Local
March 1, 2020
Delta is halting service connecting New York's JFK Airport and Milan in Italy. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Delta halting NYC-Milan service in wake of coronavirus outbreak

The suspension will last at least two months; airline did the same earlier for flights connecting Twin Cities and Seoul.
World
February 29, 2020
U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn.

Members of Congress move to delay deportations of Hmong, Lao residents

World
February 29, 2020
Trump says he will meet Taliban leaders

Trump says he will meet Taliban leaders

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he thought Afghan peace talks would "be successful in the end" and that he would meet Taliban leaders.
St. Paul
February 28, 2020
An overhead view of the University of St. Thomas campus in St. Paul.

University of St. Thomas pulling students from Rome program because of virus

No students have been infected, but officials wanted them back home before travel restrictions increase.
World
February 24, 2020

Trump gets warm welcome in India

President Donald Trump and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi lavished each other with praise Monday in a reaffirmation of U.S.-India ties.
Minneapolis
February 20, 2020
Yulin Yin, greeted by daughter Emy, said he did a little snow shoveling when he got home on Wednesday.

Minneapolis man relieved to be home after 2 weeks in quarantine over Wuhan visit

The CDC issued certificate of health to take home, just in case he faced uncertainty from neighbors or co-workers.
World
February 17, 2020

Corona virus impact

World
February 17, 2020

World-Nation briefing

World
February 16, 2020
Communists stand with a portrait of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin during a ceremony to mark 70th anniversary of the end of WWII in front of the Memoria

Putin keeps Stalin's crimes hidden in WWII battle with West

Nation
February 15, 2020

A hunt for clues in Hawaii after a tourist couple fall ill with coronavirus

State health officials were working to find anyone who might have had contact with the Japanese couple, who had also visited the island of Maui.
World
February 14, 2020

Vatican, Chinese foreign ministers hold highest-level talks

The Vatican and Chinese foreign ministers met Friday in the highest-level encounter between the two sides following the 2018 signing of a landmark accord on Catholic bishop nominations.
World
February 14, 2020

New virus affects supply at Fiat Chrysler's Serbia plant

Fiat Chrysler said Friday it is temporarily shutting down its plant in Serbia due to supplier issues linked to the new virus outbreak in China.
World
February 11, 2020
Syria rebels claim downing of government chopper

Syria rebels claim downing of government chopper

Syrian rebels claim to have shot down a government helicopter Tuesday in the country's northwest where Syrian troops are on the offensive in the last rebel stronghold, opposition activists said.
Local
February 10, 2020
Pai Liu, left, led a group from China on a tour during orientation for parents of incoming U freshmen last summer.

U mines China connection but worries about future

Chinese students now make up 45% of all international students at the U, providing a major cash infusion. But the U's success recruiting students from China is facing fresh threats.
Local
February 8, 2020
U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn.
Star Tribune photo by Aaron Lavinsky

White House plan to deport Hmong, Lao immigrants draws Rep. McCollum's ire

The proposal could affect 700 Minnesotans, advocates say. The congresswoman calls it an "attack."
Local
January 31, 2020
Edina native Lindsay Rubin, 20, (center back) and classmates from Purdue University have worn masks when in public during their study abroad in China

Coronavirus upends study abroad plans for Minnesota students

The University of Minnesota has postponed its China travel, but some other students remain abroad amid restrictions.
Local
January 31, 2020
FILE - In this file photo dated Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, wait in queues to receive a

Minnesotans raise concerns about order restricting immigration from Myanmar, Eritrea

January 31, 2020
Qingfeng Cao, a U postdoctoral associate from China, worked on measuring the airflow patterns of pleated filters in the Particle Technology Lab. BACKG

U's academic work with China chilled by federal concerns

Collaboration with China has long been a linchpin of U research, but the work has been shaken recently by federal investigations.
Variety
January 30, 2020

Gov. Walz says Minnesota, CDC in close touch regarding coronavirus

After attending Chinese New Year reception, governor said state is "putting out the alert" to health service outlets on how to best detect the potentially deadly virus.
Local
January 30, 2020
Federal agents intercepted more than 42,000 pieces of drug paraphernalia valued at $467,000 on Jan. 10 in a rail container as it was about to arrive a

Feds thwart smuggling of 42,000 drug pipes at Minnesota-Canada border worth $467K

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection official said destruction is the fate of the pipes, but there's no chance anyone will be caught and punished for the illegal shipment

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