Business
TikTok has promised to sue over the potential US ban. What's the legal outlook?
Legislation forcing TikTok's parent company to sell the video-sharing platform or face a ban in the U.S. received President Joe Biden's official signoff Wednesday. But the newly minted law could be in for an uphill battle in court.
Nation
New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction from landmark trial
New York's highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein 's 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with "egregious" improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren't part of the case.
Celebrities
Video shows Alec Baldwin smacking phone away from woman demanding he say 'Free Palestine'
A protester confronted the actor at a New York City coffee shop.
Nation
The town at the center of a Supreme Court battle over homelessness
A lawsuit in Oregon could reshape the way cities across the country deal with the problem.
World
Secret Russian foreign policy document urges action to weaken the U.S.
Russia's Foreign Ministry has been gathering data on the vulnerabilities of its Western adversaries, a classified Russian document shows.
Nation
Donald Trump faces 4 criminal cases. Here's where they stand.
Jury selection is set to begin Monday for the New York criminal case against former President Donald Trump involving hush-money payments made to a porn actor. Never before has a former or current U.S. president faced a criminal case. Trump faces four. Here is a look at those criminal cases, what they involve and their next steps.
Nation
Insurers reap hidden fees by slashing payments. You may get the bill.
A little-known data firm helps health insurers make more when less of an out-of-network claim gets paid.
Nation
Ohtani's former interpreter is said to be negotiating a guilty plea
A guilty plea from Ippei Mizuhara before a federal judge — likely to include an admission of a range of facts related to any illegal conduct — could confirm the account that the Dodgers star gave to reporters two weeks ago, in which he said he had no knowledge of what happened to his money.
Local
State says 10 water systems in the metro have unsafe levels of PFAS, under new EPA rule
It could cost $1 billion to remove PFAS or "forever chemicals" from Minnesota water supplies alone, but advocates say the costs are worth it to protect public health.
Celebrities
Angelina Jolie blames Brad Pitt's NDA for scuttling winery sale, alleges abuse before plane altercation
The actors, though legally unmarried since 2019, have not yet finalized their drawn-out divorce.
World
Dwindling ammunition stocks pose a grave threat to Ukraine
"Artillery decides battles," said Capt. Vladyslav Slominsky, the artillery commander along this section of the front. "Who has more wins." For now, that is Russia.
Local
Charges: Dilworth man reaped $146K in benefits by posing as decorated veteran, POW
He currently works as a behavioral intervention specialist at Moorhead schools, a district spokeswoman said.
Nation
COVID changed how we spend: More YOLO splurging but less saving
The pandemic has changed the way Americans think about money. They're saving less but vacationing more, splurging on concerts and sporting events.
Health
Heart pump is linked to 49 deaths, FDA warns
A series of studies suggested that the Impella heart devices heighten the risk of death in patients with unstable medical conditions. Meanwhile, the device-maker has spent millions of dollars promoting the device.
St. Cloud
Soldier in St. Cloud woman's smuggling ring admits role in trafficking drugs from El Chapo's cartel
The ringleader has also pleaded guilty. Her father also participated in the enterprise along with other Minnesotans.
Obituaries
Richard Serra, who recast sculpture on a massive scale, dies at 85
Many people in the art world urged Serra to stop making sculpture after a rigger was crushed to death in 1975 when one plate of a piece being installed at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis accidentally came loose.
Science
When the double brood of cicadas emerge, things might get a little wet
Despite their size, cicadas can eject an impressively powerful stream of urine.
Health
Four years on, the mysteries of COVID-19 are unraveling
When the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic in March 2020, nearly everything about the novel coronavirus was an open question. Here's what we've learned.
Nation
Putting chaplains in public school is the latest battle in culture wars
The bills are mushrooming in an era when the U.S. Supreme Court has expanded the rights of religious people and groups in the public square and weakened historic protections meant to keep the government from endorsing religion.
Nation
The hotel guest who wouldn't leave
Mickey Barreto's five-year stay cost him only $200.57. Now it might cost him his freedom.
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