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Residents gather in Brooklyn Park to pray for slain and injured leaders and their families
Vance Boelter is now charged in federal court for the murder of the former House speaker and her husband, and for wounding a ...
Crime is top of mind in Minneapolis streets, but the upcoming city election? Not so much.
Less than five months out from an election that will determine control of Minneapolis City Hall, many voters around the city ...
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul10d
No Kings protest: List of Minnesota rallies
Dozens of No Kings protests against President Donald Trump's policies are planned for Minnesota on Saturday. Here's a list.
The Chronicle of Higher Education19d
After a 2-Year Courtship, the U. of Idaho Calls Off Pursuit of the U. of Phoenix
To Phil Hill, an ed-tech consultant and publisher of the On EdTech newsletter, the U. of Idaho’s failure to win support for its acquisition of Phoenix suggests greater public skepticism of ...
Idaho Statesman19d
University of Idaho, University of Phoenix call off $550M acquisition
Now, the deal is dead. The universities agreed to end negotiations for the $550 million purchase asset agreement, according to a news release Tuesday from the U of I. “Although we continue to ...
NBC News20d
A cloud of Sahara dust is smothering the Caribbean en route to the U.S.
The aerosol optical depth measures how much direct sunlight is prevented from reaching the ground by particles, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The plume is ...
The New York Times21d
Swiss Watches and Japanese Pianos: The Imports the U.S. Relies On Most From 140 Nations
The largest U.S. imports from many countries are oil and gas, electronics, cars and pharmaceuticals. But there’s another way to look at what Americans import: trying to measure a country’s ...
Smithsonian Magazine21d
The Hidden History of the Nazi U-Boats That Prowled the Gulf Coast, Bringing World War II to America’s Shores
A German submarine torpedoed the S.S. Pennsylvania Sun on July 15, 1942, destroying 107,500 barrels of U.S. Navy fuel oil. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons Early on June 29, 1942, the 8,032-ton ...
TwinCities.com22d
Here are five ways to celebrate Pride month, from Pee-wee Herman to F1rst Wrestling
Mpls.; $45.90; axs.com ... Drag flourished during the vaudeville era in the U.S., although it was straight men playing women for laughs, with no hint of homosexuality to be seen.
KCCI Des Moines26d
Des Moines police talk a man from the ledge of the top floor of a downtown parking ramp
EIGHT NEWS AT SIX. IT WAS A TENSE 90 MINUTES ON TOP OF THIS FIFTH AVENUE PARKING GARAGE IN DOWNTOWN DES MOINES OVER THE WEEKEND. EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON, POLICE STARTED RECEIVING CALLS OF A MAN ...
Detroit Free Press27d
These 10 big and empty downtown Detroit buildings still need to be filled
Several previously vacant buildings in downtown Detroit have been successfully renovated and repurposed in recent years. Despite this progress, some large buildings remain vacant, with uncertain ...
The Stanford Daily28d
From the Community | Pope Leo XIV offers the best of ‘American Catholicism’
He was called away from his missionary work to serve in leadership positions for the Augustinian Order both in the U.S. and as General Superior of the Order worldwide. After two terms in this ...