Bell tolls for Wisconsin man who wins the Ernest Hemingway look-alike contestJuly 23, 2023 11:31 PMBy The Associated PressGerrit Marshall, a retired television broadcast engineer from Madison, prevailed Saturday night at Sloppy Joe's Bar, a frequent hangout of Ernest Hemingway when he lived in Key West during the 1930s.
Elon Musk looks to rebrand Twitter with the letter X July 23, 2023 6:41 PMBy Juliana Kim Since his purchase of the social media platform, Musk has alluded to transforming Twitter into an "everything app" called "X," akin to the WeChat app in China. The url X.com now redirects to Twitter.
Here's what happens to the body in extreme temperatures — and how heat becomes deadlyJuly 23, 2023 6:10 PMBy Maria Godoy Multiple organ failure, heart attack and kidney failure are the primary ways people die in extreme heat. Read on to find out how to stay safe in the heat wave.
Ukrainian youth soccer team heads home after second place win in USA CupJuly 23, 2023 5:12 PMBy Kyra MilesA Ukrainian youth soccer team won second place at the Target USA Cup in Blaine this weekend —the largest youth soccer tournament in North America.
Twin Cities Carifest holds 30th celebration of Caribbean culture during AquatennialJuly 23, 2023 1:40 PMBy Feven GerezgiherThe festival stretched along the Mississippi River in the Near North neighborhood of Minneapolis, just down the block from the newly leased Caribbean American Culture Center.
Biden will designate a national monument honoring Emmett Till and his mother July 23, 2023 12:47 PMBy Juliana Kim The national monument, at sites in Illinois and Mississippi, will help protect places that tell Till's story, as well as reflect the activism of his mother.
Beyonce shines and thrills in MinneapolisJuly 23, 2023 10:40 AMThe singer’s career-spanning show at Huntington Bank Stadium brought out highlights from 2022’s “RENAISSANCE” and a lot more.
Democrats eye Wisconsin high court's new liberal majority to win abortion and redistricting rulingsJuly 23, 2023 9:53 AMBy The Associated PressWisconsin’s Supreme Court will flip from majority conservative to liberal control next month and Democrats have high hopes the change will lead to the state’s abortion ban being overturned and maps redrawn to weaken GOP control of the Legislature and congressional districts.
Christian Vásquez and Michael A. Taylor deliver key hits in 7th, lead Twins past White Sox 3-2July 23, 2023 9:22 AMBy The Associated PressChristian Vásquez drove in the tying run and Michael A. Taylor followed with an RBI single, all in the seventh inning, as the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Saturday night.
The Women's World Cup expanded to 32 teams this year. Has the quality suffered?July 23, 2023 6:01 AMBy Russell Lewis A record 32 countries are participating in this year's Women's World Cup - up from 24. When FIFA announced the increase in 2019, people were worried the quality of the soccer tournament would suffer.