Amtrak’s Borealis route gets $38M in federal funding boost to ensure service for next six years
Borealis trains leave Union Depot at 11:50 a.m. seven days a week and stop in Red Wing and Winona in Minnesota before making ...
Minnesota farmhand sentenced to 30 years for killing his 79-year-old boss
A longtime southern Minnesota farmhand was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in state prison for the murder of his boss. Travis ...
Uptown Art Fair rebranded as SoMi Art Fair, staying at Bachman’s in south Minneapolis
The move ends a tradition at the corner of Hennepin Avenue and Lake Street where artists had shown their wares for more than ...
Largest health care strike in Oregon history begins as thousands picket Providence hospitals
Some 5,000 hospital health care workers walked off the job Friday as they picketed all eight Providence hospitals in Oregon, in what the state health workers union described as the largest health care ...
Delta jet aborts takeoff from snowy Atlanta airport after engine problem
Four passengers were injured Friday at the Atlanta airport after a Delta Air Lines jet bound for Minneapolis aborted its takeoff.
More than 100,000 people displaced in eastern Congo since the start of the year, UN says
More than 100,000 people have been displaced since the start of the year in eastern Congo as a result of a new rebel offensive, according to a United Nations report released Friday.
Brooklyn real estate magnate pleads guilty to conspiring to funnel illegal donations to NYC mayor
A Brooklyn real estate magnate pleaded guilty Friday to working with a Turkish government official to funnel illegal campaign contributions to New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
Kohl’s to close 27 stores by April as struggling retailer looks to improve profits, sales
Kohl’s said Friday it was closing 27 underperforming stores in 15 states by April — a fraction of its 1,150 store base — as the struggling department store aims to boost profitability and improve ...
Germany calls a Russian oil tanker adrift in the Baltic Sea a threat to security
An oil tanker believed to be part of Russia's efforts to evade sanctions went adrift and had to be towed by a German tugboat Friday in what Germany's foreign minister called a danger to security and ...
Thousands rally across Slovakia to protest prime minister's pro-Russia policies
Thousands of Slovaks took to the streets on Friday as protests against the pro-Russia policies of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico spread from Slovakia's capital to towns and cities across the ...
Boil-water advisory in Virginia's capital to be lifted Saturday at the earliest, mayor says
A boil-water advisory in Virginia's capital will remain in place at least until Saturday morning, officials said, leaving residents without drinkable tap water for a fourth day following an outage at ...
Plan for stricter lobster fishing rules scrapped amid strong opposition from lobstermen
Fishing regulators on Friday scrapped a plan for stricter fishing rules amid concerns about a decline in baby lobsters in the warming waters off New England.