KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian skeleton racer who was disqualified from the Milan Cortina Olympics was given a gift of more than $200,000 on Tuesday to help him keep competing and advocating for his country. Related Articles Lindsey Vonn … Continued
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By COLLEEN BARRY MILAN (AP) — Anastasia Kucherova, a Russian living in Milan, voiced her opposition to Russia’s war against Ukraine with a highly symbolic, if anonymous, act: Carrying the Ukraine team placard during the opening ceremony of the Milan … Continued
A Burnsville woman has admitted to fatally shooting a 70-year-old man at her father’s Burnsville home, a killing that prosecutors say she then tried to cover up by hiring someone to clean up the blood and hide the body in … Continued
Mike Conley is officially back with the Timberwolves, agreeing to a rest-of-season deal with the team he was traded from just two weeks ago, a source confirmed. The 38-year-old guard will be on the floor when Minnesota resumes post all-star … Continued
On a warm Saturday afternoon in February, a small group of 10 people walked through a metal gate, propped open with a black trash can, and into a beige, fluorescent-lit room inside a teachers union hall in the Oak Cliff … Continued