Every once in a while, modern medicine can feel like a bit of magic. Like when a vaccine is shown to eliminate cases of cervical cancer among young women or gene editing allows someone with sickle cell disease to live … Continued
In a packed federal courtroom in downtown Austin Thursday morning, attorneys for the United States government squared off with attorneys for the State of Texas over the fate of the latter’s Senate Bill 4, an unprecedented anti-immigrant law creating a … Continued
Gretchen McKay | (TNS) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Is there anything more glorious and deeply satisfying on a visceral level than a humble fresh-baked biscuit? I’d venture a resounding “no,” especially when the fluffy squares or circles of dough are super-sized to … Continued
The Gophers men’s basketball team was in mourning during its long bus ride from Iowa City to Minneapolis on Sunday. Losing a 20-point lead in a 90-85 loss to Iowa had that effect on Minnesota players. “They were hurting,” head … Continued
John Bolton doesn’t really buy Donald Trump’s story about telling an unnamed head of state he would encourage Russia to do “whatever the hell they want” to countries that didn’t meet NATO’s defense spending standards. But he does think the … Continued
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents approved a two-year contract extension and salary raise for Gophers Athletics Director Mark Coyle on Thursday. Coyle’s annual salary increases from $1.07 million to $1.4 million. The raise is effective immediately but most … Continued