In heart-rending detail, Jacob's family on Monday told a judge of the damage Danny Heinrich had done to them and others. Prosecutors said Heinrich wasn't repentant despite his words.
Republicans will control both the Minnesota House and Senate when the legislative session begins in January. That's likely to bring big changes on gun control, health care, transportation, workplace benefits and other issues.
The mother of one of the nine young Twin Cities men sentenced last week for their roles in a plot to fight for ISIS said she encouraged her son to tell the truth to the government.
A group of three indigenous DJs from Canada combines dubstep, hip-hop, and traditional powwow samples in its music. Bear Witness calls it "a very inclusive party that everybody showed up to."
Tension flared anew as protesters tried to push past a long-blocked bridge on a state highway, only to be turned back by a line of law enforcement using water cannon and what appeared to be tear gas.
The break from politics in Minnesota is over. Let the 2018 race for governor begin.
The FDA says the voluntary recall announced by Sabra Dipping Co. includes hummus products with a "best before" date of Jan. 23, 2017, or earlier. The products were sent to retailers in the U.S. and Canada.
Michael Chabon's new novel is based on deathbed conversations with his own grandfather, as strong painkillers unlocked the stories of a long full life -- stories Chabon says he'd never heard before.
St. Paul police have detained what they describe as a "person of interest" in the case. They are interviewing that person but have not released their name.
The Vatican has long considered abortion such a grave sin that only bishops can grant absolution. The pope changed that temporarily in 2015; now he's extended the change indefinitely.
The detective in San Antonio was writing out a traffic ticket when he was shot to death in his squad car late Sunday morning outside police headquarters
Now that marijuana use in allowed in 28 states, it has opened up renewed questions about the drug as a pain reliever for people -- including players in the National Football League.
NPR asked how your social media habits changed after the election. More than 150 of you replied -- and most are tired, deleting apps, unfriending people, tuning out politics or worried for family ties.
"This election will be even more difficult than those we have had before as we are facing a strong polarization," says Chancellor Merkel, 62.
On the mission, she's projected to once again become the U.S. astronaut with the most time spent in orbit.