World
April 29, 2018
FILE -- Researcher Neal Cantin carries a tray of coral samples at Rib Reef, part of the Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of the state of Queensland i

Australia pledges millions of dollars in bid to rescue Great Barrier Reef

World
April 28, 2018
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, toasts with Ri Sol Ju, wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a banquet at the border village of Pa

Korean summit builds expectations, increases pressure on Trump

Analysis: The talk of peace is likely to weaken the two levers that Trump used to pressure Kim Jong Un to the bargaining table.
World
April 28, 2018

Analysis: Korea summit puts nuclear ball in Trump's court

After a summit high on theatrics, emotional displays of Korean reconciliation and some important but familiar sounding plans to boost bilateral relations, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has safely returned to Pyongyang and South Korean President Moon Jae-in to his official residence in Seoul.
Local
April 28, 2018
From Mexico to Minnesota: Meth's journey to the Upper Midwest

From Mexico to Minnesota: Meth's journey to the Upper Midwest

World
April 27, 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in walk together at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zo

N. Korea glorifies summit with South; analysts less sure

North Korea's state media on Saturday trumpeted leader Kim Jong Un's "immortal achievement" a day after he met South Korean President Moon Jae-in and repeated past vows to remove nuclear weapons from the peninsula and work toward a formal end to the Korean War. Despite the bold declarations, the leaders failed to provide any new measures on a nuclear standoff that has captivated and terrified millions, and analysts expressed doubts on whether the summit represented a real breakthrough.
World
April 27, 2018
In this image taken from video provided by Korea Broadcasting System (KBS) Friday, April 27, 2018, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, shakes hands

Korea leaders avoid specific measures to address nuke crisis

The leaders of North and South Korea played it safe Friday, repeating a previous vow to rid the Korean Peninsula of nuclear weapons but failing to provide any specific measures or forge a potential breakthrough on an issue that has captivated and terrified many since the rivals seemed on the verge of war last year.
World
April 27, 2018
In this image taken from video provided by Korea Broadcasting System (KBS) Friday, April 27, 2018, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, shakes hands

Kim Jong crosses to South Korea, greets Moon

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crossed on foot the military demarcation line in Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone for historic talks with South Korean President Moon-Jae-in on Friday.
World
April 27, 2018

The Latest: SKorean conservatives criticize summit outcome

The Latest on the summit between the leaders of North Korea and South Korea (all times local):
World
April 27, 2018
Raw: Kim and Moon embrace after talks

Raw: Kim and Moon embrace after talks

North and South Korea have agreed to rid their peninsula of nuclear weapons but failed to provide any new specific measures how to achieve that.
World
April 24, 2018
Police name man arrested in Toronto van crash

Police name man arrested in Toronto van crash

Police in Canada's biggest city are piecing together witness accounts and surveillance video trying to determine why a driver plowed a rented van along a crowded sidewalk, killing 10 people and injuring 15 in what many said seemed a deliberate attack.
World
April 24, 2018
Newest royal baby heads home hours after birth

Newest royal baby heads home hours after birth

The Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William have left a London hospital and headed home with their newborn son.
Nation
April 23, 2018
President Barack Obama arrives in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, June 14, 2013.

Obama plans trip to S. Africa to mark 100th anniversary of Mandela's birth

During the visit, the Obama Foundation plans to convene 200 young people this July in Johannesburg for five days of meetings, workshops and technical training.
World
April 23, 2018
Farzad Salehi consoles his wife, Mehrsa Marjani, who was at a nearby cafe and witnessed the aftermath when a van plowed down a crowded sidewalk, killi

Van kills 10 and injures 15 in Toronto; driver in custody

A rented van plowed down a crowded Toronto sidewalk Monday, killing 10 people and injuring 15 before the driver fled and was quickly arrested in a confrontation with police, Canadian authorities said.
April 23, 2018
Prince charming: Kate gives birth to boy, home by suppertime

Prince charming: Kate gives birth to boy, home by suppertime

Third time's a charm. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth Monday morning to a new prince who is fifth in line to the British throne — and she was home by suppertime.
World
April 23, 2018
Toronto police have in custody driver that hit pedestrians

Toronto police have in custody driver that hit pedestrians

Police in Canada say the van that struck eight to 10 pedestrians in north Toronto has been found and the driver is in custody.
April 23, 2018
Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, leave the annual Easter Sunday service at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in Windsor, En

The Latest: White House spokeswoman can relate to Kate

The Latest on the royal baby birth (all times local):
World
April 23, 2018
Duchess of Cambridge gives birth

Duchess of Cambridge gives birth

The palace said the baby prince was born at 11:01 a.m. (1001 GMT; 5:01 a.m. CDT) and weighed in at eight pounds, seven ounces (3.8 kilograms). Prince William was in attendance, and the palace said mother and child were both doing well.
World
April 21, 2018
Fatima Mahmoud stands on what was once her home where she claims her husband was killed in an air strike.

'Was this devastation … worth it?': How American neglect imperils the victory over ISIS

Many Syrians fear the U.S. is unwilling to help rebuild war-devastated cities
Business
April 20, 2018
A field of sorghum grain is seen at a farm outside of Texhoma, Oklahoma, U.S., in this undated photo released to Reuters on April 3, 2018.

U.S. sorghum armada with Cargill grain changes course at sea after China tariffs

Minnetonka-based Cargill among U.S. grain shippers caught up in trade fight.
World
April 20, 2018

Koreas set up 1st hotline between leaders ahead of summit

North and South Korea installed the first-ever telephone hotline between their leaders Friday as they prepare for a rare summit next week aimed at resolving the nuclear standoff with Pyongyang.

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