Six months before World War II ended in Europe, President Franklin D. Roosevelt wrote a letter to his top science adviser. Could the wealth of technical knowledge developed for combat, he asked, spur the peacetime economy and improve public health? … Continued
This is what was promised In his campaign Donald Trump made perfectly clear that he wanted trade wars, that there would be mass deportations and mass firings, and that people like Elon Musk would run the country. Now we have … Continued
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An MRI confirmed Wednesday that Twins right-hander Pablo López has a mild strain of his right hamstring. López made it through 4 2/3 innings on Tuesday before pain in his right leg forced him off the … Continued
U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., has introduced a bill to ban copper-nickel mining on nearly a quarter-million acres of federal land in the same watershed as the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The bill would make permanent a 20-year ban … Continued
Minnesota legislators are weighing a new tax on social media platforms that could raise $334 million in the next four years as the state faces a multibillion-dollar deficit later this decade and uncertainty surrounding federal funding. Under a proposal introduced … Continued
The St. Paul City Council approved the creation on Wednesday of a new committee, internal to the council, that will meet regularly to discuss financial matters related to police, fire, code enforcement and other public safety spending. The effort to … Continued