World
April 22, 2020
Pentagon: Iran missile launch is 'malign behavior'

Pentagon: Iran missile launch is 'malign behavior'

Senior U.S. military officials are calling Iran's satellite launch a provocation.
World
April 21, 2020
A tribute is displayed Monday, April 20, 2020, at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police headquarters in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, following a weekend shooti

Canada mourns nation's worst mass shooting

Police expect to find more shooting victims as they search 16 locations.
Local
April 21, 2020

In Minnesota and across the U.S., virus death toll keeps climbing

As of Monday, 143 Minnesotans had died from COVID-19, with more than half of those fatalities occurring since April 14. The virus has now claimed more lives in the U.S. than anywhere in the world.
Coronavirus
April 15, 2020
If economies reopen quickly, epidemic may resurge, IMF and experts say

If economies reopen quickly, epidemic may resurge, IMF and experts say

The head of the International Monetary Fund spoke with an epidemiologist and other experts for answers on how to move forward.
World
April 9, 2020
Soyuz mission blasts off for space station

Soyuz mission blasts off for space station

NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and Roscosmos' Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner lifted off as scheduled.
Coronavirus
April 8, 2020
Trump: WHO needs to 'get their priorities right'

Trump: WHO needs to 'get their priorities right'

President Donald Trump on Wednesday doubled down on his claims about the World Health Organization.
Local
March 28, 2020
St. Cloud residents Andy Vinson, left, and Kathy Carton, right, are stuck on a cruise near the Panama Canal, as they await permission to return home o

St. Cloud couple trying to get home from cruise with four dead on ship

Pandemic unfolded while the ship, now off the coast of Panama, was at sea.
World
March 23, 2020

Ex-top Scottish official acquitted of attempted rape, other charges

World
March 19, 2020
Trump announces US citizen freed from Lebanon

Trump announces US citizen freed from Lebanon

President Donald Trump announced Thursday a U.S. citizen who had faced decades-old murder and torture charges in Lebanon has been freed.
World
March 19, 2020
Expert: US-Canada restrictions won't hurt trade

Expert: US-Canada restrictions won't hurt trade

The United States and Canada have agreed to temporarily close their shared border to nonessential travel due to the coronavirus pandemic.
World
March 9, 2020
A wall mural displays the "2030 Vision" logo and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 4, 2018. MUST CREDI

Saudi crown prince tests grip on power

Arrest of relatives, slashed crude prices jolts nation.
South Metro
March 6, 2020
Women are taught to sew at a Life Center in the city of Van, and are using those skills to help support their families. Photo Courtesy of Lutheran Mid

Minnesota church is base of 100-year-old Kurdish relief project

The nonprofit Lutheran Mideast Development is one of the state's oldest global initiatives.
World
March 6, 2020
Report: Explosion near US Embassy in Tunisia

Report: Explosion near US Embassy in Tunisia

Tunisian media are reporting that a suicide bomber on a motorcycle has set off a blast near the U.S. Embassy in the Tunisian capital, Tunis.
World
March 5, 2020
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan say they have reached agreements that could end fighting in northwestern S

Russia, Turkey reach cease-fire deal in northwestern Syria

The presidents of Russia and Turkey said they reached agreement on a cease-fire to begin at midnight Thursday in northwestern Syria, where escalating fighting had threatened to put forces from the two countries into direct conflict.
Local
March 5, 2020
The Pentagon in Arlington County, Va.

FBI: Minnesotan working for Pentagon in Iraq leaked classified material

The 61-year-old from Rochester with "Top Secret" clearance shared information on informants.
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.

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