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Stories from February 15, 2025

Hong Kong residents compete to name twin panda cubs who just turned 6 months old

Hong Kong residents compete to name twin panda cubs who just turned 6 months old

Panda craze has once again gripped Hong Kong as residents compete to name the territory’s first locally-born giant panda cubs who just turned six months old. The competition launched Saturday following a celebratory ceremony at Ocean Park which houses the twins, their parents and two other giant pandas.
by The Associated Press

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Eastern U.S. braces for flooding while snow will hit Northeast. The Plains will be frigid

Eastern U.S. braces for flooding while snow will hit Northeast. The Plains will be frigid

 Much of the eastern U.S. is bracing for a renewed round of harsh, soggy weather, while snowstorms were predicted in the Northeast. Heavy winds are bringing the threat of tornadoes to the Mississippi Valley. Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and Arkansas were under flood warnings.
by The Associated Press

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Daytona after Dark: The good times never stop, even when the NASCAR racing does

Daytona after Dark: The good times never stop, even when the NASCAR racing does

When the sun goes down at Daytona International Speedway, the green flag drops on the infield bash that annually celebrates the over-the-top campy nature of Daytona 500 race week. Wheel out the wheelbarrows. One Minnesotan, JR Richards, and his camping setup double as the hot spot for karaoke night, and everyone is invited.
by The Associated Press

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Valentine’s Day snowstorm contributes to hundreds of traffic crashes, moderate snowfall in north

Valentine’s Day snowstorm contributes to hundreds of traffic crashes, moderate snowfall in north

A Valentine’s Day snowstorm made Minnesota lakes as beautiful as a love letter, but it also made roadways hazardous. The Minnesota State Patrol reported 385 crashes on statewide roads on Friday, including 25 with injuries.
by MPR News Staff

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Renata Fast scores in OT as Sceptres come back to beat Frost 3-2 in Natalie Spooner’s return

Renata Fast scores in OT as Sceptres come back to beat Frost 3-2 in Natalie Spooner’s return

Renata Fast scored late in overtime to give the Toronto Sceptres a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Frost on Tuesday night in reigning MVP Natalie Spooner’s return from knee surgery. Fast beat Minnesota goalie Maddie Rooney on a breakaway with 3.7 seconds left in 3-on-3 OT, ending a game in which Spooner had a point in her season debut.
by The Associated Press

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Light snow chances followed by arctic chill

Light snow chances followed by arctic chill

A slight disturbance will bring light snow chances, primarily to areas near and east of the metro area, on Saturday night, with only minor accumulations expected. High pressure will then settle in, ushering in a harsh arctic air mass that will dominate the week, bringing extremely cold temperatures.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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German chancellor slams Vance's call for Europe to be inclusive of far-right parties

German chancellor slams Vance's call for Europe to be inclusive of far-right parties

Olaf Scholz rebuked U.S. Vice President JD Vance for suggesting that far-right parties should not be shut out of government. Germany's other political parties have refused to work with the far-right AfD.
by Juliana Kim and Rob Schmitz

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AP reporter and photographer barred from Air Force One over 'Gulf of Mexico' terminology dispute

AP reporter and photographer barred from Air Force One over 'Gulf of Mexico' terminology dispute

The Trump administration has blocked The Associated Press from traveling with President Trump on Air Force One and also from covering an Oval Office event. It's part of an ongoing terminology dispute over the Gulf of Mexico. The administration criticized AP's “commitment to misinformation” in not adopting Trump's name change to “Gulf of America” in all of its copy.
by The Associated Press

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The latest: Federal workers face mass layoffs

The latest: Federal workers face mass layoffs

Federal workers all over the country have responded with anger and confusion Friday toward President Donald Trump’s aggressive effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce. And second federal judge on Friday paused Trump’s executive order halting federal support for gender-affirming care for transgender youth under 19. This comes after a U.S. District Court Judge granted a temporary restraining order after the Democratic attorneys general of Washington state, Oregon and Minnesota sued the Trump administration last week.
by The Associated Press

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New York police say Minnesota trans man was tortured for a month, then killed

New York police say Minnesota trans man was tortured for a month, then killed

New York State Police have charged five people with murder in the killing of a missing Minnesota man who authorities said died following repeated acts of violence and torture for more than a month by multiple individuals who later discarded his body in a field.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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A day of remembrance honors, spotlights missing and murdered Indigenous relatives

A day of remembrance honors, spotlights missing and murdered Indigenous relatives

Hundreds of people wearing red or black shirts and holding large posterboard signs reflecting messages of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives movement filled the Minneapolis American Indian Center’s gym on Friday. Events marking the Feb. 14 day of remembrance took place around the state.
by Chandra Colvin

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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Blob: A Love Story’ by Maggie Su

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Blob: A Love Story’ by Maggie Su

Theresa Phung of Yu & Me Books in Manhattan’s Chinatown recommends “Blob: A Love Story” by Maggie Su.
by Emily Bright

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Hamas frees 3 hostages, Israel releases hundreds of prisoners as fragile ceasefire holds

Hamas frees 3 hostages, Israel releases hundreds of prisoners as fragile ceasefire holds

Hamas-led militants have released three male Israeli hostages, and Israeli forces began releasing hundreds of prisoners in return, in the latest indication that the fragile ceasefire deal that has paused fighting in the Gaza Strip but that had teetered in recent days, is holding.
by The Associated Press

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Pope spends quiet first night in hospital, continues drug therapy and reads papers, Vatican says

Pope spends quiet first night in hospital, continues drug therapy and reads papers, Vatican says

The Vatican says Pope Francis slept well during a quiet first night in the hospital after being admitted with a respiratory tract infection. Francis, 88, ate breakfast Saturday morning and read the newspapers while continuing his drug therapy. Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Friday after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened.
by The Associated Press

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Napheesa Collier takes home $200K and Unrivaled 1-on-1 crown, beating Aaliyah Edwards in final

Napheesa Collier takes home $200K and Unrivaled 1-on-1 crown, beating Aaliyah Edwards in final

Napheesa Collier of the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx took home $200,000 after she beat Washington Mystics forward Aaliyah Edwards in the final of Unrivaled’s 1-on-1 tournament. Unrivaled commissioner Micky Lawler says the winner’s check was the largest one-day prize in women’s basketball history.
by The Associated Press

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How changes to a CDC vaccine panel under Kennedy could reshape policy

How changes to a CDC vaccine panel under Kennedy could reshape policy

A committee of experts that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is critical in setting national vaccine policy. It's also vulnerable to political interference.
by Pien Huang

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Timberwolves dancer who became Minneapolis ‘Love Is Blind’ contestant takes us inside the pods

Timberwolves dancer who became Minneapolis ‘Love Is Blind’ contestant takes us inside the pods

Imagine dating and even getting engaged to someone — without ever seeing what they look like. That’s the “experiment” 32 singles from Minnesota signed on for in the new season of “Love Is Blind.”
by Ngoc Bui

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Stolen F. Scott Fitzgerald statue recovered in pieces in St. Paul; suspect charged

Stolen F. Scott Fitzgerald statue recovered in pieces in St. Paul; suspect charged

St. Paul police on Friday announced the arrest of a man in connection with the theft of a statue of the author F. Scott Fitzgerald. The man is accused of cutting the statue into pieces, and trying to sell it to a metal recycler.
by MPR News Staff

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