Minnesota’s COVID-19 data has settled into another good news-bad news groove. The numbers continue to show the disease in retreat following a spring surge. But the push to get more Minnesota adults vaccinated is languishing.

Nearly two months since shootings at three Atlanta-area spas left eight people dead — including six women of Asian descent — a group of photographers reflect on what it means to be Asian American.

President Joe Biden expressed “support” for a cease-fire in a call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday, the eighth day of Israeli-Palestinian fighting. 

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced a sweeping set of public safety proposals that he said would make all neighborhoods in the city safe, while holding police officers accountable. There is likely to be some political pushback, as some City Council members have favored a plan to recreate the Police Department.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has shifted its stance on the need to wear masks if you're vaccinated. What's that mean for kids? For travel? For work? Experts weigh in.

With just over 3 percent of Canadians fully inoculated against COVID-19, a growing number of America's northern border states and communities have stepped up to offer them excess doses.

The Green Bay Packers signed Kurt Benkert on Monday in their latest attempt to add quarterback depth while MVP Aaron Rodgers’ future with the team remains unclear.

Carol Leonnig spoke to a number of Secret Service agents for her new book, “Zero Fail.” "They strongly believed that it was a matter of time before a president was shot on their watch," she says.

President Joe Biden will announce Monday that the U.S. will share an additional 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines with the world in the coming six weeks, the White House said.

A Florida politician who emerged as a central figure in the Justice Department’s sex trafficking investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz pleaded guilty Monday to six federal charges and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors as part of a plea deal.

A decade ago, Army recruiters started coaching individuals to help them lose weight so they could enlist. It's not an official Army program, but it has become necessary to recruitment, many say.

“Armed with Language,” a new film premiering tonight on Twin Cities PBS, documents the history and legacy of a military intelligence school that trained thousands of Japanese Americans during WWII. The documentary's writer David Mura joined MPR News Host Cathy Wurzer for an interview.

The Supreme Court has agreed to consider a major rollback of abortion rights, saying it will take up Mississippi's bid to enforce a 15-week ban on abortion. The court's order Monday sets up a showdown over abortion, probably in the fall, with a more conservative court apparently ready to dramatically alter nearly 50 years of rulings on abortion rights.

Early trials for using the COVID-19 vaccine on those 5 years old and younger are underway. Parents who've enrolled their kids in these studies say the risk is worth it for the greater good.

The price of lumber has more than doubled during the pandemic. Now, people are turning to extreme DIY for building projects. Instead of buying boards, they're buying their own sawmills.

The findings underscore the often-sharp differences Americans have when it comes to race, discrimination and policing ahead of the one-year anniversary of George Floyd's killing.

A spokesperson for Bill Gates maintained that his decades-old "affair," which was the subject of the recent investigation, had no connection to his decision to step down.

The mission, to study energy transfer in space, had a brilliant upshot for nighttime viewers. East Coasters saw the green and violet vapor clouds glowing above — and have the pictures to prove it.