Flames shot 40 feet in the air as a construction project near the Xcel Energy Center burned on Tuesday morning.

The race to set up "learning pods" threatens to vastly deepen inequities in access to education. In some cases, parents are paying thousands of dollars each to include their children in pods, promising teachers $40 to $100 an hour or more. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, has called learning pods "luxuries" that are not an option for low-income parents. 

Ornithologist and writer Jonathan Slaght spent several frigid winters camping in the forests of the Russian Far East. He was there to study the biggest owl in the world, which survived by eating fish snatched out of holes in the river ice.

Authorities in Hennepin County are investigating how officer body camera video of George Floyd’s final moments was leaked to a British tabloid after the newspaper published the footage on its website Monday.

Railroad’s refusal to share right of way forces officials to look for new route for Bottineau corridor.

Negotiators on a huge coronavirus relief bill reported slight progress after talks resumed in the Capitol, with issues like food for the poor and aid to schools struggling to reopen safely assuming a higher profile in the talks.

Two-thirds of Americans believe the U.S. is handling the pandemic worse than other nations, an NPR/Ipsos poll finds. Majorities support more aggressive measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

The center of Isaias is nearing southeast Virginia after it was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm. The National Hurricane Center says strong winds, heavy rain and the threat of tornadoes will spread northward along the mid-Atlantic Coast.

Under pressure to meet legal deadlines Congress has not changed despite pandemic-related delays, the Census Bureau announced a new end date after NPR reported that door knocking will be cut short.

The Minnesota Department of Corrections plans to close the state’s two smallest correctional facilities — in Togo and Willow River in northeastern Minnesota — to help address a $14 million budget shortfall, the agency announced Monday.

Gov. Tim Walz is again asking for federal help to rebuild from the unrest that followed George Floyd's killing. Last month, Walz had asked President Donald Trump to declare a “major disaster” in a request to FEMA because of extensive damage to public infrastructure. The federal government denied that request. 

Black women have long been the Democratic Party’s most reliable and loyal voters, but for generations that allegiance didn’t translate to their own political rise. There have been zero Black woman governors, just two senators, several dozen congresswomen. But now Black women are mobilized and demanding an overdue return on their investment. 

"Chicken or beef?" A leading Israeli airline food company, which is struggling with most flights grounded, is selling its meals to the public as a low-cost delivery option during the pandemic.

Viral videos show dogs attacking a man in a Colin Kaepernick jersey at an event reportedly hosted by a Florida museum dedicated to Navy SEALs.

The Minnesota Vikings signed general manager Rick Spielman to a multi-year contract extension on Monday, the latest move toward maintaining continuity among the club's key leaders.

The parent company Tailored Brands earlier said it would close up to 500 stores and cut 20 percent of corporate jobs. It's joined in pandemic bankruptcy by rival Brooks Brothers and a growing list of others.

A new analysis by the Brookings Institution shows that 50.7 percent of U.S. residents were under age 40, as of July 2019.

Democrats and Republicans met over the weekend but still appeared far apart on a next relief measure.