He rode into Alabama a tech savior, then swindled millions
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They tried to beat the blizzard, landed at the Owatonna Armory
More than 180 people crowded the armory, with another 60 taking shelter in a Lutheran church. The American Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the Minnesota National Guard and local government agencies jumped into action to tend to the stranded travelers.
Ex-campaign worker for Trump sues over unwanted kiss claim
A former worker on President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign claims in a lawsuit filed Monday that he abruptly grabbed her by the hand and planted an unwanted kiss on her face during a Florida meeting with staff and volunteers.
Trump accuses Spike Lee of 'racist hit on your President'
President Donald Trump is going after director Spike Lee, who used his Oscar acceptance speech to urge mobilization for the 2020 election.
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Klobuchar's first big 2020 test could come in South Carolina
"She has a challenge to introduce herself to voters in the South," said state Sen. Marlon Kimpson, a Charleston Democrat, before Klobuchar's arrival for her first campaign stop in the state on Saturday.
R. Kelly arrested, charged in Chicago with sexual abuse
R. Kelly, the R&B star who has been trailed for decades by allegations that he violated underage girls and women and held some as virtual slaves, was charged Friday with aggravated sexual abuse involving four victims, including at least three between the ages of 13 and 17.
'Empire' producers cut Smollett from season's last episodes
Actor Jussie Smollett's character on "Empire" will be removed from the final two episodes of this season in the wake of his arrest on charges that he staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself last month in downtown Chicago, producers of the Fox TV show announced Friday.
Nation
Actor Smollett allegedly lied about hate crime
"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett has made his first court appearance on charges that he falsely reported being beaten by two men last month in downtown Chicago.
Minneapolis
Somali-born U.S. citizen arrested in Minneapolis, charged with taking journalist captive
The defendant and others held their victim captive in Somalia for nearly 2 years and demanded $20 million ransom.
50M gallons of polluted water pours daily from US mine sites
Every day many millions of gallons of water loaded with arsenic, lead and other toxic metals flow from some of the most contaminated mining sites in the U.S. and into surrounding streams and ponds without being treated, The Associated Press has found.
Supreme Court ruling curbs states' power to seize property
The case involved police seizing a $40,000 Land Rover from an Indiana man arrested for selling $400 worth of heroin.
Family of Covington H.S. student sues Washington Post for $250M over protest reporting
The suit alleges that The Post "targeted and bullied" 16-year-old Nicholas Sandmann in order to embarrass President Donald Trump.
Flynn pushed to share nuclear tech with Saudis, report says
Senior White House officials pushed a project to share nuclear power technology with Saudi Arabia despite the objections of ethics and national security officials, according to a new congressional report citing whistleblowers within the Trump administration.
Local
Launched after Minn. court cases, first U.S. deradicalization program shows promise
Program was launched after dozens of ISIS cases hit Minnesota courts.
Judge orders Roger Stone to court over Instagram post
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Roger Stone to appear in court to consider whether to revoke his bail after the longtime Donald Trump confidant posted a photo on Instagram of the judge with what appeared to be crosshairs of a gun.
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Minn. joins suit to halt Trump's emergency declaration
Minnesota joined 15 states Monday in asking a California federal judge to halt President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration, arguing that diverting funds to build a border wall would hurt the state's national guard and frustrate counter-narcotic efforts.
Business
American Indians haven't recovered from costs of buffalo slaughter, study says
Tribal nations that once relied on bison have per capita incomes today that are 20 to 40 percent below the average of all American Indian nations.
Nation
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City officials say there is an active shooter situation at an industrial park in Aurora, Illinois. The city sent a tweet Friday afternoon saying police are on the scene.
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