World
September 3, 2016
Blast at Philippines night market kills 12

Blast at Philippines night market kills 12

A blast killed 12 people and wounded at least 24 at a night market in the southern Philippines late on Friday. Military officials said it was not immediately clear what caused the explosion at a massage section of the market in Davao.
World
September 3, 2016

How to become a Catholic saint

West Metro
September 2, 2016
Father Thomas Joseph of St. Nicholas Parish in Carver, Minn. holds the rosary Mother Teresa gave to him. Fr. Joseph has written a book about his time

Carver priest keeps Mother Teresa's memory alive

The Rev. Thomas Joseph plans to honor the nun on Sunday when she becomes the newest Catholic saint.
September 2, 2016
In this Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, photo, the container ship Hanjin Montevideo leaves the Hanjin Terminal and the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, Cal

Korean shipping firm bankruptcy causes global chaos, retail fears

The bankruptcy of the Hanjin shipping line has thrown ports and retailers around the world into confusion, with giant container ships marooned and merchants worrying whether tons of goods will reach their shelves.
September 2, 2016
A customer holds a Samsung Electronics Galaxy Note 7 smartphone at the headquarters of South Korean mobile carrier KT in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, S

Samsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 after battery explosions

Samsung recalled its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on Friday after finding some of their batteries exploded or caught fire.
Local
September 2, 2016
Abdirahman Abdullahi experiences many firsts, including learning how to navigate Twin Cities public transportation, as he and his family resettled in

Minnesota among top states for refugee resettlement

Among the more than 2,000 who made homes in Minnesota in fiscal 2016, almost 1,100 were Somalis, with 25 from Syria.
World
August 31, 2016
This undated militant image provided by SITE Intel Group shows Abu Muhammed al-Adnani, the Islamic State militant group's spokesman who IS say was "ma

Russia says it killed IS's chief strategist al-Adnani in Syria strike

Russia's Defense Ministry says its airstrike killed the Islamic State group's spokesman and chief strategist.
World
August 31, 2016

Political tensions could bubble up at G-20 meeting

World
August 31, 2016

A saint's life in photos

Mother Teresa over the years
World
August 31, 2016
Dogs know what you're saying, study suggests

Dogs know what you're saying, study suggests

Scientists in Hungary say they have evidence showing that dogs understand at least some of what humans are saying. Researchers scanned brains of dogs as their owners spoke to determine what part of their brain they were using
Business
August 30, 2016
FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 file photo, a person stands near the Apple logo at the company's store in Grand Central Terminal, in New York.

Apple owes $14.5B in back taxes to Ireland

Europe's antitrust enforcer ordered Ireland to collect billions in back taxes from Apple, a move that will ramp up trans-Atlantic tensions over what global companies pay in the countries where they do business.
August 30, 2016
FILE- In this July 4, 2016 file photo, Indian climber, Satyarup Sidhantha holds on his right hand a photograph that shows him on Mount Everest, along

Nepal says Indian couple faked Everest climb, doctored photo

Nepal mountaineering authorities have determined that an Indian couple faked a Mount Everest ascent earlier this year by altering photographs to make it appear they were on the summit, officials said Tuesday.
World
August 30, 2016
Somali soldiers stand near to a building destroyed by a blast near the presidential palace in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016. A

Suicide bomber hits Somalia presidential compound, 12 dead

A suicide bomber has detonated an explosives-laden truck near the gate of Somalia's presidential palace in the capital on Tuesday, killing at least 12 people, police say.
World
August 30, 2016
Somalia bombing near presidential palace

Somalia bombing near presidential palace

At least five people are dead after a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden truck near the gate of Somalia's presidential palace in Mogadishu, authorities said Tuesday.
August 29, 2016
Firefighters carry the coffin of 9-year-old Giulia Rinaldo outside the gymnasium where a funeral service for some of the victims of the earthquake tha

Quake survivors erupt in anger at funeral plan; govt relents

Italian quake survivors rebelled in anger Monday over the government's plan to hold a state funeral for their loved ones in an airport hangar in a distant town, where scores of bodies are being kept in refrigerated trucks, and let them watch it on screens from near their emergency tent camp.
World
August 29, 2016
Fossil remains of Australopithecus afarensi, known as "Lucy," are shown on April 7, 2004, in Addis Ababa, Ethopia.

Did fall from tree kill famous human ancestor Lucy?

The famous human ancestor known as Lucy walked the Earth, but it was her tree climbing that might have led to her demise, a new study suggests.
World
August 29, 2016
Raw: Pope meets Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg

Raw: Pope meets Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg

Pope Francis met with Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Zuckerberg's wife, Priscilla Chan, at the Vatican on Monday.
Local
August 29, 2016
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, kisses a wooden cross before throwing it toward swimmers

Greek clergy seek MN support for Orthodox leader

August 25, 2016

Activist discovers iPhone spyware, sparking security update

The suspicious text message that appeared on Ahmed Mansoor's iPhone promised to reveal details about torture in the United Arab Emirates' prisons. All Mansoor had to do was click the link.
Business
August 25, 2016

In first, self-driving taxis hit Singapore streets

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