Nation
October 29, 2020

How Trump maneuvered his way out of trouble in Chicago

Business
October 29, 2020
Medtronic operational headquarters in Fridley. (Star Tribune file photo)

Medtronic to pay $9.2M fine on kickback charges regarding S.D. neurosurgeon

Company admits no liability in resolving allegations including Medicaid, Medicare violations.
Minneapolis
October 29, 2020
Mpls. teen who made George Floyd video 'humbled' to get national Courage Award

Mpls. teen who made George Floyd video 'humbled' to get national Courage Award

Darnella Frazier will join past honoree Anita Hill.
Nation
October 29, 2020
Hurricane floods Mississippi casino parking garage

Hurricane floods Mississippi casino parking garage

Floodwaters from Hurricane Zeta engulfed a car park in Mississippi on Wednesday, as a low-lying stretch of the coastal highway in Biloxi was submerged by 5 feet of storm surge.
Nation
October 28, 2020
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh spoke at the Federalist Society's Antonin Scalia Memorial Dinner in 2019.

Kavanaugh's opinion in Wisconsin voting raises alarms among Democrats

Nation
October 28, 2020
Family calls for peace after fatal police shooting in Philadelphia

Family calls for peace after fatal police shooting in Philadelphia

The family of a Black man killed by Philadelphia police officers in a shooting caught on video had called for an ambulance to get him help with a mental health crisis, not for police intervention, their lawyer said Tuesday.
Nation
October 28, 2020
Detroit woman's voting history dates back to FDR

Detroit woman's voting history dates back to FDR

Talu Massey is among the millions of Americans who voted prior to Nov. 3, resulting in record-breaking early turnout. But this is far from the Detroit resident's first election. Very far.
Nation
October 28, 2020
The billboard, based on artwork by Donald Perlis, that went up Tuesday in New York's Times Square.

George Floyd billboard goes up in Times Square

Nation
October 27, 2020
Southern California blaze threatens homes

Southern California blaze threatens homes

A fast-moving wildfire forced evacuation orders for 70,000 people and seriously injured two firefighters in Southern California on Monday.
Business
October 27, 2020
The Salt Lake Tribune will stop printing a daily newspaper after nearly 150 years at the end of the year and move to a weekly print edition.

Salt Lake Tribune to end daily print edition by year's end

Nation
October 27, 2020
Philadelphia police kill man waving knife

Philadelphia police kill man waving knife

Police shot and killed a 27-year-old Black man on a Philadelphia street Monday afternoon after yelling at him to drop his knife.
Nation
October 27, 2020
Washington state scientists remove 98 'murder hornets'

Washington state scientists remove 98 'murder hornets'

Workers from the Washington state Department of Agriculture managed to destroy the first nest of so-called murder hornets discovered in the US without suffering any stings or other injuries, the agency said Monday.
Minneapolis
October 26, 2020
Adrian De Los Rios, during a protest in Minneapolis this summer. Submitted photo

Minneapolis man charged with throwing rocks at Portland police, vandalizing precinct station

His Facebook page shows him engaged in the Floyd protests here this summer.
Nation
October 26, 2020
A voter makes sure his ballot falls into the ballot drop box outside the Boston Public Library, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, in Boston. Massachusetts electi

Man charged in burning of ballot drop box in Boston

A man was charged with setting a Boston ballot drop box on fire and damaging dozens of ballots, police said Monday.
Nation
October 25, 2020
A woman places her ballot in a dropbox after voting at Fenway Park, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, in Boston.

FBI investigating fire set in Boston ballot drop box

Local
October 24, 2020
President Donald Trump arrived at Twin Cities International Airport on Wednesday, Sept. 30, on his way to a fundraiser in Shorewood and a rally in Dul

Trump campaign broke agreement to follow virus guidelines at Duluth rally

The pledge signed to abide by a 250-person limit at the Sept. 30 airport event went unheeded — and unanswered.
Minneapolis
October 24, 2020
The Minneapolis Third Police Precinct was set on fire during a third night of protests following the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police

Charges: Boogaloo Bois fired on Mpls. precinct, shouted 'Justice for Floyd'

Feds say Texas adherent of far-right group fired on precinct building, conspired with cop killer to ignite civil war.
Nation
October 23, 2020
A rare two-headed southern black racer snake was found at a home in Palm Harbor, Florida, in Pinellas County, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservati

Florida cat snares two-headed snake

The split heads on a single body is known as bicephaly, and it occurs while the snake is developing as an embryo.
Nation
October 23, 2020
Mountain wildfire is second-largest ever in Colorado

Mountain wildfire is second-largest ever in Colorado

The fire brewing in East Troublesome has taken over an area larger than the city of Chicago.
Nation
October 23, 2020
Catholics react to pope's support for civil unions

Catholics react to pope's support for civil unions

Pope Francis' comments sparked cheers from gay Catholics and demands for clarification from conservatives.

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