In series of starts and stops that began Friday morning and lasted through the night, the House and Senate passed the remaining pieces of a $48 billion, two-year state budget.

Minneapolis police reported that officers were called to the 800 block of Hennepin Avenue just after 9:30 p.m. Saturday.

At the sumo match's end, Trump stepped into the ring and presented the eagle-topped "President's Cup" to the champion. Trump, the first American president to participate in such a ceremony, said later it was an "incredible evening."

An apparent tornado killed at least two people as it destroyed a motel, roared through a nearby mobile home park and caused other significant damage in the Oklahoma City area, officials said Sunday.

Researchers found that people who did not have a strong life purpose were more likely to die than those who did, and specifically more likely to die of cardiovascular diseases.

"The public can only be safe if you're incarcerated until you die," the judge told Jake Patterson as he sentenced him to life terms and 40 years for kidnapping Jayme Closs and killing her parents.

Plastic bags of clothes, a "Koala Australia" T-shirt, family photos and an officer's name plate sit among evidence released Friday from the trial of ex-Minneapolis cop Mohamed Noor in the killing of 911 caller Justine Ruszczyk. They are everyday goods that tell an extraordinarily tragic story.

From pre-Incan to Viking-inspired to a George Washington porter, these beer scientists devote their resources toward re-creating age-old flavors. And sometimes that leads to some sticky situations.

Authorities are still investigating the fire that destroyed the Minneapolis lakeside pavilion earlier this month.

After being closed for more than a year, a new viewpoint offering sweeping vistas of an operating iron ore mine opens this weekend in Hibbing, Minn.

"Disappear? We're not going to do that," Theresa Burroughs said. She went 10 times to the courthouse before the registrar would sign her up to vote. Then she worked to guard the right and never missed an election.

Officials on Saturday warned some Tulsa residents to prepare to head to higher ground because old levees holding back the swollen Arkansas River are stressed and more rain is expected for the flood-weary region.

A federal judge has blocked President Trump from building key sections of his border wall with money secured under his declaration of a national emergency, delivering what may prove a temporary setback on one of his highest priorities.

In the seven years since the housing crash ended, home values in more than three-quarters of U.S. metro areas have climbed faster than incomes.

Tiny gardens meant to encourage meditation are now open to the public in Rochester.

Vice President Mike Pence told the most diverse graduating class in the history of the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday that the world is "a dangerous place" and they should expect to see combat.

Motorcyclists with the veteran advocacy group Rolling Thunder will gather in Washington, D.C., for the last time this weekend. The group cites financial issues as its main reason for ending the annual national gathering.

A Hawaii woman has been found alive in a forest on Maui after going missing more than two weeks ago.

Laura Barnett wrote a novel about an aging singer-songwriter sizing up her life in 16 tracks. Then she approached musician Kathryn Williams, who created the book's original soundtrack.