ISLAMABAD (AP) — A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan’s Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges, officials said Tuesday. The deal came as … Continued
It was snowing hard on Jan. 19, 1988, when Susan Swedell finished her shift at Kmart in Oak Park Heights and headed toward home in Lake Elmo around 9 p.m. Christine Swedell, left with her mom, Kathy, shows a picture … Continued
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To recognize this year’s prize Seek not geometry of yore Would it be found stop looking around Only the edgy will score Hunt clues will be released at about midnight at TwinCities.com/treasurehunt each day of the hunt. See the Treasure … Continued
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned or commuted the prison sentences of all of the 1,500-plus people charged with crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot, including people … Continued