A seasonal charcuterie board of festive occasions in Minnesota, from the classic to the outrageous. 

‘Tis the season for hand-warming, local-economy-building cups of cold-weather joy. We know there's more to the season than pumpkin spice lattes and peppermint mochas, so we tapped small businesses and friends to tell us about their favorite hot drinks.

Students at St. Paul College said they are working more hours, taking fewer classes and requesting emergency funding in order to stay afloat.

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with a local bookseller and a librarian about the best books for that special child or teenager in your life.  

Snow will continue into midday across southeastern Minnesota with afternoon highs climbing into the 30s and 20s Friday. Snow showers are possible statewide Saturday. A large storm develops early next week.

Peru's first female president is pushing to cement her hold on power, saying she expects to complete the term of her ousted predecessor and buck the trend of presidential failures blighting the Andean nation.

American basketball star Brittney Griner returned to the United States early Friday after being freed in a high-profile prisoner exchange following nearly 10 months in detention in Russia.

Kristen Petranek has a history of miscarriages – and she has diabetes, which makes pregnancy risky. She fears that if something goes wrong, her state's law may inhibit doctors from helping her.

Boeing says the last 747 it will ever build left its assembly line this week. It's the end of an aviation era that began with Pan Am's first commercial flight of the jumbo jet in 1970.

The decision aims to better protect the littlest kids amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases around the country. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to sign off soon.

Swift foxes and black-footed ferrets were wiped out from the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. Now students from the tribal college are helping reintroduce them.

The House gave final approval Thursday to legislation protecting same-sex marriages, a monumental step in a decadeslong battle for nationwide recognition of such unions that reflects a stunning turnaround in societal attitudes.

“I think everyone got to know him when they saw his extraordinary work in the prosecution of the George Floyd murder case. But for people in the legal community, he'd been a star for a long time, U.S. Sen Amy Klobuchar told MPR News.

The White Earth Tribal Council has imposed a moratorium on animal feedlots within the boundaries of the reservation located in northwestern Minnesota. It’s unclear how the moratorium will affect the regulatory process for such farms.

Russia has freed WNBA star Brittney Griner in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.

Hundreds of journalists and other employees at The New York Times began a 24-hour walkout Thursday, the first strike of its kind at the newspaper in more than 40 years.

D’Angelo Russell had 15 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter, Anthony Edwards scored 26 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on to beat the Indiana Pacers 121-115 on Wednesday night.

The Biden administration will use data from EMS first responders to track overdoses. The focus will be on improving response to a public health crisis that kills more than 100,000 Americans annually.