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Portland braces for federal troops as protests escalate and a conservative influencer is arrested
Five years after protests roiled Portland, Oregon, the city known for civil disobedience is again at the center of a political maelstrom as it braces for the arrival of federal troops promised by President Donald Trump.
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert vows to repair player relationships after criticism by Collier
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert says there’s work to be done to repair relationships with players in the league. But Engelbert also said Friday there were “inaccuracies” in some of the comments attributed to her by Napheesa Collier in a blistering assessment earlier this week.
Largest U.S. Lutheran denomination to install Yehiel Curry as its first Black presiding bishop
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America installs the Rev. Yehiel Curry as its first Black presiding bishop on Saturday, marking a historic moment for the predominantly white denomination.
Trump is reviving large sales of coal from public lands. Will anyone want it?
U.S. officials in coming days are set to hold the government’s biggest coal sales in more than a decade. About 600 million tons of the fuel will be auctioned from publicly owned reserves next to strip mines in Montana and Wyoming.
Sean Combs sentenced to over four years in prison for prostitution-related charges
Combs had been convicted in July on two counts of transportation for prostitution. During his sentencing hearing he spoke at length for the first time in the trial, addressing the judge at length.
Can you beat the Minnesota news nerds?
From high-tech bird flu prevention to tackling speeding on city streets, put your Minnesota news knowledge to the test.
Trump tells Israel to stop bombing Gaza after Hamas agrees to release Israeli hostages
President Donald Trump said that if Hamas does not agree to the 20-point plan, as presented by Israel and the U.S., then "all HELL, like no one has ever seen before, will break out against Hamas."
Sunday's marathon is part of a path he started running in prison
A Duluth native, Andre Anderson’s first marathon was Grandma’s in 2009. His second will be this year’s Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon, for which he began training in 2021 while serving time in prison with help from nonprofit Mile in My Shoes.