Thousands of Minnesota government employees will see back-to-back raises but pay a bit more for health insurance. The contracts are set to formally go into effect on Friday.

The Trump administration's so-called "public charge" rule that was set to go into effect this month has been blocked by federal judges. Still, some who work with Minnesota's immigrant community say the proposal generated fear and confusion, prompting some to take their children off Medicaid.

Just imagine you've moved to a new country. Would you know who to call if someone stole your wallet? Would you be able to navigate driving rules or figure out how to pay a parking ticket? Rochester's New Americans Academy aims to give newcomers to the community the basics.

President Donald Trump enraged Democrats on Tuesday by comparing their impeachment inquiry to a lynching, assigning the horrors of a deadly and racist chapter in U.S. history to a process laid out in the Constitution.

The deal was negotiated in Ohio court, and could include 46 states, and thousands of counties and cities across the country. Ellison says his office is moving quickly towards a decision, which he says should be announced in the next couple weeks.

Female vets are more than three times as likely to die of suicide than the general population, and male vets are twice as likely. The industry is trying to address it.

The good news for the prime minister was that lawmakers — for the first time since Britons chose in 2016 to leave the EU — voted for a Brexit plan. But minutes later, legislators rejected his fast-track timetable to pass the bill.

Former U.S. Ambassador William Taylor, a diplomat who has sharply questioned President Donald Trump's policy on Ukraine, has provided lawmakers with a "disturbing" account of events at the center of the impeachment probe , Democrats said Tuesday.

Gov. Tim Walz went to Hopkins High School on Tuesday to talk with students about the dangers of vaping. He hopes their perspective can help as he considers offering up anti-vaping legislation in the 2020 legislative session.

State investigators say a driver who fired at pursuing law enforcement officers in central Minnesota, and who shot himself after crashing his vehicle last week, has died of his injuries.

Men have long commanded the pizza-making scene, creating what one female champ calls a "macho problem." But that's starting to change as more women open pizzerias and gain recognition in the field.

Former President Jimmy Carter is in the hospital again after falling and fracturing his pelvis Monday evening at his home in Plains, Georgia.

Justice Elena Kagan said a common misconception about the U.S. Supreme Court is that she and her colleagues are partisan actors simply carrying ideological water for the presidents who appointed them. The justice spoke Monday at the University of Minnesota.

The board will vote on a two-year contract Tuesday with nonprofit Model Cities of St. Paul to operate the “Safe Space” shelter downtown.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has been scrutinized for his age and his health, but his campaign has proven remarkably durable in the last week.

Trudeau's Liberal Party defeated the Conservatives, but still fell short of an outright majority. It will need to reach out to smaller rival parties to form a new government.

Doctor-patient interactions can make a big difference to the effectiveness of treatments. In a new study, even a fake pain treatment helped when doctors believed it was real.

The social network is fighting foreign efforts to manipulate and mislead its users ahead of the 2020 presidential election. CEO Mark Zuckerberg called election security one of his "top priorities."