The Police Department opened a community service hub in a struggling neighborhood in an effort to reduce crime and offer services that would help improve residents' quality of life. Supporters say it has helped improve relations between police and residents, and should be a model for other cities considering reforms in the weeks since George Floyd’s death.

Tuesday’s primary is Minnesota’s first election during the pandemic. The Legislature is due back midweek for what should be a quick special session, prompted by the coronavirus situation.

A Minneapolis resident reported to police that she saw two men cut a sidewalk mailbox loose and shove it into a van on Sunday. “It’s just a crazy sight to see,” she said.

Minneapolis police are investigating the deaths of two people in separate homicide cases over the weekend.

Whether President Trump has the constitutional authority to extend federal unemployment benefits by executive order remains unclear. Equally up in the air is whether states, which are necessary partners in Trump's plan to bypass Congress, will sign on.

Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, is calling for a six-week lockdown to save lives and the economy.

A police officer in St. Croix Falls, Wis., fatally shot a man Saturday night after he allegedly rushed at officers with a knife.

Duval County in northeast Florida hasn't voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since Jimmy Carter in 1976, but this year might be different.

Despite persistent rumors that children are "almost immune" to the virus, the analysis of 576 children hospitalized for COVID-19 across 14 states found that one out of three was admitted to the ICU — similar to the rate among adults.

A total of nine students and staff members at a Georgia high school have tested positive for the coronavirus, the principal said in a letter to parents after the school made headlines for online photos showing hallways packed with teens — many of them not wearing masks.

Thousands of students, environmental activists and residents of Mauritius were working around the clock Sunday, trying to reduce the damage to the Indian Ocean island from an oil spill after a ship ran aground on a coral reef.

Officials say an earthquake — the strongest in the region in more than 100 years — shook much of North Carolina early Sunday, rattling homes, buildings and residents.

It's been 75 years since the U.S. dropped two atomic bombs on Japan. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro spoke with Koko Kondo, who was an infant when one of those bombs was dropped on Hiroshima.

With confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. hitting 5 million Sunday, by far the highest of any country, the failure of the most powerful nation in the world to contain the scourge has been met with astonishment and alarm in Europe.

About 200 people representing more than 20 schools took part in a student-led march in downtown St. Paul on Saturday, calling on Minnesota school districts to end contracts with local police departments.

Wisconsin health officials reported a record daily number of new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, with another 1,165 confirmed cases in the state.

The Mid-American Conference on Saturday became the first league at college football's highest level to cancel its fall season because of the pandemic. Meanwhile, the Big Ten is tapping the brakes on the football preseason, telling its schools that until further notice full contact practices cannot begin.

Attorney General William Barr says he won't take any action to influence the presidential election, but looming in the background is a probe apparently focused on the Obama administration.