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Top-seeded Minnesota Lynx see dream season end early after frustrating 3-game tailspin
The Minnesota Lynx have seen their season end after losing to the Phoenix Mercury 86-81 in Game 4 of the playoff semifinal. Despite having the league's best record, the Lynx lost three straight games in the playoffs, blowing a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter Sunday.
Hundreds of Israeli soldiers were badly wounded in Gaza. Here’s what saved them
More than 500 Israeli soldiers have survived serious injuries fighting in Gaza, according to the military, thanks largely to lessons learned and advances in medicine.
Top Congressional leaders head to White House ahead of shutdown deadline
After canceling an earlier meeting, President Trump is planning to meet with a bipartisan group of Congressional leaders on Monday. Congress must pass or extend a spending bill before Oct. 1 to prevent a shutdown.
BCA program to identify danger signs before shootings faces federal cuts
As Minnesota legislators and others debate policies in response to the mass shooting last month at Annunciation Church and School in Minneapolis that killed two children and wounded 21 other people, an approach to try to prevent violent shootings is under threat from Trump administration funding cuts.  
‘Embrace the slowness’: He left the Twin Cities for a life in the Minnesota woods
Fresh out of college, Nate Johnson built a reputation as an arts promoter. Then he gave it all away. Wanting to live simply, he changed his life and never looked back.