A new normal? 6 stories about the evolving U.S. COVID response in 2023December 19, 2023 9:28 AMBy Pien Huang This was the year a lot people finally exhaled. The pandemic was declared no longer an emergency. But viral threats are still with us and there are lessons we still haven't learned.
Play6min 12secRichfield Public Schools board OKs Best Buy's property tax cut December 19, 2023 9:05 AMBy MPR News StaffThe Richfield school board Monday night voted unanimously to approve a move that could lower property taxes on Best Buy’s corporate headquarters in the city.
Edwards scores 32, Wolves rally from 17 down to beat Heat 112-108 and improve to 20-5December 19, 2023 5:40 AMBy The Associated PressAnthony Edwards scored 32 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 18 and the Minnesota Timberwolves clamped down in the second half to beat the Miami Heat 112-108 on Monday night.
Former Wisconsin basketball player Walt McGrory dies at 24 after battling bone cancerDecember 19, 2023 5:35 AMBy The Associated PressWalt McGrory, a guard for the Wisconsin men’s basketball team from 2017-21, has died after a battle with bone cancer. He was 24.
Pentagon announces new international maritime protection force for the Red SeaDecember 19, 2023 4:19 AMBy The Associated PressThe U.S. and other nations are creating a force to protect ships transiting the Red Sea that have come under attack from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced.
Artificial intelligence can find your location in photos, worrying privacy expertsDecember 19, 2023 4:09 AMBy Geoff Brumfiel Three Stanford graduate students built an AI tool that can find a location by looking at pictures. Civil rights advocates warn more advanced versions will further erode online privacy.
Play4min 02secLet it fly: Minnesota officially has a new flagDecember 19, 2023 4:00 AMBy Dana FergusonThe State Emblems Redesign Commission made its final edits to the new state flag. The banner will go up in May unless lawmakers intervene.
A volcano in Iceland erupts weeks after thousands were evacuated from a nearby townDecember 19, 2023 3:43 AMBy The Associated PressPolice evacuated Grindavik in November after strong seismic activity in the area damaged homes and raised fears of an imminent eruption. Officials said magma could continue in that direction.
Earthquake rattles western China, killing more than 100 peopleDecember 19, 2023 2:08 AMBy John Ruwitch The state news agency Xinhua said the quake had a magnitude of 6.2. It reportedly damaged water, electricity, transport, communications and other infrastructure in the mountainous region.
Google to pay $700 million in case over whether its app store is an illegal monopoly December 19, 2023 1:06 AMBy Bobby Allyn The deal with dozens of states resolves a lawsuit that claimed Google engages in anticompetitive behavior through its Google Play store, which is how most people download apps on Android devices.