A St. Paul woman is jailed on suspicion of criminal vehicular homicide in a single-vehicle Maplewood crash that left her 1-year-old son dead.

The Minnesota State Patrol said alcohol was involved in the crash.

Two additional sons of the driver, ages 5 and 6, sustained non-life threatening injuries.

A Ramsey County Attorney’s Office spokesperson said Monday they are reviewing the case for potential charges.

The 28-year-old woman was driving a Chevrolet Tahoe SUV east on Minnesota 36 to southbound U.S. 61 at 6:25 p.m. Saturday. She “appeared to lose control on the exit ramp while traveling at a high rate of speed,” according to a brief report from the State Patrol.

The vehicle went off the road, rolled into the right ditch on the ramp and landed upside down. The vehicle was in about 1 to 2 feet of water. A 1-year-old “was extricated from underneath the vehicle but later pronounced dead,” the State Patrol said.

The child who died was identified as Raevon Melvin Anthony Todd, who turned 1 in January.

The driver, a 32-year-old passenger from Mounds View and the two other children were treated at the hospital.

The driver was booked into the Ramsey County jail Saturday night and remains in custody.

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By MATTHEW LEE, AP Diplomatic Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration has barred Iranian diplomats based in or visiting New York from shopping at wholesale club stores like Costco and purchasing luxury goods in the United States without specific permission from the State Department.

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In notices to be published this week in the Federal Register, the department’s Office of Foreign Missions determined that diplomatic memberships in wholesale club stores as well as diplomats’ ability to buy items such as watches, furs, jewelry, handbags, wallets, perfumes, tobacco, alcohol and cars are a “benefit” requiring U.S. government approval.

However, the only country whose diplomats were specifically targeted is Iran. Stores like Costco have been a favorite of Iranian diplomats posted to and visiting New York because they are able to buy large quantities of products not available in their economically isolated country for relatively cheap prices and send them home.

The move is another step in the Trump administration’s crackdown on visas, including for leaders and diplomats seeking to serve as representatives at the United Nations. While world leaders are gathering this week for the high-profile annual meeting at the international body, the new U.S. restrictions permanently apply to any Iranian diplomats representing their country at the U.N. year-round.

The determinations, which were posted online Monday and to be printed Tuesday, said Iranian diplomats and their dependents must “obtain approval from the Department of State prior to: obtaining or otherwise retaining membership at any wholesale club store in the United States, to include but not limited to Costco, Sam’s Club, or BJ’s Wholesale Club, and acquiring items from such wholesale club stores through any means.”

In addition, Iranian diplomats in the U.S. must also receive permission to purchase luxury items valued at more than $1,000 and vehicles valued at more that $60,000, said Clifton Seagroves, the head of the Office of Foreign Missions.

The items defined as “luxury goods” include watches, leather apparel and clothing accessories, silk apparel and clothing accessories, footwear, fur skins and artificial furs, handbags, wallets, fountain pens, cosmetics, perfumes and toilet waters, works of art, antiques, carpets, rugs, tapestries, pearls, gems, precious and semi-precious stones or jewelry containing them, precious metals, electronics and appliances, recreational sports articles, musical instruments, cigarettes and cigars, wine, spirits and beer.

Earlier this month, U.S. officials said they were considering the restrictions, which Seagroves signed on Sept. 16 and 18.

The Trump administration has already denied visas for Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and his large delegation to attend the U.N. General Assembly. In addition to Iran, the administration also was considering restrictions to be imposed on delegations from Sudan, Zimbabwe and Brazil.

For three generations, Borchert’s Meat Market has been a constant for the community of Maplewood. But, after recent financial struggles and rising property taxes, the family store is at risk of closure and has turned to its community for help.

On Sept. 7, Josie Borchert started a GoFundMe to share the story of her parents, Dave and Donna Borchert, and the store that had been a staple of her childhood. She and her four brothers often rode their bikes or walked to for an after-school snack.

“There’s always been a store in this area, and it’s always been something that my brothers and I would go to and get a candy bar,” Josie Borchert said. “And then my dad started working here.”

Dave and Donna Borchert took ownership of the family store nearly a decade ago from its previous iteration, Richard’s Meat Market. With the suggestions of their five children, the couple began implementing changes such as adding an ice cream station and freshening up the interior.

They also began supplying locally sourced products, like their signature bratwursts and Minnesota-based beverages.

“It goes back to the meat counter, we’re part of Minnesota Grown,” Dave Borchert said. “I source everything as close as I can. I’ve always been a Minnesota boy that way.”

The trouble began during the summer, when the market fell behind on payments of its increasing property taxes. At the encouragement of Josie, the Borcherts turned to GoFundMe to raise their goal of $60,000.

“There are so many small businesses closing their doors to struggles, and you know, obviously, we’re not the only ones in the crisis,” Dave Borchert said. “We also have that finish line where we have that great opportunity ahead of us. We just have to make it to that point.”

Mik German, creator of 14 Spice and the chef/owner of 328 Grill in St. Paul Park, said the market and mom-and-pop shops like it are the heart of the community.

“We’ve become friends over the years, and to see them struggling like that, it really hurts,” German said. “It could easily be me, it could easily be any number of small businesses.”

As of a week since their GoFundMe went live, they have raised almost $15,000 in donations. Dave Borchert said the family is hopeful they will reach their goal and keep their doors open.

“It’s just insane how people can really come together and really have that family vibe,” Dave Borchert said. “Just trying to put it in words is very humbling.”

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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s appointee to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors said Monday that the central bank’s key interest rate should be much lower than its current 4.1% level, staking out a position far different than his colleagues.

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Stephen Miran, who is also a top economic adviser to Trump, said in remarks to the Economic Club of New York that sharp declines in immigration, rising tariff revenue, and an aging population all suggest that the Fed’s rate should be closer to 2.5% instead. According to projections released last week, that’s almost a full percentage point lower than any of his 18 colleagues on the Fed’s rate-setting committee, an unusually high divergence.

Miran’s comments underscore the different perspective he brings to the Fed’s deliberations over interest rate policy. His appointment has been controversial because he has kept his position as the head of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers while taking unpaid leave, raising concerns about the Fed’s traditional independence from day-to-day politics. His term on the Fed’s board expires in January, and Miran has suggested he would return to the White House after that, though he could remain on the board until a successor is appointed.

“It should be clear that my view of appropriate monetary policy diverges from those of other … members” of the committee, Miran said in written remarks. “I view policy as very restrictive,” he added, meaning that it is holding back the economy and “poses material risks” to the Fed’s congressional mandate of seeking maximum employment.

Miran said that fewer immigrants should free up more housing and lower rental costs, reducing inflationary pressures. And tariff revenues — which may top $300 billion a year, according to Congressional Budget Office estimates — should reduce the deficit, he added. Over time, that would mean the Fed doesn’t have to keep its benchmark interest rate as high as it is now to bring inflation down.