North Metro
March 21, 2023
Prosecutors put this weapon into evidence against Darrian M. Nguyen of Anoka.

Militia sympathizer pleads guilty to having machine gun, grenade launcher in Anoka home

Prosecutors said Darrian Nguyen was an anti-government militia sympathizer with a desire to kill Black activists and liberals.
Nation
March 19, 2023
Noemi Chiriac, at her Dallas home, continues to deal with the repercussions of a coronavirus infection.

Long COVID symptoms are less common now than earlier in the pandemic

The findings also show that patients with certain underlying medical conditions have twice the odds as previously healthy people of seeking care for long COVID.
Nation
March 19, 2023

AP Explains: Texas abortion pill lawsuit

A federal judge has heard arguments in a lawsuit that poses a threat to the nationwide availability of a leading abortion medication.
Politics
March 17, 2023
FILE - This image contained in a court filing by the Department of Justice on Aug. 30, 2022, and partially redacted by the source, shows a photo of do

Judge rules Trump lawyer must testify in documents inquiry

The judge found that the government had met the threshold for the so-called crime-fraud exception, which allows prosecutors to work around attorney-client privilege when they have reason to believe that legal advice or legal services have been used in furthering a crime.
Nation
March 17, 2023
Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, speaks to guests during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House, April 18,

Hunter Biden sues laptop repair shop owner, citing invasion of privacy

The lawsuit, a countermove against John Paul Mac Isaac, escalates the legal battle surrounding the president's son at a sensitive moment.
East Metro
March 16, 2023
Profile of new Corrections Commissioner Sheryl Ramstad Hvass. — New Corrections Commissioner Sheryl Ramstad Hvass, right, chatted with inmate Harvey

Serial killer Harvey Carignan dies in Minnesota prison at 95

The Minneapolis construction worker killed at least three women in Minnesota and Alaska, and possibly two more in Washington.
Politics
March 16, 2023
Rep. Angie Craig was attacked last month in an elevator in her D.C. apartment building.

Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig's alleged attacker appears by video in D.C. federal court

Kendrid Khalil Hamlin was charged after Craig's attack last month.
Nation
March 16, 2023
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What to know about the recent eyedrop recalls

There are plenty of steps you can take to stay safe.
Nation
March 16, 2023
Matt and Tammy Cunningham with their son, Calum, in Kokomo, Ind.

COVID worsened a health crisis among pregnant women

In 2021, deaths of pregnant women soared by 40 percent in the United States, according to new government figures.
Nation
March 15, 2023

Tribes get bison to restore bond with animal

Nearly three dozen bison were transferred to tribes on Wednesday. It's the latest example of Native Americans reclaiming stewardship over animals.
Politics
March 15, 2023
Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer said lawmakers will begin reviewing the previously secret records this week.

U.S. Treasury to give House Republicans a look at financial reports on Biden's family and associates

The investigation is just one of several into the Bidens that Republicans have started or promised since their party gained control of the House in January.
Local
March 14, 2023
Dru Sjodin

U.S. attorney general bars execution of man who abducted, killed Dru Sjodin 20 years ago

"Mr. Rodriguez will draw his last breath in a federal prison," said the U.S. attorney for North Dakota, from where Sjodin was abducted.
Politics
March 9, 2023
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr. at his office in New York, on Sept. 8, 2022.

N.Y. prosecutors signal criminal charges for Trump are likely

Any case would mark the first indictment of a former U.S. president, and could upend the 2024 presidential race.
Nation
March 9, 2023

5 takeaways from Fox's legal battle and Jan. 6

Thousands of pages of documents in a recent lawsuit show that Fox News' top executives sometimes were actively involved in politics rather than simply reporting or offering opinions on it.
Politics
March 9, 2023
The moves come as President Joe Biden faces pressure from Republicans, who won control of the House last fall, to alter the nation’s fiscal path.

Biden is set to detail $3 trillion in measures to reduce deficits

President Biden's budget proposals, to be released Thursday, are expected to include tax increases on businesses and high earners.
Politics
March 8, 2023
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, March 1, 2023.

House GOP prepares to slash federal programs in coming budget showdown

The most conservative lawmakers in McCarthy's Republican conference are pursuing cuts that they concede could cause political pain and blowback among their colleagues.
Politics
March 7, 2023
Fox Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch, shown in 2018.

Court filings: Fox Chair Murdoch says 2020 election was fair

In sworn questioning in January by lawyers for Dominion Voting Systems, the Fox Corp. chairman was asked, "Do you believe that the 2020 presidential election was free and fair?" "Yes," he replied, according to a transcript.
Nation
March 7, 2023
An undated combination photo provided by Minami Tokuyama//MehandruLab at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai shows ACE2, the receptor for SARS

Long COVID patients more likely to have gastrointestinal problems, study finds

The most common diagnoses were acid-related disorders.
Nation
March 6, 2023
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) arrives for an intelligence briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 28, 2023. While McCarthy voted agains

Both parties share blame in government piling up debt

An analysis of voting records, and of fiscal estimates prepared by the CBO, shows that Republicans bear at least equal blame as Democrats for the biggest drivers of federal debt growth that passed Congress over the past two presidential administrations.
Nation
March 6, 2023

Dozens detained after violence at police training site near Atlanta

Dozens of people were detained after flaming bottles and rocks were thrown at officers during a protest at "Cop City," a police training center near Atlanta.

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