief commotion in Times Square in New York City after they made their home atop a hot dog stand.
Nation
August 28, 2018
Sharon Black of Las Vegas, right, hugs Airmen First Class Williams of the U.S. Air Force after they were both overcome with emotion while viewing wood

Worldwide gun deaths reach 250,000 yearly; US ranks high

Gun deaths worldwide total about 250,000 yearly and the United States is among just six countries that make up half of those fatalities, a study found.
Business
August 28, 2018
Jason Taylor holds soybeans that are sorted out by color at Taylor Seed Farm near White Cloud, Kan., Thursday, April 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Farmers to get $4.7B in first round of federal tariffs relief

It's a first round of government aid to compensate for losses caused by Chinese tariffs in a trade war that's hurting some of President Donald Trump's core supporters.
Nation
August 27, 2018
Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., left, and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Ct., display a photo of a plastic gun on Tuesday, July 31, 2018, on Capitol Hill in

Judge extends ban on publishing plans for 3-D printed guns

Nation
August 27, 2018

John McCain's farewell letter to America

Nation
August 27, 2018

Politics Briefly

Local
August 27, 2018

Minn. officials say new Fargo flood plan is more equitable

A new proposal to manage floods on the Red River would reduce the highest levels that could flow through Fargo-Moorhead, but not eliminate them altogether, according to state officials.
Local
August 27, 2018
Derek Alldred

Long sentence for Twin Cities man who 'left trail of tears' cheating women he met online

He left more than 24 women, including at least four Minnesotans, in financial ruin.
Local
August 27, 2018
Former colleagues in the U.S. Senate Amy Klobuchar (top right) and Al Franken (bottom left) spoke fondly of the late John McCain (left) and his servic

'He exemplified heroism': Minnesota colleagues pay tribute to John McCain

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar remembered the late Sen. John McCain as a friend as well as a colleague, while Al Franken recalled his first encounter with the late Arizona senator.
Nation
August 26, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto

U.S., Mexico reportedly near deal on NAFTA

Pact would clear way for Canada to return to talks.
Nation
August 25, 2018
FILE -- A Library of Congress photo shows U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. John McCain being captured by North Vietnamese civilians after he was shot down over Tru

Defiance, survival defined John McCain

The son of an admiral and Navy pilot trained in the art of defiance years before his de-winged aircraft cratered at a Hanoi lake.
Local
August 25, 2018
Hazy smoke with a faint campfire smell, over Minnesota is expected to remain in our area through Wednesday as the jet stream carries smoke from Canadi

Behind uneventful Minn. summer weather lurks signs of climate change

Lake Superior algae bloom, hazy skies might become the norm, scientists say.
Local
August 25, 2018
David Cooley gives Brad Johnson, Commander of the American Legion Saint Louis Park Post 282, bumperstickers he is handing out to support the cause. ]

As veterans hold national conventions, concern continues over privatization of the VA

In Minneapolis for conventions, veterans talk about health care needs.
Inspired
August 24, 2018
Cannan Huey-You, 12, is a sophomore at TCU. This summer he joined the cast of "MythBusters Jr.," which airs later this year on the Science Channel.

12-year-old science prodigy prepares to bust myths on the Science Channel

This Texas Christian University sophomore is double majoring in physics and astronomy/engineering with plans to be an astronaut. And, he's 12.

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